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Hooks: Daiichi 1550, #14 or Mustad Signature R50, #14
Thread: Pearsall's Gossamer: Green, Purple, Gold, Claret, Orange, Yellow
Hackle: Woodcock outer covert feather

These are just some of the flies I will be showing/selling at a tiers' show in January.

Tom

Thank you for sharing more of your spiders. These are lovely. You can't go wrong with spiders, in my opinion.

Quality tying Izaak. For the bodies are you wrapping back with the thread then forward in the open wrap so that there is one layer of thread and the ribbing effect?

It appears this way. One thing I like to do to achieve the rib of thread is to retain the tag end of the thread when tying on the thread initially. Tie it down as you wrap to the back, then provide a second layer of thread forward and follow that with a ribbing from the tag end. Just a different method. I like the two layers of thread for the bodies, I think it heightens the color I'm after and gives a little more depth and translucence than the single layer.

Your crisp, clean tying style is perfect for commercial purposes, Izzak. If I were going to purchase flies, I would ask you to tie them.

tie2fish wrote:Your crisp, clean tying style is perfect for commercial purposes, Izzak. If I were going to purchase flies, I would ask you to tie them.

Me too. You make it look easy.

Old Hat wrote: For the bodies are you wrapping back with the thread then forward in the open wrap so that there is one layer of thread and the ribbing effect?

Yes. A single layer of thread and then open wraps. I like your idea of wrapping with a tag end. I do that on some other patterns I tie and it does give a richer look.

Tom

tie2fish wrote:Your crisp, clean tying style is perfect for commercial purposes, Izzak. If I were going to purchase flies, I would ask you to tie them.

I just take pictures of the ones that turn out nicely.

Tom