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William's Favourite
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:16 pm
by GlassJet
Please do note the 'u'
William's Favourite
This is tied on a 14, but I also tie it on a 16 or 18 and put it on a dropper with a klink or something on the point, and it often picks up business.
Again, as always, constructive criticism welcomed!
GlassJet
Re: William's Favourite
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:16 pm
by Roy
THAT is just how I like a spider tied,
Roy
Re: William's Favourite
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:42 pm
by DOUGSDEN
Basic black. Well dressed and well done. It's a beauty! The silver rib is a nice touch!
Dougsden
Re: William's Favourite
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:31 pm
by letumgo
Classy! The silver rib really dresses up the pattern. Beautifully tyed.
Re: William's Favourite
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:13 am
by flyfishwithme
A superb fly in a black buzzer hatch. And this is a superb tying. I'll have 100 please
Re: William's Favourite
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:06 am
by Johnno
Very nice. Sometimes use something similar down here on a #16 with a burgundy body and gold rib with French Partridge hackle, six or so inches under a parachute mayfly in the later season.
And yes, did notice the "U". Rest assured in New Zealand we know how to spell certain words - unlike those uncouth Aussies across the ditch ......
Re: William's Favourite
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:03 am
by flyfishwithme
Re: William's Favourite
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:16 pm
by GlassJet
flyfishwithme wrote: I'll have 100 please
Hi flyfishwithme,
Well here's five to be going on with...
Meant to post this yesterday and forgot...
William's Favourite Parade
GlassJet
Re: William's Favourite
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:25 pm
by Roy
lovely work, Glassjet,
are those tied in hand or in vice?
Roy
Re: William's Favourite
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:47 pm
by GlassJet
Roy wrote:
are those tied in hand or in vice?
Roy
Hi Roy,
Love to say hand, but, erm... vice.
My few attempts at hand tying have been confined to Stewart's Black spider - and after doing so, I have a theory why the body is so short. If you have ever tried it (and I am sure that you have) you have to grip the hook in one hand by the first finger and thumb at the hook bend, and so the body has to be so short out of necessity!
Can give you terrible finger cramp too -
But for some bizarre reason, I found it very satisfying to get anything resembling a fly out of doing so.
I will find it even more satisfying to catch a fish on it.
Roll on the season!
GlassJet.