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Hello all,
Wasn't sure where to put this, but opted for here in the end.

Well, it has been quite a few weeks for me, fly tying wise, I feel like I have been on an incredibly steep learning curve. Roy put me on to this forum, and I've learned a lot from it by having a look around, and getting feedback on the flies I've posted, of course.

Roy in particular has been a massive help to me - he has been extremely generous with both his knowledge and his time. I feel like I have compressed about ten years worth of experience into the last three weeks!

As a thank you to him, I asked him to send me some of his flies and i would photograph them for him - which was rather a neat way of getting my hands on some of Roy Christie's flies...

The thing that really struck me when I was holding the flies in my hands, was the quality of the materials used. The degree of craftsmanship came as no surprise - you can probably tell that better from a half decent close up photograph anyway. But that, in combination with the quality of the hackles in particular, definitely made the total greater than the sum of the parts.

OK - enough of the gush. Here are the flies. I've only named the ones i am 110% certain of (I hope! lol). I'll leave Roy to fill in the gaps on the others. EDITED TO SAY: Got the ID's from the horse's mouth.... corrected titles now.

Partridge and Orange Variant - (using outer covert)



Dark Watchet



P&O



Olive pearsall's well waxed, dark; hackle - golden olive dyed Japanese quail



Stewarts Black Spider



Dark Snipe


So there we go. All on #18's as well. Those hooks are superb to photograph btw - they are matt finish, so there isn't the reflective glare.

Thanks again all,

Andrew.

Andrew,
These flies of Roy's are....fantastic! Roy, do you give lessons? Please hang on them Andrew for dear life. Thanks fellows for sharing!
Dougsden

Marvelous flies and photos. Thanks for sharing guys.

Great little tidbits. I love them all.

Mark

Very nice set, well done Roy, - clever way of getting flies Glassjet

Thanks, all
Of course I give lessons, Doug, don't we all
Lesson1, use plenty of wax
Lesson2, keep the thread tight
Lesson3, wrap a neat hackle
Lesson4, build a small head
Course complete.
Cheques to my usual office please

Nice pics Andrew, those should tempt one of your fishes
The Stewarts are for smuts, hence the 'low water' treatment.
They are just working flies.

Roy

Roy wrote:Thanks, all
Of course I give lessons, Doug, don't we all
Lesson1, use plenty of wax
Lesson2, keep the thread tight
Lesson3, wrap a neat hackle
Lesson4, build a small head
Course complete.

Thinking about it, that, in a nutshell, is just about it!
And a bit of practice....

Andrew.