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GlassJet
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by GlassJet » Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:25 pm
More playing with silk and wax...
Grouse spider Variant 1
On this one, wound red holographic tinsel onto the hook-shank, then orange pearsall's well waxed with dark coblers' wax over that. Then grouse hackle. #14 short shank.
Grouse spider Variant 2
Again the red tinsel, but this time yellow silk heavily waxed but with clear. Grouse hackle again.
Andrew.
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Otter
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by Otter » Sat Feb 20, 2010 5:07 pm
Another nice tying Andrew.
Wont be long now till our respective winters research and tying becomes more than dreamy thoughts.
A week to go till the rivers open here, and its dumped an inch or two of snow in the last hour or so. I'll be leaving the variants where they belong till I find regular success with the tried and tested.
Looks like water tempeatures will be well below where they should be for this time of year here, it may be a few weeks unless I find a few midge sippers till the spiders get a swim.
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GlassJet
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by GlassJet » Sat Feb 20, 2010 5:17 pm
Otter wrote:I'll be leaving the variants where they belong till I find regular success with the tried and tested.
Looks like water tempeatures will be well below where they should be for this time of year here, it may be a few weeks unless I find a few midge sippers till the spiders get a swim.
Where are you? My river is open for grayling but it is weighted flies - little HE goldheads - that do the business for me at the moment, won't be fishing these for a while.
Can't wait to give them a go though - I will fish some of these buggy little spiders with confidence, come the time, which, let's face it, is half the battle!
Andrew
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Soft-hackle
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by Soft-hackle » Sat Feb 20, 2010 5:43 pm
Exceptionally "fishy". Every one looks great.
Mark
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by letumgo » Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:10 pm
The tinsel underbody gives the fly a nice glow. I especially like the version tyed with the yellow silk.
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DOUGSDEN
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by DOUGSDEN » Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:11 pm
Beautiful looking patterns, GlassJet. Well done! I hope you never get tired of creating, tying, and posting these!
Dougsden
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by Ron Eagle Elk » Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:07 pm
Very buggy looking flies. I am partial to the orange silk with cobblers wax. The more muted colors look very good.
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by Old Hat » Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:46 pm
Yes! wonderful effects on those. They look like gummy flies. I hope the fish like them as much as I like Gummy Bears.
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GlassJet
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by GlassJet » Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:54 pm
Old Hat wrote:They look like gummy flies. I hope the fish like them as much as I like Gummy Bears.
Now that is what I call an endorsement
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