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Post by K_Bruce aka Phisherman on Apr 6, 2009 19:31:39 GMT -5
I have been spinning all my steelhead flies for the last few years. Eggs, nymphs, streamers what-not. This is the first dry fly that I have spun. It's a #20 BWO. I would like to hear some thoughts. I think I'm well on my way to using only flies produced by my own hands   By the way it didn't work on the water this afternoon  |
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Post by Jason Schmand on Apr 7, 2009 8:00:42 GMT -5
NICE FLY
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Post by k clancy on Apr 7, 2009 11:44:32 GMT -5
Good Start!! you might try using a somewhat darker material for the post, (it's subbing for the wing) if you're using the post as a visual for you, leave it white but cut it shorter so the fish have trouble seeing it. BWO's duns have considerably shorter tails, yours are a good length for spinners.
Otherwise a Nice Tie! Keep at it, you'll fine tune it quickly from that.
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Post by Nick Pionessa on Apr 9, 2009 7:56:23 GMT -5
i would agree, damn nice job! i'd keep the posts white just for sight especially on small patterns. ralph is right about the tails, keep them to about the hook length for duns. Jules is gonna be pissed, parachutes have been tormenting him for years.
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Post by Charlie Dickson on Apr 15, 2009 9:49:30 GMT -5
Well done!
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Post by flyman on Sept 29, 2009 11:46:34 GMT -5
This is a good job. White posts are okay as sometimes I don't really think the wing color is all that important. An example of that opinion is in the Catskill style of tying the male and female Ep subvaria (Red Quill & Hendrickson) those wings are tied with lemon woodduck but the naturals have slate gey wings. Those two flies have caught hunfreds of thousands of trout during that emergence. However I do like to tie wing colors to match the natural. Try some slate CDC for a nice Baetis wing. Long tails are appropriate for spinners as they have tails much longer than the bodies.
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