Something old, something new

[mot]

Replenishing my fly boxes for next year. Here are a couple. The first I call my sooty cruncher, its been my most productive fly this year but the ones in my box are looking a bit abused so tied a new batch.



I wasn't happy with any of the damsel nymphs in my fly boxes, the ones I tied for this season didn't work out I tied them with eyes made from line melted with a lighter and they swam upside down, I wasn't happy with the colour either. Hopefully these ones will work better next year.



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Hope the pics are OK, I really need a camera with a better macro function!

Comments welcomed

Cheers Mot

[mot]

Overwhelming response to these two, doesn't bode well for the winter tying season

[Macmagoo]

Nice fly's. A tip for the eyes, always tie them underneath the eye of the hook or the fly will swim up side down. I have seen loads of video's tying the eyes on the top of the hook which is wrong if you want it to swim the right way up.

[fearnofish]

Great damsel love it, what hook is it tied on and is that a flash back on it

regards graeme

[jonboy]

Any chance of the cruncher recipe ? cheers.


tightlines jonboy.

[mot]

Originally Posted by fearnofish

Great damsel love it, what hook is it tied on and is that a flash back on it

regards graeme

The damsel is tied on a size 12 kamasan b830, its not a flashback its a few olive dyed pheasant tail fibres as a thorax cover

[mot]

Originally Posted by jonboy

Any chance of the cruncher recipe ? cheers.


tightlines jonboy.

Hook: B175 10/12
Thread: Red
Tail: Hen cape fibres*
Rib:Fine copper wire
Body: Natural black pheasent centre tail fibres (could use dyed black)
Thorax: Dyed black peacock herl
Hackle: Hen*

*Not sure how to describe the hen cape as it came in a job lot. Will try to post a pic of the cape when I get a chance.

Just for completeness the damsel is:

Hook: B830
Thread: Olive
Tail: Marabou tips
Body&thorax: mix of dyed olive hares fur, light olive, med olive and golden olive seals fur and a bit of glister pearl dubbing.
Thorax cover: olive dyed pheasant tail
Cheers