Moving up a bit.

[stuartpengs]

Hi all,

A couple of flies from today. I've started to tackle a few more complex patterns after my winter layoff, so hopefully getting back into the swing of things now.

Hook: B175
Thread: Ultra 140
Butt: Pearl Flashabou Strand
Body: Golden Olive Seals Fur
Rib: Copper Wire (Fine)
First Shoulder Hackle: Dyed Yellow English Partridge
Second Shoulder Hackle: Dyed Green Grizzle
Head Hackle: Furnace Hen
















Hook: B175
Thread: Ultra 140
Butt: Pearl Flashabou Strand
Rib: Silver Wire (Fine)
Body: Olive UV Straggle (Fine)
Body Hackle: Herbert Saddle Furnace
Legs: Knotted PT Claret
Shoulder Hackle: Furnace Hen
Head Hackle: Pale Hen.

[silversedge]

Like em both,nice tying. Would have maybe made the legs a bit longer though,they seem a bit lost in there

[dabhoy]

Both very nice stuart
Im liking the dark blue background as it seems to bring out the colours more than the light blue that I use.
Oh yeah is the 2nd one called stumpy or has it had its legs cut off

[stuartpengs]

Cheers chaps.

Aye, as soon as I cut them I thought "Hmm, a bit short in the leg, never mind, no one will notice".

[Mrtrout]

Very nice Stu, they will do the business, at you know where.
S.

[Scratch]

Lovely ties mate... one can almost feel you getting your groove back with with each fly! Like them both, but particularly the top one. Can't help feeling that a GP topping tail would have balanced things off nicely. The bottom one's a belter too, very Welsh.... howzabout giving it a daft unpronounceable name?

[stuartpengs]

Originally Posted by Scratch

Lovely ties mate... one can almost feel you getting your groove back with with each fly! Like them both, but particularly the top one. Can't help feeling that a GP topping tail would have balanced things off nicely. The bottom one's a belter too, very Welsh.... howzabout giving it a daft unpronounceable name?

I'm no good at naming flies Rob , how about 'Bill'?

Thanks for the comments chaps.

[dan77]

I like them both. The quality of the photos are very good too. I've also had a break from the vice due to the cold weather (no heating in workshop)

[seanie]

very nice tying particularly the top one

[midlander]

Good work Stu, especially #2. Surely that would be a Welsh lake pattern par excellence, very 'terrestrial'.