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Old 10-03-2011, 08:42 PM
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Default Salmon Tubes,

I was tying at the Gwent fly show the weekend, and i was asked to tie up some salmon tubes by a visitor to the show.

Did this lot yesterday,

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Side and top view, showing tear drop shape wing. af a scandi hair wing, 11/4"
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Sefton shrimp 1"
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Cascade 13/4"
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Piglet 1"
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Red shrimp size 9 salar.
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And the full set, i tied for him.

Hope he like them, more so hope the salmon do

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nice tye's.. 1 2 and 3 for me,
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all beautifully tied must say i favour the red shrimp
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Nice flies, Dai. As always. Do you fish for salmon yourself?

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Excellent work there, very strong vividly coloured flies and great pics
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Old 11-03-2011, 01:41 PM
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Dai, top class tying's as always really like the first one, what type of tube are they tyed on?
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Old 14-03-2011, 01:19 PM
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Nice flies, Dai. As always. Do you fish for salmon yourself?

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Hi Johan, I am more of a Sewin (sea trout) angler, but if there are Salmon in the system. i will fish for them,

Thanks for your comments,

Dai.

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Dai, top class tying's as always really like the first one, what type of tube are they tyed on?
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Hi Robert, the are tied on scandi type plastic tubes,

Thanks guys for all your comments.

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Dai,

The ribbing is out on this one... stop thinking of the girl at The Grouse and concentrate more

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They look pretty good to me Dai.

have you got a picture we could see of this girl at the Grouse?

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Whats she doing at the grouse? she'd be better off at the pheasant.
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