Mayday mayday mayday

[wingman]

No not mayflies but I thought I'd tie 3 flies that i could use for the month of may with some quite fetching names, all tied on kamasan B175 size 14's.


Spasmodic whirleygig



Dick's dastard fly



Fluffbomb explosion



Thanks for looking and all comments welcome

cheers

mark

[wobbly face]

All look nice and should work. Just make sure you've got some hawthorns.

[wingman]

Originally Posted by wobbly face

All look nice and should work. Just make sure you've got some hawthorns.

Thanks wobbly, don't mention hawthorns, I was swamped in thousands of em this afternoon, I have a few black gnats that will do the job just as good though, they always seem to work when the hawthorns are about.

[silversedge]

Mark,i would love to say your names make your flies but they dont,your tyings are worthy of any book! Excellent
P.S. I love the nom de plumes Dick Dasterdly,,,Class

[jindra]

Great ties wingman, I like!

Would you mind sharing the recipe for the Fluffbomb explosion? I really like the fluffy body, I know a river or two where it would be an absolute killer pattern

Cheers!

J.

[arkle]

Absolute cracker's Mark.

[wingman]

Thanks Wullie, Jindra and Arkle for your good words and glad you like them.

Originally Posted by silversedge

Mark,i would love to say your names make your flies but they dont,your tyings are worthy of any book! Excellent
P.S. I love the nom de plumes Dick Dasterdly,,,Class

well when i finally get up to your standard Wullie they will be worthy of a book I'm sure.

[QUOTE=jindra;966502]Great ties wingman, I like!

Jindra the fluffy body is just the downy part of the softer larger partridge feathers that come from the rear of the english partridge down just to the side of the tail and its just twisted tightly onto the thread with a little wax applied to the thread beforehand (the darker part of the down I tried to get it so it's in the thorax area). The rest is pearsalls grey silk and a woodcock wing under-covert wing feather. Hope that helps.

[dabhoy]

Nice ties Mark
How do the bodies look when wet do you still get movement from the fibres ?

[darwin]

Mark,
Lovely wee spiders & very creative names. Those should do you proud.

[andypandy]

They look like some great river spiders

Andy