1st attempt orange oeland shrimp

[the stig]

ALL COMMENTS WELCOME GOOD OR BAD FOUND THE FLY ON SALE E-BAY TYING FOR A MATE WHO SALMON FISH,S THE FLY



CHEERS BERT

[GuyFromLaw]

Nice one Bert, there will be plenty movement with the marabou feelers. Bug bond or similar on the back would finish it off. Or if you don't have the goo and the torch, some head cement left to dry will do the same job. What have you used for the eyes? It's hard to make out with the pic.

[the stig]

Firstly thanks for ur comment the back has uni-mylar over it hard to see the eyes are just small black beads

cheers bert

[GuyFromLaw]

Originally Posted by the stig

Firstly thanks for ur comment the back has uni-mylar over it hard to see the eyes are just small black beads

cheers bert

Magic Bert. Mind the next time you're chucking out a materials packet, give it another thought as to how you could use the packets. Instead of mylar back, you could tart the body up with a nice dubbing, or straggle, then cover with your clear plastic cut from packets and bind down into segments with a strong rib. The clear plastic works a treat and somehow always seems more of an achievement to have salvaged what was going in the bin and made it useful again.

I would also incorporate a little buck tail, or even hackle stems underneath the marabou. As the marabou is as soft as you can wish for it may all collapse in on itself when wet, and it's just my personal preference to have something a little stiffer underneath just to support the shape of the feelers.

[darwin]

I would be happy to use that in the salt waters over this way. Nicely done

[the stig]

Originally Posted by GuyFromLaw

Magic Bert. Mind the next time you're chucking out a materials packet, give it another thought as to how you could use the packets. Instead of mylar back, you could tart the body up with a nice dubbing, or straggle, then cover with your clear plastic cut from packets and bind down into segments with a strong rib. The clear plastic works a treat and somehow always seems more of an achievement to have salvaged what was going in the bin and made it useful again.

I would also incorporate a little buck tail, or even hackle stems underneath the marabou. As the marabou is as soft as you can wish for it may all collapse in on itself when wet, and it's just my personal preference to have something a little stiffer underneath just to support the shape of the feelers.

Thank u for the tips will try another one with the bucktail the body does have orange dubbing on it and will defo try one with the straggle

cheers bert

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Originally Posted by darwin

I would be happy to use that in the salt waters over this way. Nicely done

thanks for ur comment

cheers bert

[seanie]

Nicely tied Bert

[the stig]

Thanks very much Sean for ur kind comment its nice to get some as it helps me to try harder and helps to see what am getting wrong
cheers bert