the hobbler(part 2)

[fortbhoy]

made a slight adjustment to the first one, i've added a a stripped down body hackle to keep the sparseness of the fly.



got some claret bronze mallard off toby from funky fly tying today and tyed this silver version also.



and a dabbler with mylar body and claret wing.

[maharg]

Nice flies Stevie, what ever you call them

[fortbhoy]

cheers mate, i'm sure mad stan will be on soon to tell me they are not hobblers

[MARAZION MIDGE]

I think they would be better flies without all that beard/bottom hackle.
Mike

[fortbhoy]

Originally Posted by MARAZION MIDGE

I think they would be better flies without all that beard/bottom hackle.
Mike

i don't agree, i feel the fly would loose it's balance and i like the proportions with the a top and bottom wing.

[flytyingguy]

Aye, the bottom two look belters fir fry bashers, maybe even corixa

[black knight]

Very nice flies Stevie as I've said before they look very seasonal.

[WelshOsprey]

I think the sparse hackle now added is an improvement to the fly and will impart more movement and probably make it more effective but the proof will be in the fishing of it.

[teuchter]

I don't really want to get involved in this but .........I think Stan mentioned in the other thread about skinny dabblers. I sure your patterns will catch you fish, but in the fishing world I live in.....these offering are more 'skinny' than 'dabbler' !
They certainly ain't anything like the Dabblers I was given by Donald McClearn or Freddie Steele 30 years ago......I think a little has been lost in translation re what a Dabbler wing looks like and what it's meant to do. A Dabbler wing should cloak four fifths of the body and allow the body to be veiwed from the underside, uncovered by bronze mallard. The idea being, that when the fly was pulled through the water (fairly fast) air was trapped in the seals fur and under the wing, ...thus bouncing light. That's as it was written before most of the experts were born.
This comment is not an dig at you or the dressings.......these are wet flies, not Dabblers. A bronze mallard wing, doesn't make a fly a Dabbler.
George Barron

[fortbhoy]

Originally Posted by teuchter

I don't really want to get involved in this but .........I think Stan mentioned in the other thread about skinny dabblers. I sure your patterns will catch you fish, but in the fishing world I live in.....these offering are more 'skinny' than 'dabbler' !
They certainly ain't anything like the Dabblers I was given by Donald McClearn or Freddie Steele 30 years ago......I think a little has been lost in translation re what a Dabbler wing looks like and what it's meant to do. A Dabbler wing should cloak four fifths of the body and allow the body to be veiwed from the underside, uncovered by bronze mallard. The idea being, that when the fly was pulled through the water (fairly fast) air was trapped in the seals fur and under the wing, ...thus bouncing light. That's as it was written before most of the experts were born.
This comment is not an dig at you or the dressings.......these are wet flies, not Dabblers. A bronze mallard wing, doesn't make a fly a Dabbler.
George Barron

i hear what you saying mate, but i don't really care about the names of flies.
i wish i hadn't called it a hobbler now caused to much fuss.
i seen it in a mag and i tied my take on the fly thats all.
i've said before i see what flies i like and i give them my twist.
to many people getting there nickers in a twist about names of flies
it's putting me off posting anymore flies.