FF & FT Inspiried.....Hobblers

[Captain Scarlet]

Having read this months FF & FT cover to cover over the last two quiet days at work.... Decided to tie some of the flies that George had written about in his latest series of classic flies, with a little 'Geordie' Twist on them...

I just hope I haven't done too much damage in my 'twisting' on the marriage of the Hopper & The Dabbler, for those who dont read FF & FT, I give you .......The Hobbler...

Taken a bit of notice of what George had written about the flies and their tying, I tried to do them justice.

C0ck Robin Hobbler:
Hook: Kamasan B175 #10
Thread: Burnt Orange 8/0
Cloak & Tail Natural Bronze Mallard
Body: Rear: Golden Olive Seals Fur Front:Scarlet Seals Fur
Rib: Gold Oval Tinsel
Hackle: Furance Hen
Legs: 3 Each Side, Natural Knotted PT, tied in Knuckle Down.
Heads a bit big IMO, but doubt the Trout will mind....


Olive Hobbler:
Hook: Kamasan B175 #10
Thread: Black UTC 70 Den
Cloak: Natural Bronze Mallard
Tail: Olive PT Fibres
Body: Olive Seals Fur
Rib: Gold Oval Tinsel
Hackle: Olive Chinese C0ck
Legs: 3 Each Side, Fiery Brown PT, tied in Knuckle Down.


Claret Hobbler:
Hook: Kamasan B175 #10
Thread: Wine UTC 70 Den
Cloak: Claret Bronze Mallard
Tail: Claret PT Fibres
Body: Black Claret Seals Fur
Rib: Medium Red Holo Tinsel
Hackle: Black Claret C0ck
Legs: 3 Each Side, Knotted Claret PT, tied in Knuckle Down.


Bibio Hobbler:
Hook: Kamasan B175 #10
Thread: Black UTC 70 Den
Cloak: Black Bronze Mallard
Tail: Natural BM Fibres
Body: Black & Scarlet Seals Fur
Rib: Silver Oval Tinsel
Tag: Silver Oval Tinsel
Hackle: Black Chinese C0ck
Legs: 3 Each Side, Knotted Black x 2 & Red PT x 1, tied in Knuckle Down.

And finally I had an attempt at a 'Scratchesque' close up shot, wether it worked or not, I'll leave it up to you.

Keep A'Howld
Carl

[captain]

Lovely flies Carl!! Good to see

[savage take]

very nice carl.

[bigtroot]

Hmmm, how does one make them look so tasty
I reckon a couple of them will go down a treat in a heather fly hatch

Cracking stuff mate

[bigbadtroutfisher]

Very nice tying m8 whats the Geordie twist
Robert

[silversedge]

Originally Posted by bigbadtroutfisher

Very nice tying m8 whats the Geordie twist
Robert

Dipped in brown ale
Very nice carl

[viva ecosse]

very tasty carl.

[hogork]

Lovely looking flys and tying as usuall CS.
One thing I wonder about is - will the effect of the legs stand out enough to be a trigger point or merit the tying? They are very close in colour to the dressing .I would fear that the cloak will swallow them up when wet and pulled?

Jim

[oakham orange]

Great flies Carl and a great article by george as usual

Legs on things like dabblers, bumbles and peters and octopuses have been about on the likes of Melvin for a few years now and they do work well.

A great pattern is the RA Green Peter with legs and the gold old legs eleven.


OO

[Captain Scarlet]

Originally Posted by hogork

Lovely looking flys and tying as usuall CS.
One thing I wonder about is - will the effect of the legs stand out enough to be a trigger point or merit the tying? They are very close in colour to the dressing .I would fear that the cloak will swallow them up when wet and pulled?

Jim

Thanks Jim,

Having never fished them I couldn't comment on wether they are purely there as asthestics, or as an added trigger points... But I do understand what your saying, that the cloak could shroud, or swallow the legs up when the fly is wet.

Obviously George would be much more informed as to what the effectiveness of the legs actually is, but with the marriage of the Dabbler and the Hopper being the subject of the fly, I guess theres nothin else from a Hopper that you could marry to a Dabbler and get the same outcome?

I wonder if the option to make the Mallard more of a McClearn 'Wing' style option which would allow the seperation of the Bronze Mallard and the legs...Rather than the full McClearn style cloaking with the Mallard?

Still, I will tie some more, in #12's and prepare them for Stocks and Brenig next season....

Carl