Sedge

[1973dereks]

I know it's a bit early for sedges but I had a few places to fill in my boxes so I tied a few of these up this evening.....



and from the fishes point of view....



all the best

[sweenytodd]

The dogs landing gear mate !!

You going to tell us how it is done , or is it a SECRET !!!???

[1973dereks]

Originally Posted by sweenytodd

You going to tell us how it is done

The dressing is a follows...

Hook - Dry Fly 10 - 14 (Mick Weaver sz12 in this case)
Thread - Olive Uni 8/0
Egg Sack - Chartreuse lite brite
Body - Squirrel, well picked out
Hackle - Brown CDC in a dubbing loop, fairly sparse
Horns - Cock Pheasant tail fibres x 2
Wing - Light blue hair net coloured with olive and brown markers, when dry it's attacted to stips of cellotape where its flocked with squirrel then put into a wing burner and shaped to fit.

[sweenytodd]

Originally Posted by 1973dereks

The dressing is a follows...

Wing - Light blue hair net coloured with olive and brown markers, when dry it's attacted to stips of cellotape where its flocked with squirrel then put into a wing burner and shaped to fit.

Nice one cheers , that's the bit I was after

[1973dereks]

Originally Posted by sweenytodd

Nice one cheers , that's the bit I was after

No hassles my man, the hair net might seem be bit strange but the reason I prefer to use it, to say a tea bag, which has a similar feeling and effect is because the hair net has a similar look of the natural veining and gives the wing a bit more substance, hopes this makes sense

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This was one of the first flies of this style of wing that I tied up. It worked but the wing gave up the ghost way too soon with the feather fibre seperating from the tape ruining the fly. The latest version lasts much longer and to my eye looks better.

[sweenytodd]

Derek , very clever idea .

I am yet to tie any sedges . I was going to have a bash at the teabag one as there is an SBS on here that looks good and easy to follow . Your way is another good one I think . Makes me wonder what else could be used .......

[mick7662492]

Realy nice fly derek
i have tried a similar version when the capers are hatching but i also find the wing gets destroyed after a couple of fish.Hard to beat a good old G&H sedge.

[FlyGirl]

Very nice sedges mate, Any pink ones?

Debs x

[james1983]

funny seeing this thread , as i cant sleep so got the tying gear out and thought hmmm sedge me thinks.
so dug around in the bag and tied a very poor attempt of a sedge and ruined some lovely partridge feathers apart from the last 2 . well the label said partridge. but i will stick a pic up in the morning of my some what poor attempt of a sedge lol.

[seanie]

Up to your usual standard Bud.



Sean