Alternative crunchers

[mayflyjunky]

A few nymphs and crunchers tied with hen pheasant. The original Hot Spot Cruncher was based on a pattern I seen in T&S, 2008, in an article by Stan Headly, but not having the furnace Hen dyed golden olive I used hen pheasant dyed olive. A cracker of a pattern on Lough Erne during the olives. Hope the rest prove half as successful,

Hot Spot Cruncher


Olive Cruncher


Picric Cruncher


Fraser Nymph Variant


Blue melanistic Fraser Nymph

[hobble]

Nice wrappings peter

[savage take]

like them peter,was thinking of tying a few today with the PT you sent.but got side tracked into cormorants.

[sweenytodd]

Nice ones !!! Like the bottom 2 fellas the best

---------- Post added at 05:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:53 PM ----------

Just one question . You have taken the rib round the other way , when tying that off at the head do you find you have to half hitch the thread first to tie in the opposite way round

I hope you see what I am asking

[corky]

All beauts Peter ,those F nymphs are crackers bud thanks for posting,
Ferg

[mayflyjunky]

Originally Posted by sweenytodd

Nice ones !!! Like the bottom 2 fellas the best

---------- Post added at 05:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:53 PM ----------

Just one question . You have taken the rib round the other way , when tying that off at the head do you find you have to half hitch the thread first to tie in the opposite way round

I hope you see what I am asking

No Danny, when wrapping the opposite way up the body the rib comes to the tying off point on top of the shank insted of below when you leave enough rib to catch in I don't think it would be an issue.

Why do you think you need to half hitch?

I don't fully understand.

[silversedge]

Nice crunchers there

[sweenytodd]

Originally Posted by mayflyjunky

No Danny, when wrapping the opposite way up the body the rib comes to the tying off point on top of the shank insted of below when you leave enough rib to catch in I don't think it would be an issue.

Why do you think you need to half hitch?

I don't fully understand.

Now I'm all LOL I know what I mean and I guess you know what you mean , can't we meet in the middle somewhere

Will talk to you about it when next over ..................

[g bigtrout]

Nice Peter...time to add some to my collection.

[maharg]

Niffty wee nymphs there.