A Couple of Different Emergers

[bigbadtroutfisher]

I was playing about with a couple of emergers taking bits from reversed parachutes and cdc emergers!

This is what i came up with Would appericate your veiws on these flies and which one you like best!

Apoliges for poor photo's

1,
Underwater picture


2,
Underwater picture


Thanks Robert

[seanie]

Excellent wrappings, I like the photos of them on water

[marmalade]

The second fly is interesting - not just the pattern but the shot taken in the water. It's looks real! The pattern itself seems slightly ungainly: a lot of hard work to mimic the original and slightly unbalanced.

But the water shot is extraordinary: it's telling how much of the original pattern seems to disappear and the indicators of a real insect come out. It's easy to see why these sort of patterns work well. Get one on a line soon and let us know!

And stop showing off with the hackle tails. Just use some carpet fluff.

Most fascinating of all is that you seem to drink beer out of 10 litre glasses. You must be from Scotland or a country nearby..

[marmalade]

I rather disagree with my earlier comments. I was thinking, in bed last night, as one does when there's a beautiful woman beside you, that flies catch more fisherman than fish: we tend to be attracted by attractive patterns (Yes, dear, later) with interesting tyings or materials. The fish I thought as I re-adjusted my pillow (In a minute OK?!), probably don't care too much about the quality of the saddle of the CDC.

And one of the nice things about the Klink is that it represents a milestone in ones fly-tying journey (tomorow's fine. Get your factor to speak to my factor. Goodnight) because it's a slightly tricky tie and a very good fly.

However, I can't see why flies such as those above shouldn't do the job better and with a little less labour at the vice. The first fly would fit the bill for this.

I also seem to remember Phillip of flyfishwithme fame, was developing flies that sat with the hook vertical in the water for various reasons.

I'd be very interested to know if they fish just as effectively as a Klink: good ties in my (fairly limited, I admit) opinion!