Leggy Bumble Variants

[saracen]

A couple of Blue legged variants to try.

Golden Olive Bumble Variant


Claret Bumble Variant


Tightlines,
Saracen

[Wee Jimmy]

Clever stuff Sam.......knotted peacock neck feathers aye...?

[seanie]

Very nice Sam, Is it Peter's Melanistic Pheasant?

[Old Jock]

Lovely looking flees. Any tips on tying in the legs? I can never get them to sit the way I want them to.

[falsecast]

They look soooooooooo effective

[A. Fluker]

Mr Saracen

They look so good.

[saracen]

HI Guys,

The legs are actually Dyed blue pheasant tail!!
As for tips on tying legs.The only thing I can think of is when I pull two fibres of the tail stock, I try to leave a burr of the stock on the butts of the tail fibres, so they are both still joinned together, then I just tie a knot using both tail fibres, but hold the tips stationary and tighten from the end with the burr on.That way the Knot travels up the fibre and the gets closer to the tip of the fibre.
Does that make sense????

Saracen

[wet fly]

Originally Posted by saracen

A couple of Blue legged variants to try.

Golden Olive Bumble Variant


Claret Bumble Variant


Tightlines,
Saracen

lovely ties the claret looks like a claret telephone with legs instead of the bronze mallard

[savage take]

looking good sam,will need to try them.

[1973dereks]

very nice Sam.