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Old 15-04-2010, 07:54 PM
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Heres some pictures of mayfly nymphs that i've tied up for this season. Never really had much success with nymphs but I definitely want to catch a few on these this year.
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Blooming heck mate thats a cracker well done !

I cant be bothered going to such lengths of detail id cry if i lost it
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Fantastic tie.
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WOW great tie
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Blown away by that one, Great tying
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Thanks chaps, they're not a bad tie once you get used to the pattern.
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Now your making me blush Danny.
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SC that is a cracking nymph , and the ingredients are ??????
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