Irish lough fly tyers or anyone who tyes bumbles and mays

riverguru · #1 (**permalink**) 22-04-2010, 11:33 AM

Hey guys, got a trip to Ireland coming up in 5 weeks to Sheelin and been hunting high and low for insperation for things to tye. Being mainly a river angler I have little in the way of materials for most the things I need.

Was woundering if anyone fancyed a swap for some stuff I got spare?

I have:
Brand new Metz grade 1 brown cock saddle (never opened)
Brand new Cortland 444 WF7 floating line (never opened)
River flies (Czech nymphs, Dries, Bugs, Nymphs or anything specific)
(Can get hold of anything from the tackle shop I work in. So if ther's anything you need just ask first)

Looking for mainly mays,dabblers,bumbles and materials such as:

Bronze mallard
Blue jay
Cock/hen hackles (olive, golden olive, sooty olive, fiery brown)

Cheers

stormfry · #2 (**permalink**) 22-04-2010, 12:05 PM

i'll help you out anyway i can if you want some flies bud i'll do them and you might send over afew nymphs for the river. ill send you a pm soon. up the walls at work tight lines

riverguru · #3 (**permalink**) 22-04-2010, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by stormfry

i'll help you out anyway i can if you want some flies bud i'll do them and you might send over afew nymphs for the river. ill send you a pm soon. up the walls at work tight lines

Cheers Stormfry. Just let me know what you need.

fishaholic · #4 (**permalink**) 22-04-2010, 12:36 PM

man why are u going down this route to look for flies? you can buy them fairly cheap on the internet selectafly.com used to have a great selection of irish lough flies for around the 40p mark. and if you are looking for anything that they dont have any fishing shop in ireland will have a good selection of bumbles dabblers mays and the like. sure thats the only types of flies that they sell.

riverguru · #5 (**permalink**) 22-04-2010, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by fishaholic

man why are u going down this route to look for flies? you can buy them fairly cheap on the internet selectafly.com used to have a great selection of irish lough flies for around the 40p mark. and if you are looking for anything that they dont have any fishing shop in ireland will have a good selection of bumbles dabblers mays and the like. sure thats the only types of flies that they sell.

Have you seen the flies they sell in some tackle shops? I work in one and would never consider buying any fly in there. Cheap hooks, cheap materials, bad tying

Can you find me a fly for 40p with bronze mallard or blue jay on?

and I would like to try some patterns used by people that fish the Irish waters themselfs and not available in some shops. Maybe someone is looking for some czech nymphs or some nice little dries.