Trout's eye view?

[North Country Angler]

I was tying up some olive duns and having a look to see if they appeared ok from below....so I thought it might be fun to try to photograph the pattern and photoshop out the retaining clip to supposedly give us the trout's eye view - albeit in glorious technicolour where the fish will in all likelihood see the pattern's silhouette, maybe with a bit of transmitted light coming through depending on overhead light levels.

The conventional view of the fly is shown at the bottom. However, I think we should be paying more attention to the view from beneath.....







Matt

[Old Jock]

Lovely Job!

[dwiltshire]

I totally agree Matt for dries...

Plus, I think that, where possible, it is worth looking at how the dry fly sits... parachute hackles, CDC wings, loops, traditional hackles all make the fly act so very differently.

A CDC Loop emerger:


So keep a glass of water next to the vice

[North Country Angler]

With you on that one Dave. How many duns have you seen where their back ends sink below the surface at a 45 degree angle?

M

[g bigtrout]

Nice one Matt

[stevekale]

This makes a good Xmas present:

[North Country Angler]

Originally Posted by stevekale

This makes a good Xmas present:

Yes I've seen those Steve. To be honest, I usually get by with a pint pot full of water, but it's a good idea all the same.

M

[stevekale]

Just add a sheet of mirror sitting at a 45 degree angle and you've got the same thing. Just don't drink the fly!

[g bigtrout]

Always a good idea to test things to see how they sit guys.

[trouts eye view]

Or try one of these...



See it in action here:
Fly Tying Mirror (Trout's Eye View)

Mike
Trout's Eye View