Roy,
Mine are finished and will be winging their way across the pond to you soon.
Steve
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"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went"-Will Rogers
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Roy,
Mine are finished and will be winging their way across the pond to you soon.
Steve
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"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went"-Will Rogers
I meant to post the other day to let you know that the flies are in the mail on their way to you.
Jim Smith
Well I guess this is what I came up with:
No Name Flymph
Thread: 8/0 Tan
Hook: #14 Natural Bend
Tail: Pheasnt rump fibers
Rib: Heavy Gold Wire
Body: Home made Antron Dubbing (I'll explain in a bit)
Hackle: Partridge
The dubbing was made by cutting about 1 inch segments of Aunt Lydia's Craft & Rug Yarn. I cut about 20 segments of Tan, 10 of Brown, 10 of Rust and about 5 Black. This was all placed in a blender with about 1 cup of water. Don't let your wife catch you doing this. Blend untill well mixed. It made up enough that I will have some for a while. I let the mix dry and then cut it up till it was very fine. I touched dubbed to a dubbing loop and made a tight body.
Antron likes to float thus the use of heavy wire. 3 or 4 wraps for the rib should come in some where close to nutral.
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[This message has been edited by WaterBum (edited 28 January 2005).]
Got back from Jools' place last evening, two sets of flymphs arrived, Al Corey and Jim Smith tie for first place home.
Lovely flymphs chaps. Those will work anywhere I've fished.
I have made six things so far, - flymphs? maybe! flies? probably!
I'm looking forward to seeing the rest.
you'll have mine shortly.
they went out in wednesday's mail.
mgj
flies will be in the mail on Monday 14th - FEB. Thanks for the swap.
I reckon mine should be finished this week-end. I decided on a March Brown Flymph.
Hook - size 12
Thread - Pearsall's Hot Orange silk.
Tail - 3 Cock Pheasant tail fibres.
Rib - Fine gold wire.
Body - Medium Hares ear dubbing.
Hackle - Olive dyed Bramah hen.
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Donald/Scotland
Roy,
The Partridge and Orange flymphs have taken flight across the Atlantic to your house. I dont know the travel time between here and there but I would imagine its not too long. Anyways, they gave me some parcel vouchers for you to exchange for postage in your currency if that makes any sense. This is a first for sending flies to the U.K. Please let me know if all is good for the postage. I also threw in some Brown Spiders hope you can use them.
Seege
Thanks, guys, well done
I've still got 2, off for weekend, will update next week.
Roy
Two more sets arrived safe & sound.
M2shoes flymphs - lovely as usual, thanks, too for the extras mikey.
Waterbum, lovely flies, cool dubbing.
This is nailbiting stuff chaps, keep em coming
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Roy