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Such a measured and sensible response deserves a sensible reply. I don't really remember what was said in the various "complaints" threads, although I still have the nasty e-mails, among other...

Might be of interest;

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=37324

and the perpetrator;

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Apart from my own articles, Davy Wotton wrote an article some years ago about dressing various flies from Hare?s masks. This article has not been available for some time. If you ask Davy maybe he...

Very nice. Probably very good for Grayling too. I have a similar fly with a hare?s ear dubbing body and more open turns which works very well. I use either grizzle or cree as hackle. Have put a red...

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Doesn't matter. People will just buy other hooks.

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No. Once the solvent has evaporated the glue just melts with the feather.

But if you burn various things using an open flame, ( you can use a cauteriser if you have one of course), then you...

Although I have heard of it, I have never used "Dave's Flexament", so I don't know whether it works in the same way! There are a lot of glues and stuff which DONT work for this, or cause various...

Ooops! Catastrophe! Seems my SD card died while I was transferring these photos, and I lost them all! I will have to do the photos all over again. Sorry about that, just one of those things. I...

Glad you like it. Some people do prefer it to other software. It is very good.

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OK, as promised, some wing tricks!

These "tricks" also have the advantage of using many feathers from the wings and body of various birds which would otherwise be wasted. But of course you can use...

Ah, I see. I have tried a few synthetics, just for laughs, but I only normally use feathers.

If I find the time later I will post a few tricks I use for making natural wings which are really quite...

Not entirely sure what you mean by "natural" wings, you mean natural looking shapes? ( Actually the shapes on some of those flies are pretty rough!).


Yes. It's the only way I have found to...

It's a full Jungle Cock skin Betty. A grey Jungle Fowl:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Junglefowl

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Well, using the burners will give you very nice shapes.

http://www.danica.com/flytier/zhorvath/zoltans_fav.htm

http://www.danica.com/flytier/lnasim/scintilla_spent_spinner.htm
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Sorry about that, but some of these explanations tend to get complex.

The main points are that if you want to refloat slimed flies you have to remove the slime, because the slime will otherwise...

Wow! That is definitely one of the best substitutes I have ever seen! :)

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I posted a thread on it. Floating flies. http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/showthread.php?t=25479

Should explain everything.

With the right floatant, ( and Watershed is in my opinion very very...

Actually that is a common misconception, and only true when the feathers are wet IN AIR.

Wet feathers actually maintain their volume in water, and may even seem to increase in volume. They are in...

Which part of the feather you use depends a lot on the fly you are dressing and the effect you want. Genetic cock hackles are usually quite poor, as they have little or no web! This means the wings...

Thanks, I will have a look just out of interest. However, I don?t do any realistic fly-dressing at all. Strictly practical fishing flies is all I dress.

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Some people prefer this photo software, also free, and very good;

http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/screenshot.php

I use a whole range of software for various things, but I'm not going to post...

Thanks, I didn't know that!

Found some here;
http://www.craftystuff.co.uk/cat--Angel-Wire--Embellishments_angel_wire.html

Also found a "local" supplier;
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To answer an e-mail, yes, you can use the printed wing technique for making fly wings. Also as thorax cover, wing bids etc. It works especially well for sedges ( Caddis). Of course you need to...

I had a few minutes spare, so I made up some more images for you to use;

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/3608/jcaastripyy8.jpg

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/3894/jcbbstripef1.jpg
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