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Still trying to perfect my cricket pattern. Thanks for looking.
Fred
Cricket
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Still trying to perfect my cricket pattern. Thanks for looking.
Fred
As far as I am concerned, you have......Looks great!
Warren
Fly fishing and fly tying are two things that I do, and when I am doing them, they are the only 2 things I think about. They clear my mind.
That's cheating.....take a real cricket and skewer it with a hook like that and you call yourself a fly tier. It's a disgrace.
You'd best hold that thing good, or it will get away!
Don't set it down anywhere, someone will either swat it or stomp it.
I believe you have attained as close a resemblance as we can get with out it hopping away
it's very impressive... looks great
Beautiful work. I'm curious, does it float?
- Jeff
Am fear a chailleas a chanain caillidh e a shaoghal. -
He who loses his language loses his world.
Thanks everyone. This one was tied as a dry . The main component is deer hair which allows it to float very well. I also tie this as a drowned cricket by adding lead wire wraps to the hook shank. Also if you'll notice this cricket was tied as a nymph. Crickets in the nymph stage have wing buds instead of fully developed wings . This simplyfies the pattern a little and removes one of the patterns more delicate components. Although this pattern continues to evolve over time and repetition of tying , I fear it will never be a ten minute tie. So I have decided to attempt to make it as durable and lifelike in appearance as possible.
Thanks again everyone for your kind words, Fred
Perfect cricket......that not perfect it is incredible...nice work!!
Popperfly>-<(((((*>
Born to Fish...Forced to Work !
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