Been working with a new mateial called neer hair (new to me anyhow)… Soooo, heres my atempt at using it for tying some shad flies… I used a mustad stinger 2/0 hook, crystal flash, neer hair, a bit of tencil, mallard feathers, some #8 white silk thread and hollographic eyes…
Any opinions on how to make theese flies better or whatever ?
That should do the trick. Those are great looking flies.
Ivan,
I really like the one using wood duck in the lower left!
Have you ever thought about using some large black mono eyes to simulate the black spot on shad? It was just a random idea I had the other day.
Very cool flies. Wonder what Pheasant tippets would look like on the cheeks? The tippets on a the Golden Pheasant are a metallic blue.
But what really got my attention is your drying tree. Thats its a way cool idea!
Wow!!! That is a pattern I have never tried but I really want to start tying…do we have the recipe here? What type of streamer hair did you use?
the materials are listed in the beginning of the post… heres a llink to the page i got the patern from…
http://www.flyfishohio.com/Adventures_in_Fly_Tying.htm
Its the last video on the page… I just used a different material than what was used in the video because the material he uses has a habit of tangeling badly…
kudos man, those are great looking flies.
Got it neer hair, I’ll look for it.
i sure would save the woodduck for something else! 
what would ya save the wood duck for tyin ? i tie several flies using it, some being salmon flies…
What do you think about a Chukar feather?
Them would look good too on the fly… caint find them feathers here though…
Very beautiful job of tying !!!
You have to buy the entire bird skin or at least that is what I do to get that barred feather and have a pretty good number of skins if you should want some I probably have enough to sell you one.
Not totally sure, but I think the last ones I bought came from a guy on ebay and here is his link…
http://stores.shop.ebay.com/JTV-Feather__W0QQ_armrsZ1
Anyway what I wanted to post for is just to say I don’t think your flies need anything else and look great!
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Excellent patterns there Bugman. I think they look OUTSTANDING. I cannot wait to view these in person. 