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Post by softhackle on Jun 10, 2014 7:09:11 GMT
Hi all I am just starting out or I will be when my gear arrives but mean while I thought I would have a go at tying a few flies. This is my first atempt aort of adams clone. Please feel free to comment as I need to learn  Body... Grey Chadwicks wool. Thorax.. Hare ear Hackles hen ginger and partridge. #14 grub hook.  |
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Post by orangeotter on Jun 10, 2014 12:54:20 GMT
Looks good softhackle, I hope they appreciate the Chadwick 477 - an observation, it might be an idea to create a small space behind eye. If you check out many Tenkara flies you'll see what I mean.
Good luck and tight lines - you'll not look back !
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Post by softhackle on Jun 10, 2014 12:59:40 GMT
No 477 it is grey  and they can like it or lump it. Thanks for the tip. |
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Post by paul1966 on Jun 10, 2014 13:19:40 GMT
Looks good to me, it may be worth tying a few ishigaki kebaris as well I use a lot of sewing thread in some of mine it helps them sink when required. It's virtually the only fly I use, I just vary the size of hook, sewing thread and hackle.
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Post by adric on Jun 10, 2014 21:32:33 GMT
good looking fly. You could also try course fishing hooks. If you use spade ends then you can make a silk loop.
Richard
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Post by softhackle on Jun 10, 2014 21:37:22 GMT
t may be worth tying a few ishigaki kebaris as well Sorry I pressed the wrong quote button it should have been Paul1966 said. Is this the sort of thing.  Hackle is a brown-dunn cock tied with matching thread. |
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Post by softhackle on Jun 10, 2014 21:49:39 GMT
good looking fly. You could also try course fishing hooks. If you use spade ends then you can make a silk loop. Richard May be when I get the hang of things. What sort of silk do you use? |
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Post by cm_stewart on Jun 13, 2014 12:56:15 GMT
Alternatively, you could just continue to tie them exactly as you did and go out and catch a lot of fish. You will find that wet wool sinks just fine and while the space behind the eye does make it a bit easier to tie on the tippet without catching hackle barbs in the knot, if you pull back the hackle when tying on the knot it should work just fine. There is a wide variety of flies used for tenkara in Japan, including wool bodied flies and flies with hackle just where you'd tie it in a Western pattern. Learning to present the fly properly is much more important than how the fly is tied.
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Post by Paul G on Jun 13, 2014 20:14:53 GMT
Tying both flies in a few sizes will have you sorted or catching fish in a range of rivers and conditions.
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and they can like it or lump it. 
