This was brilliant. Too many tyers post YT tutorials using only rotary vise techniques, as if casual flyfishers think nothing of shelling out > £300 for a professional vise. This is refreshing! But more specifically, I appreciated the explanation of maximizing action from the rump feather. I especially liked the hook choice: bronze for the tannic waters I fish so as to make the black bodies I favour 'pop'; short single irons for the balance and action (and arguably better hooking/holding efficiency.. I've actually never succeeded in bringing to hand a salmon on a double). I liked the bit about bulking up the rear body - it helps break up the mechanistic profile of the hook. And you've got a bright rear body that glints and kicks up the translucence of the aft hackle, and then you've got a black fore-body under a shimmering 'veil' of badger, which imparts a look of translucent 'grubbiness'. This is fly which obviously owes its design to an architect.
@@timapple6586 thanks very much for the kind comments Tim, it is a beautiful pattern indeed...unsure who devised it but it's a variant of Bert Atkin's Bann special so possible him also? All I know it l works very well on spate rivers. Love the B175 hooks, well priced and very strong.. I've landed grilse and springers with them with no issues
@@billytheghillie thanjs Billy. The varnished body works very well and looks great in a peat stain. The duck and feadly shrimp and easky gold shrimp also use similar and all deadly
Waow,nice fly tying as always 👍👊
Thanks Tommy ☺️
Tks for sharing this pattern Sean 😊
@@burtonbrocious171 no problem all, thanks for watching 👍
Great tying Seán.... a classic shrimp fly... i have caught a few on it over the years. 👌😉
@@jamescompston2678 thanks James 🙏
Thats a great low water shrimp fly.
@@colindan1483 yup and I would happily fish it during a spate too Colin, shows up well in a peat stained river 👍
Great fly once again
@@NeilHutchings-h9c thanks very much Neil 🎣
Beautiful fly
@@josefranciscofernandezmore3493 thank you Jose 🎣
This was brilliant. Too many tyers post YT tutorials using only rotary vise techniques, as if casual flyfishers think nothing of shelling out > £300 for a professional vise. This is refreshing! But more specifically, I appreciated the explanation of maximizing action from the rump feather. I especially liked the hook choice: bronze for the tannic waters I fish so as to make the black bodies I favour 'pop'; short single irons for the balance and action (and arguably better hooking/holding efficiency.. I've actually never succeeded in bringing to hand a salmon on a double). I liked the bit about bulking up the rear body - it helps break up the mechanistic profile of the hook. And you've got a bright rear body that glints and kicks up the translucence of the aft hackle, and then you've got a black fore-body under a shimmering 'veil' of badger, which imparts a look of translucent 'grubbiness'. This is fly which obviously owes its design to an architect.
@@timapple6586 thanks very much for the kind comments Tim, it is a beautiful pattern indeed...unsure who devised it but it's a variant of Bert Atkin's Bann special so possible him also? All I know it l works very well on spate rivers. Love the B175 hooks, well priced and very strong.. I've landed grilse and springers with them with no issues
Nice Sean, interesting rear body, looks good. Will need to try some of these this season.
@@billytheghillie thanjs Billy. The varnished body works very well and looks great in a peat stain. The duck and feadly shrimp and easky gold shrimp also use similar and all deadly
Cracking tie Sean. Very similar to the Usk grub too.
@@stevemad4salmon thanks Steve, definitely similarities for sure 👍