Fly Tying – Page 3

The Juices Are Flowing

February 15, 2012 by n.taylor 7 Comments

All these new patterns and virtual friends I have made through the swap have gotten my brain moving. I think I might even pick up a new box and fill it up with more of my little prototypes. I stopped by and saw Tyler Kendrick this evening and one of the things we came up with was this guy.

Using some of the patterns submitted as inspiration we came up with about a half dozen new ideas that I can’t wait to tie up and try. I think this one will be perfect for some lakes as it will land soft in the stillwater. We mixed a little rust and yellow dubbing together, threw in some gold rabbit, added rubber legs, a little india hen, and we were done.

I think I like the idea of keeping it simple with your materials and your technique. The uglier the carp fly, the better the carp fly. I’m going to work on some really ugly stuff, and in the back of my mind I’m going to be looking for the most perfect grass carp fly in the world.

Glamour Madeira

May 5, 2011 by n.taylor 11 Comments

Glamour Madeira is a somewhat obscure tying material that has been tough for me to track down. Originally I found this being used by Pat Dorsey on his “Top Secret Midge” as the wingcase but I have also seen it used on RS2’s and various other midges. Glamour Madeira is actually the name of the line of embroidery threads that have the soft sparkle we as tiers have come to love in the material. It comes in various colors ranging from the white that has been used for wingcases to black, blue, copper, and every color in between. I really couldn’t find any information on it on the internet because to my knowledge Pat Dorsey might be the first person to use it for tying…

Glamour Madeira

This week I finally found a spool of this stuff thanks to Greg Garcia at Charlie’s and started playing around with it. What an awesome material with tons of potential uses. So far I have only used it on Top Secret Midges, Rojo Midges, and RS2’s but I am now looking for other ways to use the stuff because I love the way it looks. Even though they are just trout and they usually eat marshmallows and corn there is still something incredibly fun in tying flies you just think look good. If you’re interested in trying some out I know Blue Quill Anglers sells it in small packs for about $1.00 but if you live in Denver you can email me and I’ll let you know where I found the larger spools. On a side note, Greg Garcia is the nicest person in the world and always helps me try to improve my tying skills when I see him in the shop. As a special thank you I butchered his famous Rojo Midge and subsituted his Oral B floss material for Glamour Madeira on a Rojo Midge.

Glamour Madeira on a Rojo Midge

My Charitable Contribution

March 31, 2011 by n.taylor 3 Comments

For those of you attending the TU Conservation Auction in Colorado Springs later in April please bid on the box of flies. Juan Ramirez is tying a bunch of flies for the box, so that makes the purchase a valued one, but yours truly has also donated some fantastic fly patterns. While nowhere near the tying master of Mr. Ramirez (The Hopper Juan, if you haven’t bought some do it for the summer) I can assure you that my humble contribution will catch you fish. Also, if you are the tying type please head over to Juan’s blog and tie some of your own. He needs some help filling the box up this year and would welcome any contributions that you may have.

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