Realistic fly tying [Archive]

mandinga

10-23-2005, 07:22 PM

http://intercomm.com/davidmartin/Dragon%20Close-up.jpg
http://intercomm.com/davidmartin/Dragon%20Fly%202.jpg
http://intercomm.com/davidmartin/Dragon%20Fly%204.jpg
http://intercomm.com/davidmartin/Poison%20Dart%20Frog.jpg
http://intercomm.com/davidmartin/Red%20Legged%202.jpg
http://intercomm.com/davidmartin/Mayflies.htm
http://intercomm.com/davidmartin/Blue%20Beetle.jpg
http://intercomm.com/davidmartin/Fly%203a.jpg

this guy is one heckuva ty'r

thought i would share

gottafish

10-23-2005, 07:32 PM

WOW

Splash

10-24-2005, 01:40 AM

Now that is some DANDY fly tying. Almost made me reach for the swatter. Thanks for sharing.

Did you tie those or did a friend?

Pretty awesome either way!!

Ryan Pultz

10-24-2005, 06:00 AM

we need a few of them tyers in out Nymph swap hahaha I have always been amazed at what some people can tie up. Rp

Just look at this golden stone fly
http://www.hatchmasters.ca/Western.jpg

Click here to see more (www.hatchmasters.ca)

clacksteel

10-24-2005, 08:31 AM

It's funny though, I read somewhere that realistic patterns really aren't all that effective and that the flies we use everyday will actually out fish them! I'm going to attempt to find the article.

mandinga

10-24-2005, 09:21 AM

Now that is some DANDY fly tying. Almost made me reach for the swatter. Thanks for sharing.

Did you tie those or did a friend?

Pretty awesome either way!!

not me...I am dabbling with a realistic golden stone...from what I can tell it is way too time consuming to tie these up...could you imagine spending 4 hours on a fly and then getting snagged!

HazMatt

10-24-2005, 10:32 AM

Must be tough to catch those buggers - even one holding another bug :shocked: They're not really "tied" - you can dip the real things in shellac and put a hook through em - just like the shellaced bowl of fruit and bread at my grandmother's house. :laugh: :laugh: I can't believe he did that to a frog too! :wink: :smile:
Those are incredible! I remember reading an article not too long ago about an international tying competition and some guy from overseas was held up in customs because they didn't believe it was a fly - it looked so real, they stopped him for bringing insects into the country! I think it was in FlyTyers' magazine a couple years ago.

HM