Wet flies-Irish or...?

To keep mr.Ray awake
is this any better?

Hi Madjoni

That one looks pretty good to me

It is very similar to a pattern I tied when I last represented Wales in an international fly fishing competition on Lough Melvin, Ireland in 1992.

Main difference is your pattern has a palmer hackle and a darker body.

My pattern has caught a lot of fish for me over the years fished just under the surface and retrieved just slightly faster than the drifting boat.
Friends who went to Ireland for the Mayfly fishing each year always wanted me to tie up some patterns for them.


The photo of the pattern is attached

Diolch mate..you are true
I like your fly,it is what I would call clasic one but I am now on this heavy hackled Irish type and I did one with lighter body colour

Excellent flies.

Ray

Thanks Ray
I like your explanation about moving flies litle bit faster than the boat.I do same thing with wet flies on river too I ment I move flies faster than curent somethimes and that works greate.

Madjoni

When boat fishing in the traditional Irish lough (or Scottish loch) way the boat is set to float side onto the wind and the flies are cast in front of the
boat and retrieved so that they are given some (small) movement in the water.

Ray

I try to copy Ray fly ,but didn't work quit

Hi Madjoni
There is nothing wrong with that; more importantly I am sure it will catch trout in Ireland.

Ray

Ray Lockyer ::

Hi Madjoni
There is nothing wrong with that; more importantly I am sure it will catch trout in Ireland.

Ray

Ireland Where is that?
i have this on me mind

One dark yellow body....,with owl speckled tail ,and dyied mallard and grey bluish stone partridge for hackle....

Hi Madjoni

Ireland has a large number of lakes - some of them are very big and located in limestone areas.

I am sure your flies will catch fish on Irish loughs or on the lake in your photograph.

Ray

Ray Lockyer ::

I am sure your flies will catch fish on Irish loughs or on the lake in your photograph.

Ray

Diolch me friend
I hope that you ''ll show to us more of traditional UK flies... maybe snipe series.....
p.s.now I am on dubblers

Looks good for the Irish loughs.

Ray

Got some picric acid today
Is this any better?

Hi Majoni
They look pretty good.
It's almost impossible to obtain picric acid here in the UK, a retired chemist lecturer friend tells me it is unstable when dry and can explode! So take care when handling it for dying your fly tying Materials. You need all your fingers to tie flies.

The grizzle hackles are dyed a very nice color - I've got one left heron feather that has been dyed with picric acid many years ago the herl is great for tying olive patterns - wish I could get some more.

Herons are also now protected in the UK, so the natural gray herl is also not available from commercial sources, luckily I still have a decent stock of un-dyed feathers - great for the Kite's Imperial fly.

The trout season started today on my local river - despite the cold wind and fished for an hour and had a couple of fish, will be sending out a FOTD later.

You still have the four weeks to go.

Ray