Thank You Hans...

That answers all my questions, I'm sure that we can now use-up some of those wonderful hackles that would have been too large for tying small fies.

"Thanking You " for your time and effort...... gravelbed.

Hi Hans..... The reason that I asked, was that I have been trying to tie-up some small spiders (20#&22#), and although I managed to find some hackles that were small enough, they were not very stongly marked. Then when I saw your Bronze & Peacock I thought "this could be what I am looki...

Hi Hans......

Could I put forward a request from you!! could you please tie-up a Partridge & Orange size (18#), using the same method you used for the Bronze & Peacock, then post us the result on the forum.

Regards...... Gravelbed.

Hans.....

Referring to "I fold the STRIP of barbs....... I take it that you actually cut a section of the feather containing enough fibers required, fold this around the hook-shank to the correct proportions, then catch-in with a loose wrap. Have I got it right???

Regards...Gravelbed.

Hans.....

You decribe the hackle as " Bronze Mallard Barbs" are these tied-in as a bunch and some how rotated around the hook shank ??.

Han's

Are you stripping one side off the hackle in order to achieve the desired effect.

HI Mike... Out of personal choice, I like to fish my spiders as a single fly,I normally fish them on as short a line as possible and also use a realativly short / light leader. As I say this is the method that gives ME! the greatest pleasure, with this in mind, how would YOU! dress spiders to fish i...

Philip

you mention that one of your favourite patterns is the Stewarts Black Spider, would you please include the dressing along with the Dotterel