Quill Spiders...

[Joe Billingsley]

Hi, VERN-O
If I'm not touch dubbing the quill and just using it alone for the body, I will use Hard as Nails to lightly coat the body. I don't think the quill really needs it for durability because I think it is fine on its own, but it does make it a little shinier and waxier looking and tends to make a bigger distinction between the dark and light parts.

Joe

[Soft-hackle]

All delicious looking flies.

Mark

[Joe Billingsley]

Niklas,
What was your technique when you put the peacock behind and in front of the hackle? I mean, did you wrap the first part of the peacock, cut it off, tie in the hackle, wrap it, and then tie in more peacock? Or did you leave the peacock attached and just continue to wrap it after applying the hackle?
Thanks,
Joe

[Niklas Dahlin]

these are very nice like....I like the peacock in front and behind the hackle.

Do you guys coat the herl bodies with anything after tying?....like Sally Hansen or super glue?

Thank´s I have two layers of clear superglue. To get it good looking, just use a small amount and let it dry properly between the layers..

Later
Nik

[Niklas Dahlin]

NIK,
DROP DEAD GORGEOUS! NOTHING SAYS BUGGY LOOKING LIKE QUILL AND PEACOCK AND IN COMBINATION....WOW! YOU DO EXCELLENT WORK AND THE PHOTOGRAPHY IS GREAT! THE COLORS ON THE QUILLS IS WONDERFUL. I HAVE TROUBLE SOMETIMES PICKING OUT THE RIGHT COLORS. YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THIS. WHEN DO THE CLASSES IN QUILL START?
DOUGSDEN

Thanks for the feedback mate... Classes , well I will tie these at the British flyfair in the beggining of november..

Later
Nik

[Niklas Dahlin]

Niklas,
What was your technique when you put the peacock behind and in front of the hackle? I mean, did you wrap the first part of the peacock, cut it off, tie in the hackle, wrap it, and then tie in more peacock? Or did you leave the peacock attached and just continue to wrap it after applying the hackle?
Thanks,
Joe

I tie the peacock in wrap like 2-3 turns, depending on the peacock.. I don´t cut it, leave it hanging over the eye of the hook, 1,5 wraps of the partridge feather, secure that and the 2-3 wraps of peacock again.
I hope it helps..

Later
Nik

[t.z.]

..... lost for words

[Niklas Dahlin]

..... lost for words

You... lost for words.. hrm That´s not the T.Z I know Thank´s mate, glad to see you..

Later
Nik

[flyfishwithme]

Makes you wonder eh. What would have the North Country Spides looked like if our forefathers could have got some peacock? Great patterns and I can vouch for the effectiveness of them in patterns.

[Davyfly]

Nice,
There is a lot to be said for quill bodied flies, am am also a lover of feather herl bodied flies, particularly for mayfly imitations, emerges, duns and spinners.

There is a famous Welsh fly by the name of the Usk Nailer, which was at one time my local river, this fly and its variations is a killer at times.

DW