flies for wales

[willowhead]

Ruard, i'm so happy for you. Wales is a dream for me.........please have a wonderful & safe trip and enjoy the fishing. Your flies are soulful Bro. Almost make me cry........such compassionet work, very much shows your love of the fish. And let me know if your fortunate enough to run across any Tawnney(sp?) Owl while there.

[kanutripr]

Beautiful flies Ruard. I'm particularly drawn to the first. I really like that technique of twisting and wrapping the barbs for the body.

How much of Wales are you planning to see? Lots of pictures please. Dave and I have been discussing a trip to Scotland but I'm sure it's not happening this year. Gotta save some cash for it. I would like to rent a car and visit the Cumbria, Yorkshire area when we go. Maybe next year.



Vicki

[Ruard]

Glad you are back to the forum Willow. I wish I had the skin of an Owl but the only way is to find a raodkill and there are enough substitutes for that. I am more happy if there are no roadkill's of any Owl.

Thank you all for the nice words. I can imagine that you are envy , i am very happy that I have the opportunity to fish in my own country (now there is snow and ice no fishing at all, but skating) and one or two times a year in Germany or England or Wales. I am healthy enough to go and my wife does understand that I feel very happy when I can fish. Fishing with my son is something very special for me.

I sure shall shere the pictures with you.

Greeting

[Ruard]

Beautiful flies Ruard. I'm particularly drawn to the first. I really like that technique of twisting and wrapping the barbs for the body.

How much of Wales are you planning to see? Lots of pictures please. Dave and I have been discussing a trip to Scotland but I'm sure it's not happening this year. Gotta save some cash for it. I would like to rent a car and visit the Cumbria, Yorkshire area when we go. Maybe next year.



Vicki

We plan to visit the Wye and the Usk. It will be a fishtrip and then there will not too much time for being a tourist. When the river is like coffe with milk then touristing is the only opportunity.

Yorkshire is really beautiful on my site you can find pictures and the story . it is under holiday.

"I really like that technique of twisting and wrapping the barbs for the body" It is a very usefull technique and with peacock fibers you it is special good.

Greeting

[DNicolson]

Here is a picture of the river Wye at Howell Mynach Glanrhos in 1911.


There is a range of soft hackles, specific to this river, they are fairly simple flies. I never dressed them in a manner that really satisfied me.
The style is recommended by Roger Wooley and Sylvester Nemes, you can't find better than that. Here is my unfinished article on Glanrhos.
http://donaldnicolson.webplus.net/page140.html

Have a great holiday with your son Ruard.

[michaelgmcgraw]

I was checking out prices on Woolleys book Modern Trout Fly Dressing, Whew! not cheap.

Sorry for the thread interruption.

[hankaye]

Ruard, Howdy;

I just saw in a news article that the "Elfstedentocht" is going to be held this year...

Have you been out helping clear the ice ??? Does it go near your home ???

Sorry about interupting the flow of the thread,

hank

[DNicolson]

The cheapest price in the UK is 32 BPounds, which for one of the best books on fly dressing ever written is a real bargain. The prices over 50 quid are pure greed, especially the 150 BPound price, I hope he/they never sell it.
I have books for using, not to boast to those who cannot afford such ridiculous prices.

[willowhead]

Ruard, i meant if you can find some Tawnney Owl in a fly shop in Wales........... So many of the Welsh patterns call for Tawnney Owl for the wing in the dressings.

[DNicolson]

You'll be lucky, the only way to get a Tawny Owl is roadkill, and the driver of the killing vehicle cannot take away the body. You chances of get a skin are very unlikely to say the least.
Forget the Tawny Owl, no chance.
There are substitutes for owl feathers, various brown hen are recommended.