Link - T.E. Pritt North Country Flies - Henrik Thomsen (DK)

[letumgo]

I saw this over on the Fly Tying Forum, and thought folks here would also be interested in this impressive set of flies tyed by a Mr. Henrik Thomsen (DK).

TYING VIDEO LINK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsnl7kxFUEM

LINK TO ORIGINAL POST ON THE FLY TYING FORUM:
http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=74325

Be sure to check out the video at the bottom. An excellent tutorial, showing how to tye the flies in-hand, in a traditional manner. I was especially interested in the method of creating the horsehair leader. Neat stuff.

[Mataura mayfly]

Yeah- nah....... I can make a big enough mess using a vice...... in the hand tying is a long way off and hopefully my eyes will be shot by then!
Does show great talent though and the furled horsehair was neat to see being done. There are a few horses around this neck of the woods, does the hair "have" to be white?

[hankaye]

Ray, Howdy;

Neat post, interesting project that that fella has going.
Enjoyed the video and shazaaaam noticed that at
no time did his fingers leave his hands ... ,

hank

[narcodog]

Yeah- nah....... I can make a big enough mess using a vice...... in the hand tying is a long way off and hopefully my eyes will be shot by then!
Does show great talent though and the furled horsehair was neat to see being done. There are a few horses around this neck of the woods, does the hair "have" to be white?

Jeff the best hair comes from a white stallion. Their tail hair is stronger and is not urine burned which weakens the hair.

[tie2fish]

Watching this makes the delicacy and neatness of the little flies we saw at John Shaner's house even more impressive. Those gentlemen were really skilled.

[Kelly L.]

I could never tie like that. For one thing, I don't have enough patience to do it that way. That guy has some mad skills alright.

[daringduffer]

I watched the video and was wondering how he would wrap the hackle. Pliers!

I have posted about a lady here in Sweden who tied trout and grayling flies in the hand commercially for more than six decades from the mid thirties. She told a journalist that she tied a thousand dozens a year. When she died some ten years ago there was an order for more materials in an envelope on her kitchen table.

Incredible!

dd

[hankaye]

dd, Howdy;

Let us see ...

12,000 / 365 = 32.876 flies per day ...

Hate to have her pinch my cheek like
most Aunties and Grannies do.

hank

[daringduffer]

dd, Howdy;

Let us see ...

12,000 / 365 = 32.876 flies per day ...

Hate to have her pinch my cheek like
most Aunties and Grannies do.

hank

Well hank, I agree. I would behave around her.

dd

[Ruard]

dd, Howdy;

Let us see ...

12,000 / 365 = 32.876 flies per day ...

Hate to have her pinch my cheek like
most Aunties and Grannies do.

hank

Well hank, I agree. I would behave around her.

dd

So that is 4 flies per hour. Must be possible.

greeting