Its getting very busy, This Weeks ties,

 Hi, Been very busy tying, every one seams to have fly fever. wanting there flies for the coming season, the waddington shanks above are for Russia. these are tied on 13/4" & 11/2" inch long shanks, with Mustad size 6 treble.

 Cascade 11/2",

 13/4" Cascade,

 Green & yellow 11/2"

 Green & yellow 13/4"

 Black & red 11/2"

 

 Above, Three Tyne toucan's,tied in snake fly set up. these are all 1" long, 

 Gold toucan,

 Maroon toucan,

 Copper toucan,

 Got around to having a few hours fishing, on the river Towy last Friday. but had to tie up a few small flies as the river was very low, all the above patterns i use a lot for me Sewin fishing. tied on size 4 & 6 long shank hooks,

 Black and peacock,

 My take on the Alexander,

 Squirrel blue and silver,

 Black and silver,

 And a few Ally tubes, black and silver 11/2" and 1" inch long.

 I1/2" inch black and silver,

 The waddingtons, went to Aberdeen Scotland. tubes gone to Devon, the cone head toucans off to Cumbria and the toucan snakes to the river Wear.

 All the above snakes, gone to the Tyne & wear area to the same angler.

 Black and silver snake fly,

 Squirrel blue and silver snake fly,

 Black and blue snake fly,

 Black and red snake fly,

 Black and purple snake fly,

 Black and red snake fly,

 Black and orange snake fly,

 Glow in the dark snake fly, the bead near the hook is charged with a torch light. and it gives off a low green glow,

 I was sent these shanks the other day to try out, the new Senyo's articulated shank. have to say really like these, the ones i had were size 1" inch long. and come in three colors i am waiting for the the size 40mm to come. i am sure these are going to be my new go to for waddington style flies, being a single shank they are lighter.

 Above a blue style pattern, that i would use for sewin and salmon. side view.

 

And rear view of pattern,