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2010/11/06 12:17:30 (permalink)

Lady Amherst

This is my first attempt at a classic salmon pattern. There's definitely some rough edges and some proportional issues, but overall, I'm pretty pleased with it for a first crack.

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    SonofZ3
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    RE: Lady Amherst 2010/11/06 13:00:13 (permalink)


    One I tried to tie. This was before I had JC nails, hence the hackle points behind the Amherst pheasent. Its not a perfect Lady A, but a good learning attempt on my part..

    Cold: That fly is sweet. The tip and tag is perfect. Good job duud!

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    steelhound
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    RE: Lady Amherst 2010/11/06 15:32:19 (permalink)
    Nice wraps guys
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    RE: Lady Amherst 2010/11/06 16:33:20 (permalink)
    Nice ties guys!!  For me -  this style is a learning curve that never stops.  The book "Twenty Salmon Flies" by Michael Radencich is one that I go through alot. Even comes with a DVD. Good resource.

    "They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it..... you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore."

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    RE: Lady Amherst 2010/11/06 19:54:35 (permalink)
    Cold, it really is a decent job, and I find that most of the time my first tie of anything is very important because it becomes the starting point and after which it gives me better idea what direction I need to move and corrections to make on thenext fly. With Classics, the quality of materials becomes the real challenge, don't stop now, lets see more
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    RE: Lady Amherst 2010/11/06 20:32:13 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: Flyguy638

     With Classics, the quality of materials becomes the real challenge.....


    Yeah, I remember you telling me that same thing Bruce and I have come to realize that is so important with tying classics. It really does make a difference. This is the place to go:

    http://www.feathersmc.com/

    I gotta get back into tying these this winter and dealing once again with the frustration.

    Cold - don't know if you go to the Fly Tying Symposium in New Jersey (which is coming up in a few weeks) - but the last few years I've gotten some nice materials from a guy called Jens Pilgard who will be there again this year I believe. It can get a tad costly though.

    "They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it..... you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore."

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    RE: Lady Amherst 2010/11/06 21:52:20 (permalink)
    Cold, heres one for you to think about

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    RE: Lady Amherst 2010/11/12 23:01:13 (permalink)
    Good tie Cold! 

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    RE: Lady Amherst 2010/11/12 23:48:43 (permalink)
    Cold, she's a beautiful Lady. Congrats!

    "For the supreme test of a fisherman is not how many fish he has caught...but what he has caught when he has caught no fish." - John H. Bradley

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