Fluff

Some new flies were born:

Dark weather special

I thought I needed something for very slow fishing on the shallow reedbeds. I think these will be almost suspending in the water, which is nice as most of the strikes will be had during a long pause in stripping. These buggers have the rear body made of slinky fiber which gives a nice chunky profile. I added a generous hank of christmas decoration for some flash effect. Front body consists of some bucktail, tied with hollow-style. Head has a collar of craft fur and pair of molded eyes, just for my own amusement. Eyes are secured by a layer of epoxy. The fly above is intended for darker days as the fly below is one of my favourite universal colors for allround use.

As manly as it gets!

I also tied a few smaller baitfish patterns for targeting sea trout later this autumn. They are tied to a stinger-like hook, material is craft fur, tied with hollow-style and eyes are secured with a dab of clear urethane glue. These buggers have one lively action, they wiggle side-to-side and pulsate along with the water movement. I still couldn't catch the brightness of the colors though.

Little buggers

The innocent look of a serial killer.