Losing my salmon fly cherry.

[potbelly]

My first two salmon flies, cascade style. Any hints/tips would be gratefully received before I tie any more.
Left hand bucktail, right hand Artic fox.



Now for the trebles and some sore fingers.

[macd]

Look damn good to me.

I prefer finer flashy stuff like micro-flash, particularly when using fox -when looking for max movement in slower flows.

Also, trim flash to different lengths. Maintains the taper of the fly.

[crawfish]

im not the best tyer and i would fish with either of those flies,well tied, i`ve only one comment that the black wing at the back could be a little denser other than that well done

[potbelly]

Thanks for the tips, just tried a treble and there is definately 2 points too many.

[granters]

they look excellent mate. You'll find that the more you tie, the neater they'll become. Salmon don't care about that though i'm sure! I don't know if it's intentional but i like the hackles straight up and down like that, it gives them a bit of resistance in the water and they stand up nice and proud. I think if you sweep them back too far the fly loses all it's shape. well tied mate

[salmonking]

Yips good effort...they'l take a fish or two.

[stu47]

Theres nowt wrong with them,think bucktails better for the tail

[elwyman]

Your first two - they're as good as the last two I tied, and they will definitely catch fish.

Tail on the LH one could do with more bucktail in it, but that's my personal preference.

[altmor]

potbelly said:

My first two salmon flies, cascade style.

You've tied before !! ;D
Do you mean these are you're first two cascade style flies, because I think you've got a few hundred under your belt already.

Excellently tied Potbelly, as Elwyman has noted, a touch more buck in the tail would give it 10 / 10.

Well done.

[potbelly]

I have only tied trout flies before, just been out and got some doubles and trebles and a bit of fluff to go on them. I'll have to get some Chinese necks, the genetic ones seem a bit stiff. The large head takes some getting used to also. Point noted about tail being too sparse, they can only get better. Thank you.

[elwyman]

Do you have your own supply of boar's bristles Potbelly? ;D

[altmor]

Potbelly, I've got a dog, Jack - he's featured on this forum before - he's just seen your avitar and is "slobbering at the chops". I think he fancies a nibble of your left ear. ;D ;D

[potbelly]

Sorry, Jack cannot nibble on my ears. Just tried one with hackles from Chinese capes, much better.



Keep those step by steps and patterns coming................. I have a box to fill. ;D

[macsalmo]

They look superb flies Potbelly.

I would fish very confidently with all of them.
As Springer said, you can only improve them for your own needs the Salmon will be more than happy.

Well done.

Gary

[tynetraveller]

:)If that last one is only your third, I really am impressed!

Don't bother with fox in the tail, it is a nightmare to fish unless you tie in a foul guard with a loop of mono, and then its not great.

Keep up the good work. Simon

[altmor]

potbelly said:

Sorry, Jack cannot nibble on my ears.

What, even if he said your third fly was the best he'd ever seen ?
;D ;D

[altmor]

Strike that - he's just seen James' "sample wet" above !! Very nice indeed Speyvalley.

[potbelly]

James, thank you I'll try that tomorrow. Excellent flies, something to aspire to.

Altmor, then I'd know he'd be lying and get put in his cage.

[exerod]

It's interesting to see the different styles of tying that we prefer, horses for courses I suppose.

For the rough and tumble of the small Westcountry spate rivers I would choose Potbelly's first two. Those stiff "sticky out" hackles will catch the current and make the fly dance about. After a day or two of fishing the hackles will be permanently swept back anyway. Speyvalley's elegant fly would collapse to nothing in many of the lies that I fish down here but I'm going to tie some like it for fishing less turbulent waters.

Andy

[Fruin]

Potbelly,

You are going to be very good at this flytying lark. The third fly is very well tied for a third attempt and better than some I've seen from regular tyers.