Post by exerod on Nov 29, 2006 0:02:28 GMT
I knew Easky’s step by step was good but I didn’t realise how good until I tried doing my own. I don’t know how many pics I took and deleted before I got clear ones of each stage, must get a tripod or leave it to the professionals!
Anyway this is just my way of tying a templedog, all constructive criticism and tips welcome.
Dressing,
Tube, ¾ inch Ally or copper
Thread, Orange/Red
Tail, Fluro Green Floss and Lime Green Twinkle (this is very similar to crystal hair)
Body, Gold Mylar
Hackle, Yellow cock
Wing, Orange and Yellow Artic Fox, Green Squirrel, Orange Goat and more Twinkle!!!
I’ve used orange silk to tie down the gold mylar at the tail end because I think it looks nicer, I’m sure it would make no difference to the fish if I used red silk throughout.
The reason I’ve used green squirrel and not fox is that I never had any green fox.
Lay a flat bed of silk to within 3/16” of the tail end of the tube (there is no need to start right up by the head, just need a flat bed of silk long enough to tie the mylar on later). Take about a 6” length of floss and double it twice, tie in at tail end.
Then add two strands of twinkle and take thread in touching turns back to the start point.
Fold the floss/twinkle back and take thread back to tail in touching turns.
Cut a ½” length of mylar tubing and slip it over the tube and tie it down at the tail and then whip finish. Trim off thread and varnish the whip finish. Trim tail to desired length. Remove fly from vice and leave for varnish to dry while you tie another body.
Re mount the tube and tie down the front end of the mylar.
There is a lot of ‘stuff’ to go into the wing and bulk is the enemy so use the minimum number of turns of silk to tie down each component - one turn is enough for the next two stages. First tie in 3 or 4 strands of lime green twinkle.
Then a sparse bunch of green squirrel…
..and then the orange artic fox, this only needs three turns of silk.
Now pull the wing back and tie the yellow cock hackle in hard up against the wing root (sorry, hackle is obscured by my well manicured fingers)
Hold the wing in place and wind two turns of hackle and tie off hackle.
Now tie in 3 or 4 strands of orange twinkle and the yellow fox. This section of the wing should be longer than the first section.
Fold the yellow wing back (but don’t make any attempt to tie it back) and add another sparse bunch of green squirrel. The wing should still be very vertical at this stage.
Then add a ‘crest’ of orange goat hair.
Finally build up a head (this should push the wing back to a more acceptable angle) and whip finish.
View from the front, in the current those few wayward green hairs will get back into the wing.
Andy
Anyway this is just my way of tying a templedog, all constructive criticism and tips welcome.
Dressing,
Tube, ¾ inch Ally or copper
Thread, Orange/Red
Tail, Fluro Green Floss and Lime Green Twinkle (this is very similar to crystal hair)
Body, Gold Mylar
Hackle, Yellow cock
Wing, Orange and Yellow Artic Fox, Green Squirrel, Orange Goat and more Twinkle!!!
I’ve used orange silk to tie down the gold mylar at the tail end because I think it looks nicer, I’m sure it would make no difference to the fish if I used red silk throughout.
The reason I’ve used green squirrel and not fox is that I never had any green fox.
Lay a flat bed of silk to within 3/16” of the tail end of the tube (there is no need to start right up by the head, just need a flat bed of silk long enough to tie the mylar on later). Take about a 6” length of floss and double it twice, tie in at tail end.
Then add two strands of twinkle and take thread in touching turns back to the start point.
Fold the floss/twinkle back and take thread back to tail in touching turns.
Cut a ½” length of mylar tubing and slip it over the tube and tie it down at the tail and then whip finish. Trim off thread and varnish the whip finish. Trim tail to desired length. Remove fly from vice and leave for varnish to dry while you tie another body.
Re mount the tube and tie down the front end of the mylar.
There is a lot of ‘stuff’ to go into the wing and bulk is the enemy so use the minimum number of turns of silk to tie down each component - one turn is enough for the next two stages. First tie in 3 or 4 strands of lime green twinkle.
Then a sparse bunch of green squirrel…
..and then the orange artic fox, this only needs three turns of silk.
Now pull the wing back and tie the yellow cock hackle in hard up against the wing root (sorry, hackle is obscured by my well manicured fingers)
Hold the wing in place and wind two turns of hackle and tie off hackle.
Now tie in 3 or 4 strands of orange twinkle and the yellow fox. This section of the wing should be longer than the first section.
Fold the yellow wing back (but don’t make any attempt to tie it back) and add another sparse bunch of green squirrel. The wing should still be very vertical at this stage.
Then add a ‘crest’ of orange goat hair.
Finally build up a head (this should push the wing back to a more acceptable angle) and whip finish.
View from the front, in the current those few wayward green hairs will get back into the wing.
Andy
I have never tied a templedog so it was great to see how its done 
