For a friend.

[teififlies]

Every year I dressed this selection of flies for a good friend of mine. Always the same flies tied on low water slamon hooks in sizes 8 and 10. He always used to start fishing as the sun was setting, always the same pool and always 3 times down the pool and then home. He used to catch his fair share of fish from that pool his best went just over 10lbs. his only double figure sewin in over 35years of fishing.

I shall miss him next season.

 

[weatherman]

Sublime generosity, hats off to you.

 

[ian1104]

Great set of flies!

 

[phl]

That's a super selection. You certainly repaid the friendship you had.

Paul

 

[sewinfly]

Stunning

Sewinfly. ...........

 

[Alwyn]

Lovely ties. I'm sure your friend really appreciated them over the years.

 

[elwyman]

Nice set of flies, your friend was lucky to have you as his friend. Sounds like that pool will always remind you of him.

 

[Teal Blue And Long John Silver]

If I had to pick a single one out of them as an absolute banker it would be your Haslam's. The thing is though I could be stood in my own river in the pitch dark with all of them in pocket and just pull any one put at random. Throw it into my pool and be supremely confident of a fish

 

[elwyman]

I like the two flies on the right, not sure if they are Dyfi Black and Orange variants or Munro Killers. Whatever, they look great.

 

[T7]

See now I love the stoaty viva type ones! Something for everyone in there

 

[teififlies]

Hi all, thanks for all the kind words.
I will post the dressing of each fly later.

btw, I'm seeing a few posts with ADVERTISING at the bottom as in T7's post above, just curious.

 

[T7]

Yes, odd! I’m having to edit most of my replies

 

[teififlies]

Dressing for a Teifi Thunder.

Butt Silver Lurex and Yellow Floss
Tail Dyed Red GP Crest
Body Black Floss
Rib Silver Lurex or tinsel
1st hackle Orange Cock
2nd hackle Kingfisher Blue Cock
Wing Grey Squirrel dyed light fiery brown(top)
Grey Squirrel dyed fiery brown(bottom
Thread Black
Hook Any hook or tube of your choice

 

[elwyman]

Very nice indeed, I can see that working well for salmon on the Elwy, as well as for sea trout.

 

[weatherman]

I agree, very nice & well tied, a lot of similarities to a Blue Charm.

 

[elwyman]

I do like some of the traditional patterns on small doubles- Blue Charm works well on the Dee. Munro Killer. Willie Gunn, Thunder & Lightning and Garry Dog have brought me salmon on the Elwy.
All with black bodies, ribbed silver or gold.