Palewatery Blog » micro flies http://www.palewatery.com/blog Fly Tying & Fly Fishing by Jim Lees Wed, 02 Sep 2015 05:26:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Sparkle Gnat Step by Step http://www.palewatery.com/blog/sparkle-gnat-step-by-step/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/sparkle-gnat-step-by-step/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2014 14:19:36 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=171 My preferred way of tying Sparkle Gnats and Griffiths Gnats has long been to wrap the body herl and hackle around the thread before winding the whole lot up the shank to form the body. There are a few advantages to doing it this way 1. It makes a stronger body. 2. If you use … Continue reading Sparkle Gnat Step by Step →

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]]> http://www.palewatery.com/blog/nano-buzzer/feed/ 2 Aphids and Caenis Step by Steps http://www.palewatery.com/blog/aphids-and-caenis/ http://www.palewatery.com/blog/aphids-and-caenis/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2014 08:42:46 +0000 http://www.palewatery.com/blog/?p=160 There are a few fly tyers who really excel at the small stuff, Hans Weilenmann and Andy Baird jump to mind quickly. These guys tie simple elegant micro flies but also some really beautiful tiny flies and they tie them with a high degree of skill, I’m afraid I’m a bit more basic. What I … Continue reading Aphids and Caenis Step by Steps →

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