Fleas for Salt and Fresh
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Category: Freshwater Fishing
Forum Name: Fly Tying
Forum Description: Swap tips and techniques for Fresh and Saltwater fly patterns
URL: https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57845
Printed Date: 02 Feb 2026 at 7:57pm
Topic: Fleas for Salt and Fresh
Posted By: flygimp
Subject: Fleas for Salt and Fresh
Date Posted: 22 Sep 2010 at 11:01pm
                     A few in the mix for Salties, Pike, Salmon and Trout. Cheers, Brent.
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Posted By: TheBadger
Date Posted: 23 Sep 2010 at 7:15am
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Very nice!
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Posted By: jmeyerc
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2011 at 1:48pm
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Absolutely brilliant flies - thanks everso much for sharing them -- will definitely try tying some of these. Jeanne ------------- I am going now to find myself, if I should return before I get back - please ask me to wait. St Jeanne the Confused |
Posted By: flygimp
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2011 at 10:40am
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Thanks Jeanne and badger for the kind feedback. I have the odd fly published in fly mags over here in the British Isles for pike, trout and salt. If you have any questions on materials or anything... I'm always happy to help! Cheers, Brent.
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Posted By: jmeyerc
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2011 at 11:35am
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Thanks for that Brent, looking at the flies again - I am intrigued with the red holo and the green holo flies - are they filled with hot glue? and the tails; what are they please Brent? Thanks everso much for helping me with this. I like these flies so much I want to try and make them. But if they are a special pattern I will understand. Jeanne ------------- I am going now to find myself, if I should return before I get back - please ask me to wait. St Jeanne the Confused |
Posted By: flygimp
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2011 at 11:43am
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No worries Jeanne. The 'red and green holo heads' are built using a flat sheet of foam - 2mm fly foam (you should be able to get something similar at any good craft shop) - to which I super glue holographic tape by 'WAPSI' and cut out a bullet shaped head. Once I've built the fly body up with white EP fibres and a wing (or upper body) of Rams wool or similar 'natural hair' in red or chartruse. I then fold the 'red or green' holo head near the eye of the hook on itself using a good dose of super glue. Then simply apply expoxy eyes. A light layer of epoxy on top of the holo head and around the eyes and your done. In a similar way as creating a 'crease fly' but only for the head - http://www.uksaltwaterflies.com/acatalog/article5_saltwaterflytying.html By the way if you've never tied a crease fly here's the step by step - their deadly for surface action. By the way for holo sheets certain tinsel type wrapping paper will do the the job to. I hope this helps and makes sense. For any tying material reference try: www.uksaltwaterflies.com/acatalog/fly_tying.html I'm a little rusty on the names of tying materials we have on offer back in kiwi land. Good luck and tight lines, Brent.
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Posted By: jmeyerc
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 11:39am
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Thanks everso much for the info on the construction of the red & green holo flies, I'll certainly give them a go - they look so darn good. thanks again Brent Jeanne ------------- I am going now to find myself, if I should return before I get back - please ask me to wait. St Jeanne the Confused |
Posted By: Te Awa Kairangi Angler
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 5:15pm
| Brilliant tying! Have you got any tying clips on youtube? |
Posted By: Bare Bones
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 9:23pm
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Hi flygimp
thks for sharing the flies with us. Impressive. Just a quick query? what camera did you use to take the pics of the flies. I have taken photos of flies at home here for inclusion on the web. Turn out ok but could be better. Look foreward to your next posts.
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Posted By: flygimp
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2011 at 10:54am
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Hey Te awa, No tying on You-tube I had some flies in Fish & Game mag, a year or so ago. I'm back in Gods-zone as of May for good, so would mind tying at a few demos if people were interested. Looking forward to a good ass-kicking from a few kingies next summer.
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Posted By: flygimp
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2011 at 11:01am
| Barebones I use an Olympus E410, 10 megapixel with pretty sharp macro settings... couple of years old now - could pick up one pretty reasonable on fleabay these days I reckon. |
Posted By: Mr.Dundee
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2011 at 10:05am
| Awome flies |