Realistic Fly Tying
I enjoy creating and tying realistic flies, most of which are not intended for fishing with, instead, simply enjoying the challenge of imitating insects and striving to make them look as alive as possible.
Mayflies, real and realistic
Realistic Fly Tying - Creating an Emerging Dragonfly
My goal was to create an adult dragonfly emerging from a semi-transparent nymph
The first step is creating a frame for the dragonfly nymph, using 35 lb mono fishing line
Tinted acrylic varnish was poured onto a mirror, allowed to dry, a strip was cut with a razor, and wrapped around to cover the frame
Legs are 20 lb mono covered with thread, while 8/0 thread was tied onto the tips to create claws
eyes are melted mono fishing line
Tying the Adult Dragonfly
Fine stiff wire is wrapped and covered with thread
fly tying foam tied onto the wire, segmented and coloring applied
painting wings
Eyes are green tinted dried varnish, tied and wrapped into fine organza mesh
coming to life
The nymph case was cut to allow for placing the adult abdomen inside
I wanted the fly to look like it was crying out while experiencing the pain of birth
Framed and ready to send to a friend, Chris Carlin in Alaska,
one of the worlds finest bamboo fly rod makers
I had fun creating this...
Few More Realistic Flies
Orange Caddis Fly - Published as a real insect, in the Atlas of Creation
Step By Step Tutorial - Making this Caddisfly
Realistic Flies
Dragonfly with Prey
Ready for Action
Realistic Dragonfly
Life size Hex Mayfly
Real Dragonfly wants to eat my realistic fly
Real dragonfly wants to mate with my realistic dragonfly - More Photos
Tying a dragonfly abdomen
coming to life
predator and prey
Realistic Scorpion replica hunting a fake bee
Golden Stonefly nymph
Foam body Golden Stonefly adults, effective fishing flies
Realistic Dragonfly Replica
Realistic Grasshopper
One of my first realistic Mayflies
Colorful realistic dragonfly
Dragonfly Nymph, one of my first attempts at realistic fly tying
Hellgrammite
Dragonflies sharing a wasp lunch
Realistic Red Salamander
Green Garden spider
Tadpoles
I donated two realistic Hex Mayflies and photos to the 'Sierra Pacific Fly Fishers" club
Frames sold for $375 each, helping make the annual fund raiser a success
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