ice dubbing and angora this fly is a pain to tie

[smoking gun]

Had to use a dubbing tool I've never used one before I think it came out good I made 2

 

[Bucksnbows]

Are you using a dubbing loop with the ice dubbing?  If not, it is much more difficult and your flies won't last very long.  Ice dubbing is artificial material that has a mind of its own, hence the dubbing loop method to keep it in place on the hook without unraveling,  

[smoking gun]

Yea I made the loops what a pain

[Bucksnbows]

Yea I made the loops what a pain

 

LOL.  Also, try that patter with a black beadhead to get it down deep.  Not that I ever fish anything but dry flies myself, of course

[Kype]

i try to stay away from ice dubbing lol. again your fly looks buggy. thats good. we should start a "fly tying thread" in fly fishing where we can post our pictures of the flies we tie. 

 

anyone good with cameras? everytime i try to take a close up picture its blurry as hell.sorry for the off topic

[Haskell_Hunter]

i try to stay away from ice dubbing lol. again your fly looks buggy. thats good. we should start a "fly tying thread" in fly fishing where we can post our pictures of the flies we tie. 

 

anyone good with cameras? everytime i try to take a close up picture its blurry as hell.sorry for the off topic

 

Don't get a Nikon.  

[Bucksnbows]

Don't get a Nikon.  

Thems fightin' words! 

[smoking gun]

tied a bunch of these and dries I have a separate dry box and a killer spot for dry flying fish they will surface for them I have adams sulfurs tricos March browns light cahills and elk hair

[MGHunter66]

Had to use a dubbing tool I've never used one before I think it came out good I made 2

 

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Not bad, I've tied hundreds of 60 second red heads. Forget the ice and stick with Angora, take a small pile of Angora and chop it finer with your snips, add wax to your monocord and spin it on like any other dubbing. I found this way much easier than wasting time with loops Good luck...keep at it

[MZ7Extreme]

Tied a bunch of these and dries I have a separate dry box and a killer spot for dry flying fish they will surface for them I have adams sulfurs tricos March browns light cahills and elk hair

 

Blue winged olives for this time of year, oh and also caddisflies. BWO's 18-22 Caddis 16-18.

 

Nymphs, hares ear nymphs 16-20, phesant tail nymphs 16-20 caddisfly nymph 16-18. This is what I see hatch all winter long on the flatbrook, pequest, ramapo...

[MZ7Extreme]

Had to use a dubbing tool I've never used one before I think it came out good I made 2

 

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Great steelhead fly, make some more with a blue, pink and chartruese thorax...

[Axiom]