Hi all,

I've started experimenting with woven nymphs done sakasa style, and I wanted to share my latest effort. Upper part was 3 strands of black embroidery thread, and bottom was tightly-twisted killer bug yarn. Apart from the copper ribbing, no extra weight was used.






- Albert

Very cool albertyi, here's some links to some other woven flies.
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/gbcskg/7436382.html

http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ketopoon/folde ... l?m=lc&p=3

I think this would add appeal to the flies making them have more substance for fish to hold on to. Instead of spitting out an unnatural feeling hook.

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Albert...I like them alot. They have a very "buggy" appearance to them. Have you tried other variations for the yarn or top embroidery thread yet? I'll bet you could make some very interesting "match-the-hatch" sort of flies. I think having a top and bottom to the fly's body can make for some very cool flies. I have experimented with that idea alittle too, just not with sakasa kebari (I like using the curved Mustad C49S scud hooks for my s.k. and I find it difficult to do that with a curved hook). If you go to my blog's "fly box" I have a bucktail and another soft hackle that's my best effort at a firefly immatation where I tried that giving the fly a top and bottom. If you tie any variations we'd love to see them.

I tie a lot of woven flies. One of my most common ones is the cajun tickler for bass. I use two to three strands of embroidery thread depending on the size. Lately, I have been experimenting with weaving horse hair. So far I have had some really cool results. I will try to take some pictures and post them in the next couple days.

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Albert,

Cool flies! It's stimulating to see these creative experiments going on. Let us know how it fishes if you get a chance.

-Jack

albertyi,

You read my mind. I'm doing something similar with Shetland spindrift black on top and oyster on bottom. The rest is quite a bit different, though.

We'll have to compare notes after fishing them a bit.

Rob

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Beautiful pattern. It has been a long time since I have tied a woven fly. You have inspired me to go at it again. Thanks for sharing this one.

Carl

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