Pike flies

I’ve started playing with ostrich herl again, because I think there’s not a lot material around that can beat the action of this stuff.

And one of my favourite patterns is still Ulf Hagström’s Toro Killer. You can find a tutorial on the genuine fly here.

And although I tie mine differently (I use more bucktail along the way to increase the volume), it’s basically the same fly. Here are some I’ve tied today:

 

different shades of olive

 

white and pink

 

my pike imitation

 

same here but shorter, and I also added lead wire in the head

 

and a tandem version

I already visited an ostrich farm for new feathers.

I’ll start dyeing them tomorrow…