[Matt Henderson]

All,

I fancy using some streamers next season and want to tie them myself.  if you were only to have four patterns in your box what would they be?

cheers

Matt

[Ben Dixon]

Hi Matt,

Is that 4 patterns without variation or is that 4 patterns in different colours and sizes?

Assuming the latter......

Woolly Buggers in black & white, sizes 2 - 10 on 4x longshanks and some 4's & 6's with a bright ornage conehead.
Madonnas in black, brown, & yellow in above sizes
Butt Monkeys in Brown & grey sizes 2 - 8
Zoo Cougars in Yellow, Olive, & black sizes 2 - 8

These are what I will be tying for next year and I will probably add Ollie Edwards Snappy Poodle to the list, not because it is any more effective than anything listed but because I like those Moser Snapheads and the fly looks cool.  If I get really bored I will probably tie some more of Ollie's Sculpins but only if I get really bored.  They takes AGES to tie an are an imitation of something that does not, to my knowledge exist in the Don.

Cheers

Ben

[Sandy Nelson]

Madonnas in black, brown, & yellow in above sizes
Butt Monkeys in Brown & grey sizes 2 - 8
Zoo Cougars in Yellow, Olive, & black sizes 2 - 8

Pictures benjamin please  

I really want to see what a butt monkey looks like

Sandy

[Rob Brownfield]

Bit like this I think

[Sandy Nelson]

Looks like an ape to me
 

[Bronzebommer]

Is that you Rob?

[Ben Dixon]

Think i have posted these before Sandy but here you go





Cheers

Ben

[Noel Kelly]

I am a big believer in c&r but think I would have to make an exception for any Don fish that took one of those

[Rob Brownfield]

Looks like an ape to me
 

Tut..picky sod! The only monkey I could find had a rather red and raw looking backside and I thought it rather inappropriate..lol.

[Rob Brownfield]

If you dressed those a bit SMALLER I might use them for Pike

[Sandy Nelson]

Tut..picky sod! The only monkey I could find had a rather red and raw looking backside and I thought it rather inappropriate..lol.

Better watch out the rspca might be reading this

You must have spent TOO MUCH time in the jungle over the years

I havn't managed to catch one yet

Ben.

Now i see the pictures i remember seeing them before old age is a terrible thing, Thanks though!
What about the other two "madonna" and  "zoo cougar" ?  have i seen them before as well

Sandy

[Irvine Ross]

Humph

Butt Monkey???? Looks like a sparkled up matuka muddler to me.

http://www.danica.com/flytier/rwyatt/matuka_muddler.htm

Bah Humbug

Irvine

[Iain Goolager]

What's all this streamer nonsense?

Since there is such an interest in streamers and chucking them, would it be a good topic for the fly tying competition? Just a thought. I don't have any streamer hooks but I can buy and send a couple to anyone that doesn't already have such a thing.

Iain