TYING THE 28/30 CANADIAN SALMON FLY PATTERN WITH RYAN HOUSTON

[@duderoony]

Very nice pattern there Ryan. Thank you for another one dude.

[@scottnorris6529]

Looks great Ryan.

[@Lutztheflytyer]

Nice fly, thanks for sharing. Who is your supplier for the blue eared pheasant, fantastic quality.

[@RyanHoustonflytying]

i am a vet i was brought one with a broken leg to put to sleep and dispose of

[@metubewot]

It will also be a good sea trout night fly. Beautiful.

[@RyanHoustonflytying]

THANKS IAN YES ITS THAT SORT OF COLOUR SCHEME

[@curtisjonesjr1]

Nice fly. Where do you buy blue eared pheasant?

[@RyanHoustonflytying]

i got a dead one off a breeder

[@markrobinson8625]

Would heron be a okay substitute?

[@RyanHoustonflytying]

id say heron would be the preferred feather and the BEP was a sub

[@callumclark3358]

I've been making flies for best part of 50 years. One thing strikes me occasionally is the combination of wax and varnish (nowadays quite often, some sort of glue). Generally, if you're varnishing or gluing something, the LAST thing you would want near it is wax. How come it sort of works when you make a fly? Mind you, on occasion when I've had to unwind, I've found that superglued thread seems to unwind quite readily. I've put that down to me using cheap glue, but I don't know.

[@RyanHoustonflytying]

not sure Callum perhaps its just historical practice on our part i actually made a shellac varnish for my classic flies by dissolving natural shellac perhaps old recipes shared common solvents?

[@seandacey8346]

Nice fly Ryan. Any idea why it's called the 28/30 ?

[@kimlaliberte7601]

How about doing one with a tube Thanks for making a great Canadian fly

[@RyanHoustonflytying]

the same fly? i think you guys have lots of restrictions on tube types (weights)? what is allowed