Fly Tying a Petitjean MP 33 Mayfly nymph 

Thank you.

Well thank you coach! Its not that difficult, like everything, practice makes perfect!

Thanks J.

Hi Chris, thanks, yes but black Antron or another floss type material would work even better.

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Thanks Shannon, I'll be doing more MP patterns...

Thanks John, more will come.

Excellent question! I too would like to see best practices for preserving and getting the most out of our tying materials. Another great tie Barry- thanks for all you do for us fly tiers.

Hi Duofold, thanks. Whoa what vice is it? I have done a few videos regarding material prep but not a duck, I'll see what I can do about that.

Good morning, Barry. It's a McLaughlin Law, and you'd have to see it to believe it. Built and finished like the movement of a Rolex watch. Sublime. The hardened tool steel jaws are exactly as per the original Law, but the arm articulates to allow exact rotational alignment, in a similar way to the late Snowbee Waldron vice (which did not have the definitive original Law jaws). The star wheel under the left hand offers the most natural jaw function adjustment you can imagine. If any vice is better-made it must exist in another dimension. The only caveat that has to be attached, is that Jim McLaughlin does not want to make dozens of these vices, so he is unlikely ever to become a new source of upgraded Law vices. These are one or two-off works of art/utility. Production-made vices will serve most tyers' needs, anyway. I know you're wedded to your Petitjean Swiss vices, and I too think they're superb. Their price is decidedly fruity, though, as you'd expect for high quality kit made in Switzerland. (If only I could persuade myself to pay the vast sum required for his clever bobbin holders.) On mallard preparation - I have to admit, even after many years of shooting I still feel somewhat over-faced when confronted by a still-warm duck. A step-by-step reduction guide would be very reassuring. And (importantly) allow the creature the respect it deserves. Plucking/sorting/storage/dye options/moth protection/labelling/collating. And then it would be useful to know just which feathers would be needed for known fly patterns, and which could be used as substitutes (mallard/wood duck, etc.) The same breakdown might be written/illustrated for various other species/creatures, but the mallard is the most easily acquired for most of us. All that would make a very useful addition to the second printing of your outstanding book (which sits beside me). In fact, if referencing several species, there's probably a whole new book in this subject. So that's your afternoon taken up, eh Barry?

Thanks Glinn.

You can do it Dude.

I’ll certainly be giving it a try but a few more materials needed first! lol

Hi SB, thats strange, I have 50-60 packs of MP CDC and for the most they are long! Send me a photo of the lightning screw or what is wrong with your vice along with your name and address and I will forward it to Marc and have him replace it if you like. barrycl@online.no

Thanks, yes quite a few CDC hackles used here, but the yellow ones can be used for several flies.

Thanks James.

Takk Anders.

Thanks Jack, yes Marc does tie it with less weight and it is more difficult get wet! You do have to wet the nymph and then squeeze out the air in the CDC to get it down. I think they would work well for a pmd, the colour darkens slightly when wet.

Thanks Tink...

Hi Jorge, thank you, and so pleased that you like the CDC book. The floss I am using is Marc Petitjean floss, you should be able to get it from any MP dealer.

@@Thefeatherbender Thanks, Barry. I can say that at the moment I have your book and that of MPJ as reference books. Both are must-haves on a fly-tyer's bench. An affectionate greeting.

Hi John, thanks, yes its from MP, all his CDC is of this length and quality, and no its from ducks. The CDC from geese and swans is actually shorter than ducks! I have never heard of a paradise duck, and I know most birds, I'll have to google that!

practice and more practice Robert....