LifeNRA Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Lets see some of the flies the flyfishers in here tie up!!! Bass, trout, or panfish, any fly that you make, not buy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Let me find some pics, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Let me find some pics, lol Well, hopefully it will not be just the two of us posting. I thought it would be fun and a learning to see what people are using around the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I know...lol. Hey, maybe some time we should trade flies,lol.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrich Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I'm a week or so away from getting my vise and materials, so I won't be posting anything any time soon. But I would love to see what you guys tie up. Lets see some pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 So far, all the flies I been tying are for trout. My latest is some dry flies. Sulphur emerger and dun. This is a good pattern to have anywhere, midges. Various colors, but my favorite is a red midge, silver bead, red thread, and silver wire. Size 22-18's Caddis, tan and green. Glass green caddis. I fish a lot of tandem rig flies, two flies at one time. I hate having to use lead shot to help flies get down. I made these up on my own mostly as a way to get down fast. But they still work to catch fish. Known as a San Juan worm, I called this one a Super San Juan worm. I used a tungsten scud weight to the hook then the chenille. They are pricey considering ten weights for about $5! But then the fly shop charges $2 per fly! So their 50 cents a piece. My version of a fly called not looks, lightning bug. only difference is the thorax. I used pheasant tail, not flashback or tinsel. New product just recently called the Uni-Bobber. I am more of a nymph fisherman, but the bass fisherman in me loves top water! I use this fly as a part of a dropper system. If it goes under, then something took the dropper fly! Light tan caddis. I use a Peak Rotatory vise. Peak sells a soft pack case for $30, this is a scoped handgun case, $10! Much better protection as well! I also tie up the following flies. Rainbow warrior, copper johns, pheasant tails, many different colors of midges, and several other kinds of trout flies I found on Youtube. ckrich, get into Youtube and type in the fly you want to start with. I am self taught, never had any cases. Learn the proportions and have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I know...lol. Hey, maybe some time we should trade flies,lol.... I might be up for that. In another forum I belong to, they do a fly swap a few times a year. Mostly for trout streams. I think its a cool way to learn about other patterns, and maybe something that you don't have might work great in your local streams. But I don't think there is enough fly tiers in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrich Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 ckrich, get into Youtube and type in the fly you want to start with. I am self taught, never had any cases. Learn the proportions and have fun! Thanks for the tip. I've already been browsing youtube for a while, just watching and trying to get a handle on some of the techniques. I've found a ton of good recipes on Charlie Craven's website that I want to give a try. Mostly trout patterns, with a few big nasties for stripers and bass thrown in there. I like your idea of a tungsten bead on the san juan. Lately I've just been adding a heavy copper rib with some small wire I salvaged from here and there. It looks pretty crude without having a vise to hold the fly, but it still gets the job done. Also, if you want to get a few flies for reference models or what have you, check out Big Y Fly Company Premium Discount Fishing Flies, Trout Flies, Fly Fishing Shop . I've been buying nearly all of my flies from them for about a year, great quality and you can't beat 50 cents a fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem308 Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Great looking flies so far...the flies I tie are for bass and some panfish...a few poppers and bugs, some subsurface. I will have to get a few pictures and post 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Awesome flies NRA! I'll get some pics up soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Oh my! I have been busy! LOL!!! Finally got a little better organized. I got these 12 compartment boxes up at Bass Pro the other week. They hold way more than the other boxes I have, with less bulk! Just in the last 3-4 weeks I been trying to get caught up in some much needed tying for this year. Don't get me wrong! But its more than I had last year!!! I know some of you probably have 100 times more than this! But, to think how much money this would have cost to buy them at a fly shop. Even at $.50 a piece would have not covered the cost of materials! Not to mention I have tons more material to keep tying what I have here! It certainly pays off learning to tie your on flies!!! Midge Box Other Boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Pheasant Tail, size 18 Copper Johns, size 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrich Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 WOW, you have been busy! Some great looking flies in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Wow, some awesome tying!! Quiet the collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Nobody else gonna show some ties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrich Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 I spent the last two weeks stuck in a hotel in Dallas doing some training for work, so I decided to get some tying stuff and try to teach myself during my down time. I ended up spending more time stripping material off of hooks, but I think I am finally getting the hang of it. I know I've got a long way to go and tons to learn, but it is a lot more fun than I expected. Here are a couple of flies that I tied. [ATTACH]6965[/ATTACH][ATTACH]6966[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted April 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Nice ties, sorry it took me so long to get in here! Been playing around with a new PC. As long as it stays fun for you, you will keep tying! Youtube is your fly tying friend!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem308 Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 I really like chasing the smallmouth bass on the fly and woolly buggers seem to be a real good fly for just that. I tied up a good variety the other evening, some weighted, a few not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckrich Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Nice buggers Rem!Here's one I whipped up last week. It's just a lot of marabou, but the smallies were killing it on Saturday.[ATTACH]7010[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted November 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Nice buggers REM! That looks like a smallie bug krich! Nice ties guys. Sorry I haven't been in much. Been playing some PC games and working like a dog the last few months plus trying to get some archery time in as well. I got to get tying some new patterns here soon. Ill post them up later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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