I once decided after reading older fly tying books there's really nothing new in fly tying. lol Only thing new is all the synthetic materials around these days.
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- Thu Dec 08, 2022 1:26 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Lawson's Caddis Emerger
- Replies: 7
- Views: 737
- Thu Dec 01, 2022 6:26 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
- Topic: Whitlocks Red Fox Squirrel Hair Nymph....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13038
Re: Whitlocks Red Fox Squirrel Hair Nymph....
Love all these variations. On Whitlock's web site and the page on tying this nymph he shows 6 variations. :) I did get some of the SLF dubbing in the colors for this nymph and have tied a few of the standard pattern. Going to try tying some variations too. I believe Whitlock even mentions tying it i...
- Sun Nov 27, 2022 12:50 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Snipe Bloa 1820
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1153
Re: Snipe Bloa 1820
Very nice. I like that pattern.
- Mon Nov 21, 2022 11:12 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Hooks
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3815
Re: Hooks
My two cents worth. lol I've used mainly Daiichi for a long time and have always liked them. Good sharp points. Long time ago I got into using Partridge but if I remember they became hard to get. Not now days for sure. Partridge seemed to have nice proportions for dry flies. I've recently tried some...
- Tue Oct 11, 2022 3:51 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Partridge & Grouse Tups (steelhead pattern)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1309
Re: Partridge & Grouse Tups (steelhead pattern)
Beautiful flies. Thanks for sharing.
- Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:44 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Bluebottle
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1760
Re: Bluebottle
Really nice. I like it. Wish I had a place to catch 12" bluegill.
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 9:49 pm
- Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
- Topic: New Book / "Trout Spey & The Art of the Swing" by Steve Bird
- Replies: 13
- Views: 28910
Re: New Book / "Trout Spey & The Art of the Swing" by Steve Bird
Received my copy of "Trout Spey & The Art of the Swing". What a beautifully done book. I've only had a chance to flip through some of it but I enjoyed studying some of the flies and their photos. Good job!
- Sat Jul 23, 2022 9:46 pm
- Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
- Topic: New Book / "Trout Spey & The Art of the Swing" by Steve Bird
- Replies: 13
- Views: 28910
Re: New Book / "Trout Spey & The Art of the Swing" by Steve Bird
Well, after seeing this thread I had to order a copy also. Looks like a beautiful book. I'll be learning more about spey casting also.
- Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:58 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Cow Dung
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1592
Re: Cow Dung
Beautiful fly. Your proportions look perfect to me.
- Sun Jun 05, 2022 12:39 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Who Fishes Wood?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 36088
Re: Who Fishes Wood?
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