Fly Tying and Fly discussions

Alpen Glow · Alpen Glow

http://tonysalpenglow.blogspot.com/2012/11/viseart-conversation-with-marlo-dipietro.html

vince · vince

http://www.thehaddiscatch.com/2012/07/few-feathers.html

Packrat · Packrat

Hey Bob, I think this pattern is pretty easy to duplicate. The Lembroughton's will carry on! I need to trim the wings slightly shorter on the next one, this was the experimental first tie. Packrat

iamamultitasker · iamamultitasker

I have plans to do some fishing on the Lower Yuba in the next month and would love to catch fish on Skwala dry flies. I did some research on the net and came up with this pattern. Never having seen an actual Skwala stonefly, I would like some feedback as to whether this pattern might work. tks.

Cole Davis · Cole Davis

Playing around with the new camera. Still some shadows below. Hard feeding and entertaining an almost 4 year old while shooting bug shots. Enjoy

iamamultitasker · iamamultitasker

Well, I'm in full production mode for my next trip to Baja in April and have been tying clousers like a maniac. I talked to Bob Alwine at Sweeney's (thanks for the tip Chris) and he told me that tying the eyes a little further back from the eye will make the fly swim erraticly and hence trigger more strikes...

Berryessie · Berryessie

Merry Christmas!

Cole Davis · Cole Davis

Kind of a weird part of the year. Maybe folks are tying to keep their boxes full, some maybe keeping up with steelhead flies, some maybe gearing up for spring already? What's everyone tying out there??? Curious to know.

Cole Davis · Cole Davis

So we did the 5 flies you would fish, what about species? And for this one you only get one pick.....caddis, may, stone, midge, leech, toad, squirrel, whatever your fav but you only get one pick.

iamamultitasker · iamamultitasker

I was just tying up some small FBPT's and remembered somewhere that I had straightened out a #18 Gamakatsu P10 on a big fish a few years ago. I wonder if I just wasted 1/2 hr tying on P10's or my memory sucks. First of all, isn't Gamakatsu considered a quality hook? Secondly, has that ever happened to any...

Otter · Otter

Some of the rivers have been blown out for much of this year, so I have had tons of fun fishing lakes. The lakes are pretty high as well. Using an intermediate camo line you can hook some of the wary fish. The wiggle tail works well on many lakes. There is a little lake that is the middle upper part of the Y...

59pines · 59pines

If this is a repeat forgive me... Who is down for a steelhead fly swap? I've been sitting at the vise and have a @#$% for steelhead flies! I don't care if its swung, dead drifted, nymphed, indicated or dry flied... if its targeting steelhead, lets swapit. With that said I've never run a swap so bare w...

Otter · Otter

Fishing has been a little slow on Putah. I saw these Gama hooks to size 30... I may have to order some for those slow days.http://www.bearsden.com/product8747.html

rgloft · rgloft

anyone live in napa and want to help me out with some / a , lesson ?. I have the tools nowI want to start out tying a bead head fox pupa and or a zibra midge -- Edited by rgloft on Friday 5th of November 2010 04:06:44 PM

59pines · 59pines

I was making up a batch of this z-poxy 5 minute epoxy stuff and I thought it is supposed to be clear. I followed the directions and made up a few batches. All of it turned out a milky white, even when dried. I bought the stuff at Sweeney's, seems pretty straight forward from the directions. Anbody have...

Otter · Otter

My creation for the Rainy season on the Yuba

LilWhippersnapper · LilWhippersnapper

I've heard from people in the past on here and on Kienes that tying your own flys does not save you money. I'm kinda confused, cuz at an average of 2 bucks a fly it costs me at least 20 bucks for 10 flys. That's if I don't buy bead headed flys. Those cost 2.35. So I'm looking at 20-30 bucks for 10 flies. I can tie 3...

Nohackle · Nohackle

I must admit that I have been disappointed with the consistency of the sharpness of Tiemco hooks, particularly the 2x heavy hooks (e.g. 3769, 2457, 3761). The smaller sizes of theses hooks are more consistently sharp (but not all of them), but the larger sizes seem to be much more inconsistent. Ear...

rgloft · rgloft

finally got the vice , Thanks otter . so I have been looking at tools ie bobin tools and there is about 8 or 9 too chose from what gives why so many and which one do I get and the prices crazy the one I like over thirty dollars thats crazy and then theres scizors I hear that two pair is good , one for wire and one f...

crhoden · crhoden

I think the two most important materials in a fly tiers arsenals are pea**** herl and marabou, in that order. They have so much appeal, and at least a dozen well known flies use them, if not a hundred. I found a recipe years ago in a book I own named Trout Flies of The West. In it there was a tying style from a Co...

prettyfly · prettyfly

1. Any one know where I can find some of these little guy they look like they would work 2. any one want to try to tie some up for me and I would deffinitly be willing to pay a resonable price for them . thanks guys Sorry. this is rgloft I forgot to log sarah out . contact rgloft . Thanks -- Edited by prettyfly...

jvento · jvento

With all of this cold weather, my head cement gets really goopy. I've tried to put the jar in a glass of warm water for a while, but that didn't really help all that much. You guys have any suggestions? -Jon

CJ · CJ

Okay here's the question. Since our hatches are so messed up this year(right now) what's everybody tying? I am working on some stuff for next week but was sorta curious about what else you folks are working on.

CJ · CJ

Anybody try these hooks out? My buddy got them at the Pleasanton show. Barbless tying hooks from Sweden I think? These are the scud czech nymph model. The are also slightly off center like a gama octopus. Pretty cool.

timmosazz · timmosazz

Ok This is my first ever tube fly. It was inspired by a article in Fly tyer mag. The tube is from a Q Tip. The tube vice attachment is a 4D finishing nail that I cut the head off of and flattened with a hammer. I think it all went pretty well for the first pass, I wanted more olive in the hackle area but used what I h...

DrBombay · DrBombay

I was fishing one of our valley tailwaters this weekend and discovered its full of small light olive scuds. So I was curious does anyone use scud patterns locally ? I've never really gave them much thought, But I will now. Anybody have any favorite scud patterns ?

timmosazz · timmosazz

I have noticed over the years that some of the flys that I have tied poorly work better than perfect copy of a pattern. Of course when this happens this I keep tying in the new varriation. And there are some flies that i have fished untill the last scrap of thread is barley hangin on the hook and it is still t...

Codym · Codym

Anybody up for a fly swap, anybody got a suggestion on what the theme should be? 1. CodyM (me)-Winged Cobra 2. AfricanAngler-Z wing caddis-recieved 3. Live2fish888-biot nymph-recieved 4. Vince-Caddis poopah-recieved 5. Lilwhippersnapper-midge 6. BigOkieWhiteBoy916 7. BrianClemens-Ston...

timmosazz · timmosazz

Just recieved my new Redding Fly Shop catalog, and after looking through the fly section i saw it advertised that most of the flys that they sell are listed with the recipe on line. Just go to www.theflyshop.com and go to the fly section click on a fly and the recipe should come up with it. I tried it and it i...

jeflo · jeflo

What's working on the putah right now? Planning on getting out Saturday and am just curious if any of you will share your knowledge. Alot of guys swear by the WD40. I've tied several and am looking for some more patterns to tie

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	a conversation with Marlo Dipietro (Preview) http://tonysalpenglow.blogspot.com/2012/11/viseart-conversation-with-marlo-dipietro.html	Alpen Glow	1	3389	Nov 14, 2012 by Matt R
	A Craigslist steal. (Preview) http://www.thehaddiscatch.com/2012/07/few-feathers.html	vince	0	3791	Jul 2, 2012 by vince
	This one's for Oneweight! (Preview) Hey Bob, I think this pattern is pretty easy to duplicate. The Lembroughton's will carry on! I need to trim the wings slightly shorter on the next one, this was the experimental first tie. Packrat	Packrat	5	4691	Apr 24, 2012 by vince
	Yuba Skwala Dries (Preview) I have plans to do some fishing on the Lower Yuba in the next month and would love to catch fish on Skwala dry flies. I did some research on the net and came up with this pattern. Never having seen an actual Skwala stonefly, I would like some feedback as to whether this pattern might work. tks.	iamamultitasker	9	5352	Mar 9, 2012 by iamamultitasker
	new flies (Preview) Playing around with the new camera. Still some shadows below. Hard feeding and entertaining an almost 4 year old while shooting bug shots. Enjoy	Cole Davis	5	4133	Jan 16, 2012 by BennyS
	Question about tying large clouser minnows. (Preview) Well, I'm in full production mode for my next trip to Baja in April and have been tying clousers like a maniac. I talked to Bob Alwine at Sweeney's (thanks for the tip Chris) and he told me that tying the eyes a little further back from the eye will make the fly swim erraticly and hence trigger more strikes...	iamamultitasker	1	3483	Jan 14, 2012 by Otter
	A completely differnt way of making flies (Preview) Merry Christmas!	Berryessie	1	3574	Dec 20, 2011 by Cole Davis
	anybody tying? (Preview) Kind of a weird part of the year. Maybe folks are tying to keep their boxes full, some maybe keeping up with steelhead flies, some maybe gearing up for spring already? What's everyone tying out there??? Curious to know.	Cole Davis	8	3912	Dec 8, 2011 by lightfoot
	One fly part 2 (Preview) So we did the 5 flies you would fish, what about species? And for this one you only get one pick.....caddis, may, stone, midge, leech, toad, squirrel, whatever your fav but you only get one pick.	Cole Davis	17	5395	Dec 1, 2011 by lightfoot
	Gamakatsu p10 hook. (Preview) I was just tying up some small FBPT's and remembered somewhere that I had straightened out a #18 Gamakatsu P10 on a big fish a few years ago. I wonder if I just wasted 1/2 hr tying on P10's or my memory sucks. First of all, isn't Gamakatsu considered a quality hook? Secondly, has that ever happened to any...	iamamultitasker	0	2956	Oct 3, 2011 by iamamultitasker
	Wiggle tail (Preview) Some of the rivers have been blown out for much of this year, so I have had tons of fun fishing lakes. The lakes are pretty high as well. Using an intermediate camo line you can hook some of the wary fish. The wiggle tail works well on many lakes. There is a little lake that is the middle upper part of the Y...	Otter	1	3218	Aug 5, 2011 by Cole Davis
	steelhead fly swap? ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) If this is a repeat forgive me... Who is down for a steelhead fly swap? I've been sitting at the vise and have a @#$% for steelhead flies! I don't care if its swung, dead drifted, nymphed, indicated or dry flied... if its targeting steelhead, lets swapit. With that said I've never run a swap so bare w...	59pines	64	13478	Apr 23, 2011 by BigOkieWhiteBoy916
	Gamakatsu midge hook size 26-30 (Preview) Fishing has been a little slow on Putah. I saw these Gama hooks to size 30... I may have to order some for those slow days.http://www.bearsden.com/product8747.html	Otter	1	4471	Mar 8, 2011 by brian clemens
	Lessons ? (Preview) anyone live in napa and want to help me out with some / a , lesson ?. I have the tools nowI want to start out tying a bead head fox pupa and or a zibra midge -- Edited by rgloft on Friday 5th of November 2010 04:06:44 PM	rgloft	5	2754	Mar 7, 2011 by bono
	zpoxy 5minute epoxy (Preview) I was making up a batch of this z-poxy 5 minute epoxy stuff and I thought it is supposed to be clear. I followed the directions and made up a few batches. All of it turned out a milky white, even when dried. I bought the stuff at Sweeney's, seems pretty straight forward from the directions. Anbody have...	59pines	8	2156	Feb 9, 2011 by 59pines
	rubber legged egg omelette (Preview) My creation for the Rainy season on the Yuba	Otter	4	2449	Jan 17, 2011 by AfricanAngler
	Buying vs. Tying your own (Preview) I've heard from people in the past on here and on Kienes that tying your own flys does not save you money. I'm kinda confused, cuz at an average of 2 bucks a fly it costs me at least 20 bucks for 10 flys. That's if I don't buy bead headed flys. Those cost 2.35. So I'm looking at 20-30 bucks for 10 flies. I can tie 3...	LilWhippersnapper	7	5017	Nov 10, 2010 by ANGRYINCHER
	Tiemco hooks - consistently sharp? (Preview) I must admit that I have been disappointed with the consistency of the sharpness of Tiemco hooks, particularly the 2x heavy hooks (e.g. 3769, 2457, 3761). The smaller sizes of theses hooks are more consistently sharp (but not all of them), but the larger sizes seem to be much more inconsistent. Ear...	Nohackle	0	1742	Nov 7, 2010 by Nohackle
	tools ? (Preview) finally got the vice , Thanks otter . so I have been looking at tools ie bobin tools and there is about 8 or 9 too chose from what gives why so many and which one do I get and the prices crazy the one I like over thirty dollars thats crazy and then theres scizors I hear that two pair is good , one for wire and one f...	rgloft	2	1704	Nov 5, 2010 by rgloft
	Marabou nymphs (Preview) I think the two most important materials in a fly tiers arsenals are pea**** herl and marabou, in that order. They have so much appeal, and at least a dozen well known flies use them, if not a hundred. I found a recipe years ago in a book I own named Trout Flies of The West. In it there was a tying style from a Co...	crhoden	8	4340	Oct 20, 2010 by crhoden
	Ash caddis (Preview) 1. Any one know where I can find some of these little guy they look like they would work 2. any one want to try to tie some up for me and I would deffinitly be willing to pay a resonable price for them . thanks guys Sorry. this is rgloft I forgot to log sarah out . contact rgloft . Thanks -- Edited by prettyfly...	prettyfly	23	3041	Aug 17, 2010 by Packrat
	Head glue... (Preview) With all of this cold weather, my head cement gets really goopy. I've tried to put the jar in a glass of warm water for a while, but that didn't really help all that much. You guys have any suggestions? -Jon	jvento	4	1693	Aug 9, 2010 by AfricanAngler
	bugz (Preview) Okay here's the question. Since our hatches are so messed up this year(right now) what's everybody tying? I am working on some stuff for next week but was sorta curious about what else you folks are working on.	CJ	8	2210	Aug 6, 2010 by AbelBoy
	New Hooks (Preview) Anybody try these hooks out? My buddy got them at the Pleasanton show. Barbless tying hooks from Sweden I think? These are the scud czech nymph model. The are also slightly off center like a gama octopus. Pretty cool.	CJ	1	1952	Mar 16, 2010 by Codym
	Tube fly (Preview) Ok This is my first ever tube fly. It was inspired by a article in Fly tyer mag. The tube is from a Q Tip. The tube vice attachment is a 4D finishing nail that I cut the head off of and flattened with a hammer. I think it all went pretty well for the first pass, I wanted more olive in the hackle area but used what I h...	timmosazz	3	1793	Mar 12, 2010 by RippenLips
	Scuds (Preview) I was fishing one of our valley tailwaters this weekend and discovered its full of small light olive scuds. So I was curious does anyone use scud patterns locally ? I've never really gave them much thought, But I will now. Anybody have any favorite scud patterns ?	DrBombay	2	1794	Mar 8, 2010 by brian clemens
	Perfect or imperfect (Preview) I have noticed over the years that some of the flys that I have tied poorly work better than perfect copy of a pattern. Of course when this happens this I keep tying in the new varriation. And there are some flies that i have fished untill the last scrap of thread is barley hangin on the hook and it is still t...	timmosazz	4	1818	Feb 19, 2010 by Packrat
	New fly swap???? ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Anybody up for a fly swap, anybody got a suggestion on what the theme should be? 1. CodyM (me)-Winged Cobra 2. AfricanAngler-Z wing caddis-recieved 3. Live2fish888-biot nymph-recieved 4. Vince-Caddis poopah-recieved 5. Lilwhippersnapper-midge 6. BigOkieWhiteBoy916 7. BrianClemens-Ston...	Codym	101	8450	Feb 15, 2010 by Codym
	Helpfull tying recipes FYI. (Preview) Just recieved my new Redding Fly Shop catalog, and after looking through the fly section i saw it advertised that most of the flys that they sell are listed with the recipe on line. Just go to www.theflyshop.com and go to the fly section click on a fly and the recipe should come up with it. I tried it and it i...	timmosazz	5	1785	Feb 14, 2010 by AfricanAngler
	Whats working now? (Preview) What's working on the putah right now? Planning on getting out Saturday and am just curious if any of you will share your knowledge. Alot of guys swear by the WD40. I've tied several and am looking for some more patterns to tie	jeflo	2	1787	Feb 2, 2010 by jeflo
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