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I have been fly fishing for 14 years now (god has it been that long?) and started tying flies around 8 years ago, however i ended up leaving my kit at my dads place when i moved out (we had a bust up) so i hadnt tied a fly for around 5 years, then when i was down the town a few months back i noticed we had a new fishing shop, went in and bought myself the whole kit again, now i have great fun sitting there tying different types of lures and nymphs to my own patterens again, i was wondering how many people on here also enjoyed that passtime, and what patterens you use for tying your flies,
just so i can expand my knowledge again
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Posted 14 October 2006 - 07:51 AM
There are a few fluff chuckers on here mate but I dont know if they tie their own flies 
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Posted 14 October 2006 - 07:54 AM
I used to tie my own. Mostly I would try and make sure I had a good cross-section of nymphs and as many differing coloured lures as possible. The first fly I tied was a white and green lure, it landed my a nice fat Brownie, a cast of which adorns my living room wall.
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Posted 14 October 2006 - 08:05 AM
well done arnie,
when i was around 16, i was up at the local resivoir with my dad, we had been fishing for a while then i decided i was gonna tie a cast with a couple i had tied myself, one was a black and orange montana, the other was clack and green also a montona, i had a few casts then moved about 20ft to my left and cast in again, BANG! the rod tip double over, i was like yes this is a great fish, was fighting away for about 5 mins trying to get it closer wondering which one oof my homemade wonders had done the business, then i saw 2 fish it was a double hookup! i was running on 100% adreniline hoping my knots would hold up (which they did) got them landed, i was proud as punch, had my pictures taken with them, then got them on the barbie on some tinfoil with a little butter when we got home, a rainbow trout has never tasted so good as when you catch it with your own flie, none of that shop bought stuff
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when i was around 16, i was up at the local resivoir with my dad, we had been fishing for a while then i decided i was gonna tie a cast with a couple i had tied myself, one was a black and orange montana, the other was clack and green also a montona, i had a few casts then moved about 20ft to my left and cast in again, BANG! the rod tip double over, i was like yes this is a great fish, was fighting away for about 5 mins trying to get it closer wondering which one oof my homemade wonders had done the business, then i saw 2 fish it was a double hookup! i was running on 100% adreniline hoping my knots would hold up (which they did) got them landed, i was proud as punch, had my pictures taken with them, then got them on the barbie on some tinfoil with a little butter when we got home, a rainbow trout has never tasted so good as when you catch it with your own flie, none of that shop bought stuff
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Posted 20 October 2006 - 02:04 AM
yup, its better when u tie yer own.
i started tying flies when i was 8, i'm now 39.
i had all me tying kit stolen about 8 years ago, and i was well pissed off, 20 odd years of materials so you can imagen what i had.
but it's slowley getting there again.
but its amazing what you tie when u have nowt, i have a realy good patern now that i would not be without on trips, its basically a phesant tail nymph but quite different. ive lost count the number of fish i have caught with it.
i started tying flies when i was 8, i'm now 39.
i had all me tying kit stolen about 8 years ago, and i was well pissed off, 20 odd years of materials so you can imagen what i had.
but it's slowley getting there again.
but its amazing what you tie when u have nowt, i have a realy good patern now that i would not be without on trips, its basically a phesant tail nymph but quite different. ive lost count the number of fish i have caught with it.
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Posted 20 October 2006 - 02:10 AM
yeah bustbud i agree mate
it makes it a lot more satisfying nowing that you are immataing nature of sorts, but tying your own patterns is great too, sorry to hear bout your kit getting nicked, i bought all i need to start up tying basic mymphs buzzers lures and stuff for about £70 (materials) then i treated myself and went for a nice wooden box (£30)which has all the tools like bobbin holder, hackle pliers, threader, whip finish tool, half hich tool and a few others plus it has a really nice vice built into one side of it, it opens like a book with tools on one side and vice on the other so everything is always to hand, good to here your tying again and long may it continue
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it makes it a lot more satisfying nowing that you are immataing nature of sorts, but tying your own patterns is great too, sorry to hear bout your kit getting nicked, i bought all i need to start up tying basic mymphs buzzers lures and stuff for about £70 (materials) then i treated myself and went for a nice wooden box (£30)which has all the tools like bobbin holder, hackle pliers, threader, whip finish tool, half hich tool and a few others plus it has a really nice vice built into one side of it, it opens like a book with tools on one side and vice on the other so everything is always to hand, good to here your tying again and long may it continue
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Posted 20 October 2006 - 04:58 PM
I'd like to have a go at fly tying (in fact make that fly fishing 
) seems very therapeutic to me, even something you could enjoy doing whilst sitting pleasantly stoned accompanied by some nice music 
Anythings gotta be better than rolling boilies, wasted enough of my life doing that 
) seems very therapeutic to me, even something you could enjoy doing whilst sitting pleasantly stoned accompanied by some nice music Anythings gotta be better than rolling boilies, wasted enough of my life doing that
Hit it you monkey!
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Posted 20 October 2006 - 06:18 PM
Good call, T1 
Fly-tying is great
Haven't done my own for a few years since I lent some main stuff out like my vice and never got it back, but I used to love tying my own designs and variations. Nearly always dry flies and the best one was dressed on a size 12, or better still for wee river brownies a 14 hook, with a few deer hairs tufted for a tail, any brown or rusty-red wool wound-tight for the body, a nice short and spikey cocks cape hackle tied in and then two of the wee underside feathers from a pheasants wing. Gotta pick the smallest and tightest, most-round feathers then make a wing-shape cutting stencil outta a half razor blade heated up and curved into a teardrop shape. Cut out a wing shape from each wee feather with the mainstem of the wee feather lying dead centre lengthways then tie them in figure of 8 style at the front well leaning forward and spread-out
Fly-tying is great
Haven't done my own for a few years since I lent some main stuff out like my vice and never got it back, but I used to love tying my own designs and variations. Nearly always dry flies and the best one was dressed on a size 12, or better still for wee river brownies a 14 hook, with a few deer hairs tufted for a tail, any brown or rusty-red wool wound-tight for the body, a nice short and spikey cocks cape hackle tied in and then two of the wee underside feathers from a pheasants wing. Gotta pick the smallest and tightest, most-round feathers then make a wing-shape cutting stencil outta a half razor blade heated up and curved into a teardrop shape. Cut out a wing shape from each wee feather with the mainstem of the wee feather lying dead centre lengthways then tie them in figure of 8 style at the front well leaning forward and spread-out
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Posted 20 October 2006 - 07:02 PM
here is a couple of pics of my fav fly. i'm never without this in my box, i also tie them in black.
killer_fly.jpg (26.66K)
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killer_fly_2.jpg (29.83K)
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if anyone wants i will give them the dressing for it, it's quite difficult but you only use 3 materials phesant tail, gold ribbing, black thread, the hook is a kammasin 14 buzzer.
killer_fly.jpg (26.66K)
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killer_fly_2.jpg (29.83K)
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if anyone wants i will give them the dressing for it, it's quite difficult but you only use 3 materials phesant tail, gold ribbing, black thread, the hook is a kammasin 14 buzzer.
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Posted 03 February 2009 - 03:23 PM
cheers burst bud, nice fly mate. as Burstbud hasnt been around lately if anyone has a how to for that fly it'd be much appreciated.
I have got myself a nice 10ft rod, bit of a heavy weight at an 8/9 but thats mainly for stillwaters and float tubing, cant wait for the 14th of march, i know the season doesnt open till the 15th but we are going stockie bashing instead to try out our new float tubes ( by ours i mean me and clueless turtle)
i have also got right into the tying again and over the last few days i have tied up a mixture of wet's, blob's, booby's and blooby's and i am getting quite good at it again. i'd say over the last 2-3 days i have tied between 20 and 30 flies and only had to bin 2 of them as they werent up to standard so i think thats a pretty good rate.
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I have got myself a nice 10ft rod, bit of a heavy weight at an 8/9 but thats mainly for stillwaters and float tubing, cant wait for the 14th of march, i know the season doesnt open till the 15th but we are going stockie bashing instead to try out our new float tubes ( by ours i mean me and clueless turtle)
i have also got right into the tying again and over the last few days i have tied up a mixture of wet's, blob's, booby's and blooby's and i am getting quite good at it again. i'd say over the last 2-3 days i have tied between 20 and 30 flies and only had to bin 2 of them as they werent up to standard so i think thats a pretty good rate.
Tight lines
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Posted 02 January 2011 - 06:58 PM
just thought id give this thread a bump
iv just started fly tying & wondered if anybody would like to share some killer fly patterns
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iv just started fly tying & wondered if anybody would like to share some killer fly patterns
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Posted 02 January 2011 - 07:06 PM
a good place to look
http://www.flyfishin...s/fly_tying.php
40 years of flyfishing and the best was a bit of orange wool from a carpet
tied to a hook and was deadly for the trout.
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http://www.flyfishin...s/fly_tying.php
40 years of flyfishing and the best was a bit of orange wool from a carpet
tied to a hook and was deadly for the trout.
winky o/^^^^^\___,
lets sit down have a cup of tea, joint, and have a chinwag...
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Posted 02 January 2011 - 07:14 PM
wee-willy-winky, on Jan 2 2011, 07:35 PM, said:
a good place to look
http://www.flyfishin...s/fly_tying.php
40 years of flyfishing and the best was a bit of orange wool from a carpet
tied to a hook and was deadly for the trout.
winky o/^^^^^\___,
http://www.flyfishin...s/fly_tying.php
40 years of flyfishing and the best was a bit of orange wool from a carpet
tied to a hook and was deadly for the trout.
winky o/^^^^^\___,
that is a fantastic link wee willy winky
thank you
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p.s. im a carpet fitter so il be trying a bit of that
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Posted 02 January 2011 - 07:15 PM
When I was a kid me and my mate captured a massive bluebottle, and tied a little slipknot at one end of a yard-long bit of cotton, the other end tied to my index finger. We called the fly Nid, and took him round with us for the whole day on his cotton leash. I had a blob of marmalade on my arm for when he got peckish. Being nice, we gently freed him afterwards, near some poo.
Absolutely true. Does this count as fly-tying?
Absolutely true. Does this count as fly-tying?
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Posted 02 January 2011 - 07:19 PM
Eddiesilence, on Jan 2 2011, 07:44 PM, said:
When I was a kid me and my mate captured a massive bluebottle, and tied a little slipknot at one end of a yard-long bit of cotton, the other end tied to my index finger. We called the fly Nid, and took him round with us for the whole day on his cotton leash. I had a blob of marmalade on my arm for when he got peckish. Being nice, we gently freed him afterwards, near some poo.
Absolutely true. Does this count as fly-tying?
Absolutely true. Does this count as fly-tying?
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