Terrestrial12 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 6:21 am I hope you didn't take my comment as a dig at you or your flies. Thats not at all the way I meant it if so!

Not at all!

I think it was Tim Cammisa who said Kapok can make beginner look like an expert at dubbing, and I have to agree that it is very easy to make a tight noodle first time every time. Floats like cork, and takes dye easily. And it isn't synthetic.

Dale

Phileangler I'm in the same boat. I've only been tying about 2 years and as I live in a part of the country where fly fishing isn't popular I never really had a mentor. YouTube is a great learning tool but it's also a source of frustration for me. People will take the whole "substitute what yo...

Thanks for all the replies. As I said in my original post, these flies looked fine to me after tying, but in the photographs, I could see a lot of room for improvement. Macrophotography can be a really nice tool for learning. I also have to say that I would never have been able to navigate the steep...

Thanks, Ron, my days on the water are generally with only one rod, and I really prefer to fish on the surface or just under. I'd rather gear up with that in mind; hence, I haven't wanted to purchase one. Another tool that won't get much work, and I have way too many such tools already. But you're co...

Dude and JV I've owned the 10'6" 3wt Cortland Competion nymphing rod for about 4 years now. It is advertised as its name suggest as a nymphing rod. And true to its name, I've used it mostly for Euro nymphing. It will enable me to cast a Swentosky style mono rig, or attach a Rio "shorty&qu...

nfrechet wrote: ↑Sun Jun 05, 2022 2:46 pm i did not treat the wings with anything

i usually tie 1 fly of a pattern that doesnt get fished

I understand, thx.

Hi Norm, that is a really nice looking clean fly! Looks too nice to fish! I have a question. Do you treat the turkey with anything? I ask because when I tie my Parachute Schroeders Caddis, the turkey becomes really ratty after a couple of fish. I was thinking about using some Softex, but I've never ...

Ray Thanks for the nice compliment about my fly tying. This OLD guy (77) appreciates it! If I recall, I decided to take up fly fishing around thev 1998 / 1999 time frame. I started out with a couple Orvis graaphite rods / reels (and 3 or 4 more Orvis / Hardy graphite rods over the years) but then g...

DUBBN wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 8:35 pm I am always impressed that you post more than one fly in your photos. It shows off you skills. Very well done.

Bob, I agree with DUBBN. You could likely tie a dozen, while I'm still halfway through #1. And yours are nicer too.

Dale