yellow bomber

Hackles a little long, heads a bit crowded but maaaan it feels good to tie again. Little Doc Spratley varient of sorts. Edit: Pic upload didn't work. Back under my rock I go, Nothing to see here Edit 2: lol, that does sound like me most days. Think i have it figured now, got a fancy new camera kicking around but that takes more figurin than this old head can muster. Here's one from the cel phone. Great to be back, you guys are still doing amazing things on here. Awesome work!!

Very nice!!

Mother Nature's payback. Alberta has been destroying her for oil for decades, she's had enough, pissed off and fightin back. Can't say i blame her really (have a look around Ft McMurray sometime, its sad) No more Southern Alberta fishin for the summer i'd say and the landscape will be forever changed. Stay safe everyone.

Salmo Salar for me, there's nothing like seeing that streak of silver shoot through the tea colored water and completely smash a dry fly before it launches itself into the air, sun hitting that dancing silver is a memory like no other

+1

cdc emerger and a pt nymph concoction

Count me in as well, i'll have patterns to ya in couple hrs

nice work on the posts of those little guys, gotta be tricky on hooks that small

What you learn after you know it all is what counts, especially with fly tying.

Nice work Steve, fantastic looking grip on that one. I'd say that's a pretty lucky dude getting a bday gift like that

Welcome aboard, frogeyes. There's some insanely good talent on this board, these guys are awesome and always willing to help out. Don't be shy, post up some pics and ask as many questions as you can, let the obsession absorb you lol

I'd say number 3, great couple of flies you've posted, eide, very nice work

A couple of thread bodied nymphs i tried over the weekend. Jacked up the head on the fat orange one, but lovin the look of the seal dubbing. Super buggy

Shove a stick down their throat and roast em over the open flame. Little vinegar on them after to cool it down a bit and you're all set, best tastin trout you'll ever eat imo. Cheers

Not sure how it went from playing with slip wings to a 30-40 hr classic salmon fly and having no skin touch a piece of material. People have to start somewhere crackaig, what if the first time you tried something different or just for fun in your early days of tying, someone gave you the advise you just gave? There's nothing wrong with playing around at the vise and in my opinion, no better way to learn. We don't all have the fancy picture taking equipment like some do, nor the time that some do, but being proud of something you've created is worth more than any of that. Definite improvement over the last attempt, phishy, keep working at it and don't get discouraged

I was always told to tie a couple bells to your backpack. Been a little hesitant to try that out since it could be confused as a dinner bell. Lots of noise or the spray that comes from a 12 guage, win win situation.

So, a seal walks into a club...

Airtight, very very nice job. I'm not usually a fan of the orange looks sometimes but you nailed it, all the way around. Thanks for the flyporn

Ask them how they're doing and keep on rolling. Why anybody would want to spend a day on a river, worried about what other people are going to do, or not going to do, or what they'll think, or not think just aint worth it. Dealing with wacko's all day long at work is enough for me, river time is quiet time. Yuppies will only venture so far into the woods, the deeper you get into it the more scarce they become.

He even took it in French. What's going on in Cape Breton these days lol

Nice flies and welcom aboard, always good to see fellow East Coasters around. I lived in NB for 25 yrs before i moved to the chemical wasteland of northern Alberta lol

Maybe try ripping/breaking up the dubbing before you put it on your thread. Just pull it apart with your thumb and finger of each hand to break the fibres up a little bit. Spit on your dubbing twisting fingers and off you go. I make too much of a mess with wax and end up putting too much on the thread, a little ole fashioned saliva works just as well imo. watch out for those "dubbed noodles" flytire, I've heard they're pretty painful lol

I'd definitely like to have a go at this if you'll have me. I always love sending flies to NS.

I've caught more than my fair share of Salmon on that fly, and they guys I fished with back home have too. Its been a go-to favorite for years. We had some luck a couple years back with tying a tail of pearl krystal flash on them as well. Tying it up in black with black hackle is another good combo that's proved itself. I've got em with the red butt you pictured as well as adding an extra chartreuse butt right behind it. Can't go wrong with a few combo's of that winner in the ole flybox. Not sure what area you're in but I know a fantastic shop on in NB to pick up hackles for this one and bomber's too, as well as some tips from one of the best old fly guys you'll ever meet. Lemme know if you need some info. Cheers

Awesome, gotta be a proud Poppa to be with the young lad for that! Nice fish guys Cheers