dreamcaster4639

I know the feeling people look at me like im dumb when I say I am going to fly fish this year. A leader made of thread? How would u go about that. sounds cool could have different colors

That is all real good advice thanks everyone. I live in the middle of Nebraska no trout streams and no fly shops. There is a Cabelas close but I know more about the stuff than the people working there. Have to do it the old fashioned way trial and error and lots of advice from FTF.

I have been tying flies for about 6 years now and I think its time to fish them the proper way now. My wife bought me a Cabelas setup 9' 4-5wt. I have whipped the end of the line to a loop, and made some furled leaders from a video I seen on here they are about 6.5ft. Tippet I have no idea. can I use just regular fishing line like 4lb? Are my leaders long enough? I will be fishing for pond size bass and panfish and I have a july trip planned for trout. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Try this website it has the cycle and what flies match its stage in life. Hope this helps. http://flytying123.com/entomology/mayfly-life-stages/

Hobby lobby and Jo anns have great cheap feathers in a variety of colors. Beads, wire, glue, scissors, rabbit hides just a few of the things I have gotten.

That is going to be one amazing tank.

Got my flies they look great can't wait to try them

U should have mine already Bead head pheasant back/tail

Those r cool ! do you carve the bodies?

Proof is in the pudding .. sorry bout the poor quality of the pics. Dreamcaster was it yours? Sweet fish glad they worked I tied the chernobyl ants

This is one I printed off and reference http://killroys.com/chart/hook-charts/ It has 5 different brands listed. And a separate chart for each also. Hope this helps

I agree. You apparently have a computer and can post extensive lists of patterns you want...tons of sites available. YOU need to compile your own list and figure out what YOU need. EACH fly recipe lists exactly the materials needed for said fly. Get busy and then get tying OBVIOUSLY. I have already begun that. Thank you for being of no help at all. If you read carefully it said HELP, not completely do it for me. Well then not a great way to start your time on FTF. There is a database here on this site with some great patterns put together by some of the best tyers anywhere and they/I all started out the same way researching, testing and failing till u get a pattern just perfect and catch a fish what a feeling. What I would suggest is u do your research ask a question if u need something but don't just group 3 boxes of flies together and say help. u need to be creative and see what u come up with. Several materials can be substituted for others. Craft stores have an amazing selection of stuff, wander the aisles after u have made a list of patterns and let the imagination work.

Those other 2 for u are size 6 bass love em

I got mine last week already placed order. It does have alot of new stuff in it. Great catalogue

That is great it was the first thing I taught my sons and the first thing I learned.

Got mine thanks every body they look great. Thanks BB for hosting.

In the mail also I mailed febuarys with jan I did a bead head pheasant back/tail size 12

That is a goos read I bookmarked also thanks

That looks really good. Better than my first CJs. I too am curious as why you picked 109 patterns.

Looks kinda cool but I think the attachments would just be in the way. Just my opinion.

That is cool I bet the action in the water will be a great fish catcher

I have had that same problem I bought a small fine bead reamer from walmart and that seamed to work fine for smoothing out the barrel haven't had a problem since.

In the mail

That's a goos idea for jan I am doing sz10 BG hopper Simple and very effective

I agree can't wait for the other one to be ready