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It’s cold out so I’m killing time until we head out for dinner. Nothing in mind when I started but this is what I ended up with. Not sure how it’s gonna fish but I can’t wait to find out. I’m hoping fur side up on strip, on its side at rest. Hook - Size 6 5XL Thread - White UTC 140 Body - Mylar tubing Tail - Olive micro mink zonker Flash - Orange Krystal flash eyes - hobby paint’ SHHAN

Really special that you do this every year. Those kids are getting some super nice spinners.

I just grab my drill bit set and use the non-business end as eye stamps. Have every diameter for any size eyes/pupils.

A very good first fly! You tied the tail in perfectly and you have nice tight wraps of the wire. The giant lump of UV needs to be greatly reduced and the thorax could be shorter and the wire body a little longer. I would go today and drop that in a deep cold hole and see what eats it.

Yep it is sometimes used on nymphs but it doesn’t have to be. On a lot of nymphs it’s a preference. Some nymphs may require it so I simply don’t tie those nymphs. The greatest thing about fly tying is you can tie and/or use whatever you like. Tying with UV resin can be awesome and does produce some good looking nymphs but there is no need to spend 60 or even 20 dollars on a light. I can’t tell you the name of my light or where it came from. It’s just a generic cheap UV light.

If you’re just starting out I would recommend skipping the UV resin. Starting out money can be more wisely spent elsewhere, or not spent at all. I see your favorite species is trout. When I think trout I think little bugs where UV resin is next to pointless. Myself, I rarely use UV resin. I’ve had the same tube for years and years. For me, and maybe for you, it brings nothing more to the table that super glue, Sally Hansons Hard As Nails (SHHAN) or head cement does at a far cheaper price. For me UV is good for building up heads and that’s about it. So if you’re not building up big heads on big streamers it’s really not needed. If big or shiny heads is what your after, most guys spend less then ten bucks on a cheap UV light.

Cling wrap fly Hook - 16 Dry fly Thread - 12/0 Veevus, black Tag - unknown red stuff Body- Hares ear plus dubbing Wing - plastic cling wrap

I have the same plan, except I’m not selling my house, I’m going south then to the west coast, I don’t have a fly shop to sell and I won’t be selling anything. Other than that it’s the same thing. I’m buying the truck in 2025, retiring and buying the 5th wheel in 26. I’ve been hitting all the RV shows for the last couple years and delaying the truck purchase because of political uncertainty surrounding diesel trucks over the last handful of years. The future looks bright for fossil fuels so it’s time to buy the truck.

Oh it is if you like leftover Thanksgiving dinner and pizza. It’s my new favorite Black Friday meal.

1) cleaner ties 2) experiment with dubbing loops. Maybe buy a multi clip to help.

Gobbler pizza 480 gram dough ball, 16” pie Turkey gravy Turkey Mash potato dollops Sweet potato casserole dollops Stuffing Whole berry cranberry sauce

Thank you for your response.

I love donations to grass root organizations but may I ask a few questions? - are you a teacher with CMS and if not, what is your association with CMS - Will the CMS fly fishing club maintain the tools for future classes, will the tools be gifted to individual students or will donations be maintained by yourself in your endeavors to teach others? - Does the school club have a teacher running the program year to year? - the pictures show the same vises being used, what make and model are they?

Fly tying history is not my thing but this is my limited understanding. A wonder wing is one feather one wing and a wally wing is one feather split down the stem to form two wings. I’ve also seen wonder wings referencing a manufactured fake wing. This fake wing is what I always thought of as a 1970’s wonder wing.

Thanks guys.