How Many Flies are in Your Collection?

[Tony300wby 0]

I am guessing around 1000 but dont know for sure, and there is no way that I would even think about counting. I just found out that I am getting laid off at the end of January, so my number will be increasing. I have collected so much material and hooks over the last 25+ yrs that I will never run out.

 

Good luck, Tony

[Sampler 0]

700-800 wouold be a close guess.

 

[993guy 0]

I have 24 boxes of flies and 10 of those boxes are filled with Midges. They don't take up much room so there is approx. 500-700 flies in each box. Some of the larger boxes of midges have 1,000-1,100 in each box. The other boxes have around 200-300 flies in each box.

Total is around 11,000. Of those 11,000 there are about 100 dry flies or floating patterns. All of them are for Trout.

[troutdogg 0]

Well, I figure between 1500 and 2000 and growing.....................

 

Have flies for trout and saltwater with 90% of the flies dedicated to trout!

 

Shhhhh, don't tell my wife or I'm in the dogg house - Just kidding, she would rather have me sitting at home tying flies instead of being out having a few with the boys and getting in trouble :whistle: :thumbsup: :sick: :nono: :butt: :hyst:

[Gustav F. 0]

I have no idea of how many flies I have, more than enough though. I voted for over 4500, I do tie quite frequently.

 

Steady and growing!

[DevinKaradeema 0]

i have 46 and 1 in the vice. no store bought 12 of them are from a swap many are doubles and triples and quads. a good 15 20 of them have yet to see water.

[TOM PRUETT 0]

I have tied all most 100 flys so far :yahoo:

[FishyboY 0]

I have tied all most 100 flys so far :yahoo:

 

nice dude! more pics!

 

i am guessing i now have somewhere around 1,000 flies in total. somewhere around 700 trout flies. the rest are for bass, saltwater, and carp

[notenuftoys 0]

I just started fly fishing last spring, and started tying at the beginning of this year. I'm ball-parking somewhere just shy of 250 so far. It's a mix between trout flies and bass flies (probably 40 clousers of various sizes and colors, most I've tied).

[DevinKaradeema 0]

i have 46 and 1 in the vice. no store bought 12 of them are from a swap many are doubles and triples and quads. a good 15 20 of them have yet to see water.

 

 

 

counted yesterday i have 306 flies much better than 46 i didnt count the "river handout" box that means that in about 60 days i will have tied for a year!!!!

[Jaydub 0]

I am not about to count them. There are about 400 in my vest and another 400 or so in my pontoon. Then I have about 10 large storage boxes and at least that many smaller boxes. Plus flies scattered about in various other containers. I'd guess 4 to 5K but could be more.

[onceahoosier 0]

I'm still married so apparently not too many, but at time it comes close.... Seriously, somewhere between 1000-2000, with a couple hundred given as gifts. Its obviously more about my love of tying, and desire to try new/different things than it is about having enough flies to fish. Imagine its that way with many of you too.

 

Tom

[Mr. Vegas 0]

I counted and I have 1,123 not including the one I am tying. Not bad for 5 months of tying

[FlyFishin'Jam 0]

hehe Mr.Vegas, i have been tying around 8 months now, oh us newbs, sheesh i wouldn't dare count how many flies are in this house, although most people on this site seem to have a heap more than me, i just wonder how they choose what to put on sometimes!? Most awesome tyers here, i must bow down and accept my newbness.

[Mr. Vegas 0]

I couldn't imagine having 20,000 flies and trying to decide what to take on the water!