Bras D'or Creeper 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2005 I've been tying for 15 years, tied mostly trout and salmon patterns. I only fish for trout now, so now I only tie trout flies. I have become interested in rod building the last few years, so I only tie what I need now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcstikfish 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2005 When I was born, my father was tying professionally. By the time I was 5 or 6 I was tying some rudimentary "flys" on hooks that he would snip the points off of for safety. In 4th grade I tied a Black Ghost streamer for a school talent contest. Man, what a bore that must have been for the audience! I have been tying ever since. (I'm 26) Over the past year or so I hair gotton more and more into the classic hairwing and spey genres slowing tip toeing into the full dress salmon world. ~James Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HEISMAN 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2005 Does everyone remember HERTERS. For me tying flies started 34 years ago. Still have a lot of Herters materials and rods. Heck, my vest is from Herters! Gaddabout Gaddis was my hero!! Either right after or before American Sportsman with Curt Goudy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Realtor 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2005 I have been tying for 2 years and I'm learning as I go along. I take a sense of pride everytime I catch a fish on a fly that I tied- It's just a wonderful feeling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isonychia 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2006 Twenty-nine years. I started tying flies not long after I got married. My wife's mom rekindled my interest in fishing, and the rest has been history... John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashby 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2006 I started tying about 12 years ago. A buddy of mine got me into it and since then I have never purchased a fly from a fly shop other than to copy the pattern (shop flies fall apart too easy). I have always been into the standard wet and dry trout flies and some bass flies. I'm just now trying to learn how to tie full dress flies. Though in the past I never got into anything too complicated, just the easy stuff and what worked for me. Ashby Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
British mike 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2006 I have been tying for 42 years after watching John Veniard at a show demonstrate fly tying, I stood there for hours mesmerized and at the end of the demo he looked at me and said.........."your interested right"? I was for sure, John began to clear up his table and lent over to me with a handfull of packs of materials. That was it for me I was hooked. I still have some of those packs that he gave me and since that day have met with John many times when he has autographed his books for me. :yahoo: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyfishingandmore.com 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2006 sixteen years now... I still remember a show in Holland called the flyfair where someone from the uk with a big, big mustace was tying with his hands, yes only with his hands. He made amazing flies. Edwin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldfart 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2006 Been tying about 18 years now, used to tie just warm water flies. But learned about trout fishing up in N.E. Iowa about 8 or 9 years ago and started tying trout flie too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crotalus 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2006 Hmm i voted in this poll a long time ago but never added a reply with any detail. I tied for 2 years in Jr High, i am not 36. Then i stopped tying until late 2001 when i started a new job where my boss was a fly tyer. I jumped back in head first and have been going strong ever since Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hot Tuna 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2006 I started tying when I was 11 or 12 which would make me a 36 year tier give or take a year. I tie flies for trout mostly, especially for picky tailwaters like the Farmington River in CT. I prefer to tie and fish dry flies but do tie and fish others as needed. Come on Hendricksons!!! Hot Tuna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SullyTM 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2006 Christmas 2002...I got a L.L. Bean Beginners Fly Tying Book. Tied my first fly March 23, 2003. I've been hooked ever since! SullyTM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duffman 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2006 i have been tying for the past 10 years on and off. never really tied anything impressive.this past year i have gotten serius about tying. been tying a lot of flies that catch the fish in my area Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redleg 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2006 I think it was my freshman year that I got my vice and some stuff for Christmas. Spent lunches that year reading all the back issues of Field & Stream (especially ted Trueblood) and Outdoor Life. Had a couple breaks here and there though. Military, females, etc. Just started the classic flies this year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
siskiyouflyfisher 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2006 Didn't realize what an antique I've become. Started tying when I was ten. Sixty second birthday coming up. My dad attended lessons at a local sporting goods store, came home and showed me what he'd learned. Still have a few materials from that era...in cellophane envelopes. I remember that Dad bought an expensive vise, a Thompsen Model A, for $4.95...it still works fine (but a few years ago I switched to a Regal). What a great hobby, constantly growing and evolving. Hope to stay at it for many more years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
