Some trout flies I've tied recently

[epzamora 0]

I'm relatively new to this forum, and fly tying in general. Though I tied some flies 6-8 years for a season of LMB and striper fishing (clousers and streamers with plastic wiggle tails), i've not tied flies since then. That is until this past spring when i bought a new vise and planned a trip to the eastern sierra with some buddies back in june. I churned these out like mad trying to learn and often times making up stuff as I went along. Usually I didn't have the "correct" material on hand.

 

Many of the flies I see posted here are exquisite. I'm far from being good, but it was fun. Strangely enough, I stopped tying after that trip. Just haven't had an urge, which is in contrast to the feverish video-watching and tying I was doing.

 

Here are a few, tied on 14, 16 and 18 hooks. Please be kind

 

eric

fresno, ca.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SilverCreek 0]

Nice flies!!!

[epzamora 0]

Thanks!

 

eric

fresno, ca.

[williamhj 0]

well done!

[epzamora 0]

it's painful to see how "off" they are under macro photography! but i imagine they'll catch feesh.

 

eric

fresno, ca.

[Foxy 0]

really nice work!!

[carpflyguy 0]

"Off"? Not at all. Those are good looking flies -- better than what I find at a lot of fly shops. You will certainly catch fish on them!

[Goose77 0]

Nice work, and thank you for showing them. Cheers, Ed

[Adam Saarinen 0]

Real nice, but that top one is awsome!

[ihang10 0]

Nice work.

[crazy4oldcars 0]

They all look buggy to me. I would fish all of them and be confident of catching.

 

Kirk B.

[Chuck McFarlane 0]

Good work! Those will do well for you.I especially like the red bead headed nymph. Looks like a fish magnet.

[epzamora 0]

Thanks again everyone. I haven't had a chance to really try any of them but I did tie up some Usuals (fran betters) and a buddy and i used them and tons of grabs from small fish. He landed a couple nice ones from a small stream, his first catching with a dry fly.

 

That fly using elk hair and CDC, i see now that i used a little too little CDC. Next time, mas!

 

-eric

fresno, ca.