chugbug27 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2022 What did you learn on, @flytire? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2022 well i'm going back to around 1985 or so and one fly was a durham ranger and the other one i just dont remember. i was only 4 years into fly tying when i attend a class on how to tie salmon flies. it wasnt the easiest one the instructor could have picked out i will guarantee it didnt look like this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2022 First fly? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tctrout 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2022 Thanks for all of the great thoughts and suggestions. In all fairness, the class that I teach involves 6 patterns, all with various techniques built in. I also posted this question on some Facebook groups, as it's fun to hear others' thoughts and ideas. The Zebra Midge came up a lot, though in a size #14. As mentioned in my video, the key is finding out the water type most frequently fished, then heading in that direction. Though doesn't a Squirmy Wormy catch fish in most!?! 😉 Tim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2022 8 hours ago, tctrout said: Thanks for all of the great thoughts and suggestions. In all fairness, the class that I teach involves 6 patterns, all with various techniques built in. I also posted this question on some Facebook groups, as it's fun to hear others' thoughts and ideas. The Zebra Midge came up a lot, though in a size #14. As mentioned in my video, the key is finding out the water type most frequently fished, then heading in that direction. Though doesn't a Squirmy Wormy catch fish in most!?! 😉 Tim Or maybe a hot spot PTN?😉 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliesbyNight 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2022 For both people I have taught to tie, we started with the Clouser Minnow for a few reasons: It catches fish anywhere, fresh, salt, doesn't matter. The main ingredient is bucktail, IMO the most versatile and useful material ever. My choice for the desert island scenario. Bathtub testing the fly helps a beginner to understand proportion, material placement and fly design based on where the eyes are tied in. They tie quick and are easy to learn. I saw earlier someone mentioned finding out where people fish and selecting a fly for that. The Clouser does that although I also sometimes tie a Wooly Bugger up to 2/0 for saltwater. They catch fish everywhere as well. Just my $.02 since I didn't see the Clouser mentioned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites