Hi Everyone,
I am looking for some suggestion for patterns for the Spring. It is turning out to be a cold snowy winter here in the Northeast so I am looking to spend some time tying. If any one has any ideas as to what I should focus on that would be great. I am a beginner, but I do not mind trying new patterns and the data base here is great. What should I be tying for the Spring. I am planning on really getting out this year and hitting the rivers and streams around me. All advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
The Inspector
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Northeast U.S. Spring Patterns
Started by The Inspector, Jan 26 2011 08:42 AM
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Posted 26 January 2011 - 09:18 AM
It would be best if you could tell us what you fish for and in what kind of waters you fish. How much tying experience do you have? Are you past the wooly bugger/wooly worm phase?
Oh and welcome to the forum. After you tie some new stuff up post it up here and we'll help you with advice and critque. If you take critiques well and not get offended you will get a lot of great advice. Just remember everyone here really tries to help everyone out the best they can.
Oh and welcome to the forum. After you tie some new stuff up post it up here and we'll help you with advice and critque. If you take critiques well and not get offended you will get a lot of great advice. Just remember everyone here really tries to help everyone out the best they can.
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Posted 26 January 2011 - 08:33 PM
QUOTE (Bryan Wright @ Jan 26 2011, 09:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It would be best if you could tell us what you fish for and in what kind of waters you fish. How much tying experience do you have? Are you past the wooly bugger/wooly worm phase?
Oh and welcome to the forum. After you tie some new stuff up post it up here and we'll help you with advice and critque. If you take critiques well and not get offended you will get a lot of great advice. Just remember everyone here really tries to help everyone out the best they can.
Oh and welcome to the forum. After you tie some new stuff up post it up here and we'll help you with advice and critque. If you take critiques well and not get offended you will get a lot of great advice. Just remember everyone here really tries to help everyone out the best they can.
I am past the wooly bugger phase I have tied some BWO. I have not done a lot of fly fishing yet locally. I am in the Northeast (CT, NY area) I will be trying to get out and do some brown trout fishing in the rivers near me. My brother has been fly fishing for a few years and has been trying to get me into it. I enjoy it and for my birthday I bought myself a starter tying kits so I have been playing with it. I have tied about 20-30 flies mostly dries(BWO, Royal Coach, and a bunch of Chernobyl Ants. What I have pictured here is an attempt at a BWO, Probably more of a spinner. All advice is welcome, as I have stated I am new at this and learning all the time.
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utyer
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Posted 26 January 2011 - 09:17 PM
Not too bad for a new tyer. You need to work on the proportions on this. Every thing starts with the hook. The shank length (from the eye to the beginning of the bend,) is your body length. This is set for you by the size of the hook you choose. The tail length should equal the body length. The wing height should also equal the body length. The hackle is one part that will be based on some other relationship. Hackle should be 1.5 to 2 times the hook gap. The gap is the distance between the hook point and the shank.
This link give a decent graphic on these proportions. Print it out for reference.
http://www.derekspace.net/prop.htm
This link give a decent graphic on these proportions. Print it out for reference.
http://www.derekspace.net/prop.htm
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 10:25 AM
I agree, not bad. That'll catch fish.
The tail is a bit too long, the wings are a bit too long, the body is a bit too thick, but not too much on any of those. The hackle is just about right, although you need to work at technique.
I recommend that you set that one aside for future reference, and keep practicing. In 6 months, compare what you are tying then with this one, and you'll be amazed at how much you have improved. This is a manual skill, it takes practice to get good at it.
The tail is a bit too long, the wings are a bit too long, the body is a bit too thick, but not too much on any of those. The hackle is just about right, although you need to work at technique.
I recommend that you set that one aside for future reference, and keep practicing. In 6 months, compare what you are tying then with this one, and you'll be amazed at how much you have improved. This is a manual skill, it takes practice to get good at it.
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Posted 27 January 2011 - 01:13 PM
Here are some links to the important hatchs for New England, and New York
http://flyaddicts.co...t-hatch-charts/
http://eatthefly.com...k-hatch-charts/
These will give you some help in figuring out what to tie and when to use them. The best thing you can do, is find a local shop that can give you local information. Even sign up for a series of fly tying lessons.
http://flyaddicts.co...t-hatch-charts/
http://eatthefly.com...k-hatch-charts/
These will give you some help in figuring out what to tie and when to use them. The best thing you can do, is find a local shop that can give you local information. Even sign up for a series of fly tying lessons.
"We have met the ememy, and he is us." Pogo by Walt Kelly
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Posted 28 January 2011 - 02:27 PM
Those links are great, thank you for your input. I will keep working at it. I will be focusing on patterns that I can use in the spring and I will be sure to post some pics along the way.
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Posted 02 February 2011 - 09:20 PM
"past" the woolly worm phase?
a big #8 black and grizzly woolly worm is without question one of the most effective early season trout flies anywhere I have fished especially the Northeast. Tie some unweighted, some with a little lead wire, some with brass beads and lead, and some with tungsten beads and lead wire.
simple to tie and extremely effective.
a big #8 black and grizzly woolly worm is without question one of the most effective early season trout flies anywhere I have fished especially the Northeast. Tie some unweighted, some with a little lead wire, some with brass beads and lead, and some with tungsten beads and lead wire.
simple to tie and extremely effective.
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