Floyd

Here are instruction for tying my two flies. Winged Easy Beetle http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?sho...c=57373&hl= Improved Easy Beetle http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?sho...c=57373&hl=

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Floyd: Winged Easy Beetle

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by Floyd: Improved Easy Beetle

Tie on the Polypropylene and cut to length for tail Cut foam to the same width as the gap on the hook. Tie foam down even with the point of the hook. Tie on chenille, and wrap to where foam was tied down. Bring foam forward and tie down where chenille stops. Tie on eyes. Stack deer hair to even. Cut to length and tie down just behind the eyes. Bring foam back over eyes and tie down forming head. Place legs on side of fly. I use flat skirt material. Cut foam so you have a small tab sticking up. This will help hold hair in place. Trim legs to length.

Tie on the Polypropylene and cut to length for tail. Cut foam to the same width as the gap on the hook. Tie foam down even with the point of the hook. Tie on chenille, and wrap to where foam was tied down. Bring foam forward and tie down where chenille stops. Tie on eyes. Bring foam back over eyes and tie down forming head. Place legs on side of fly. I use flat skirt material. Trim foam and legs.

I'll do a Step by Step Tutorial on these flies and put them in the database. It's really an easy fly to tie. That's why I call it the Easy Beetle.

Been cold here for the last couple of days so I went ahead and finished the flies. Here is what you guys are going to get. Two flies each. Need address.

Can I play? If so I'm in with a new improved 'Easy Beetle'. Love them Blue Gills.

If the Muslim Brotherhood who are supporting this takes control that will be the last of political decent and rioting. If it does happen heads will roll.

Great looking flies you have there Fred as always. You do have a talent with the bug tying art. :thumbup:

Looks like you have a pan fish killer there. Foam is a great material to work with. :thumbsup:

Welcome to the site Sam. Your right about lots of information here. Lots of top notch fly tiers and fisherman here. Some really good women tiers here also. Post a photo or two of some of you flies. Enjoy :thumbsup:

Great response BigDaddy. I agree. Things are much different than they used to be.

Check out this site. You should be able to get all the information you need for fishing the Yellowstone area. http://blog.blueribbonflies.com/

Another fine realistic fly. Great talent you have Fred. :thumbup:

All I can say Pat is that your deer hair flies are the best. I have one of your flies and it will never be fished. It sets on top of my entertainment center for all to see. Good Job. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Thanks guys. I had a great day. :cheers:

Bill and Sam, two elderly friends, met in the park every day to feed the pigeons, watch the squirrels and discuss world problems. One day Bill didn't show up. Sam didn't think much about it and figured maybe he had a cold or something. But after Bill hadn't shown up for a week or so, Sam really got worried. However, since the only time they ever got together was at the park, Sam didn't know where Bill lived, so he was unable to find out what had happened to him. A month had passed, and Sam figured he had seen the last of Bill, but one day, Sam approached the park and -- lo and behold! --there sat Bill! Sam was very excited and happy to see him and told him so. Then he said, 'For crying out loud Bill, what in the world happened to you?' Bill replied, 'I've have been in jail.' 'Jail?' cried Sam. 'What in the world for?' 'Well,' Bill said, 'you know Sue, that cute little blonde waitress at the coffee shop where I sometimes go?' 'Yeah,' said Sam, 'I remember her. What about her?' 'Well, one day she filed rape charges against me; and, at 89 years old, I was so proud that when I got into court, I pled 'guilty' 'The damn judge gave me 30 days for perjury.'

Great bunch of flies. I especially like the Beetles. Those sure look like Gill Getters to me. :thumbup: :thumbsup:

THE GREAT CANOE ADVENTURE (True Story Spring 1975) One day in the early spring on the Huron river a few miles from Milford Michigan. The wife and I with our daughter (Floyd, Ella and Bonnie) came to the Proud Lake Recreation Area to watch the people go down the river in their canoe's. It was a nice spring day, and it was on a weekend to make it even better because there were more people. Anytime you have lots of people with little or no experience trying to paddle a canoe down a river that is swollen with the spring runoff is always good for a few laughs. We decided that the best place to observe this great event was by the bridge, because the water was about eighteen inches below the bridge which made the people portage around the bridge. As you may have guessed not all people chose to portage and this is what makes canoe watching a good form of entertainment. We were there for a while having a few laughs as some of the people were having trouble with their canoes while getting in and out of them. About seventy-five yards down stream from the bridge there were two large culverts. Here came two canoes with a young couple in each one. You could just tell by the way the young guys were acting that they were a couple of Macho Boys. I am thinking to myself this should be good. They were discussing whether to portage or go under the bridge. It seemed the girls wanted to play it safe and portage, but the Macho Boys thought they could make it. (No sweat) You must keep in mind that this water was snow and ice just a few days before, so if you fall in, it has a tendency to make some of your body parts pucker up just a little. Well Bonnie had been laughing quite a bit so she was primed pretty well by now. When the canoes got close to the bridge, the Macho Boys were telling the girls how they planed to get through without drowning or freezing to death. They were going against the current, so this means you have to work a little and not just set back and cruse on through. Their idea was for all of them to lie down in the canoes and with their hands reach up and grab the bottom of the bridge and pull themselves through. As they started under, the canoes were rubbing on the bottom of the bridge. After they were under the bridge and out of sight you could hear by the way they were talking that things were not going well according to the big plan. The I-Beams were rusty and full of old spider webs, so I don't think the girls liked to handle this very much. Bonnie is starting to laugh quite a bit now. There were twelve to fifteen people there that were having just as much trouble not laughing as Bonnie was. One of the canoes got stuck sideways under the bridge, which caused the young lady to question the brain power of the canoe captain which was still giving orders. The other canoe finely got through to the other side, and the young lady in the front grabbed a tree branch to hold their place in the river while waiting for their friends. Meanwhile, back under the bridge the captain and the first mate were not getting along very well. The captain was giving new orders but the first mate didn't understand or care, so it was determined by the captain that the first mate was stupid. Bonnie was laughing pretty well by this time. Most people there were trying to control their laughter, because the captain was getting a little upset. After they were there for a while the genius in the other canoe decided to go back and help, so he told the young lady in the front to let go of the branch. Now they are coming back with the current, backwards. They started under the bridge using only their hands to control the canoe. The current was too much and they rammed the other canoe which caused quite a commotion with the two first mates. As we were trying to look under the bridge, a cushion came floating out, then a few seconds later a paddle. This collision must have helped dislodge the first canoe because it came out. You could tell by the expressions on their faces that they were not having as good a time as the people watching were. Bonnie was cracking up by now. Laughter is contagious sometimes, and this was one of those times. Well the young couple made it to shore and she reached out and grabbed a bunch of grass on shore. He gets out and goes back to the bridge to help his friends which are now stuck sideways. The young lady sitting in the canoe holding the grass was pretty embarrassed with all the people laughing. So she decided to get out, and she stands up still holding the grass and starts to step out of the canoe. Holding the grass and with one foot on shore and the other in the canoe. You guessed it. The canoe starts to move downstream. Well when her feet were about three feet apart she took a not so beautiful swan dive into the very cold Huron River. Well this was all that Bonnie could stand. She just lost it. She let out a scream of laughter that could be heard for quite a distance. She fell down holding her stomach and rolling around on the ground. When this happened, the whole crowd lost it also. The young lady grabbed the canoe and climbed out of the water. She was so embarrassed that she pulled the canoe up on shore and went behind a big tree trying to make herself as small as possible. Her captain was back at the bridge giving helpful hints' to his friends still stuck under the bridge. After a few minutes they managed to get the canoe back through the bridge. Bonnie was still rolling around on the ground. The two captains decided that the better part of valor was to throw away plain "A," go to plain "B." ( Portage around the bridge). They picked up their canoes made the portage, and was last seen going upstream for a nice spring day canoe adventure. (This is a true story) (By Floyd Robertson)

Another great looking fly you have there Fred. Good job. :thumbsup: :thumbup:

Welcome to both of you. Enjoy the site. :thumbsup:

Looks like your keeping busy popping out all those poppers. :hyst: They look like fish getters for sure. Hope your doing well during your forced time off from dealing with some of Kentucky's finest.

WOW Chris sorry to hear that you had a heart attack. I hope that modern medicine and new procedures they used today can get you thorough this. Good Luck Floyd

Sorry Matt about the postage thing. I guess that my flies were lighter than the ones that came back to me. The three weighted flies and the plastic box added another ounce or so. Tell me how much you had to pay and I'll send it to you. I was wondering what was happening about the time it took to get here. Turtle Express I was thinking. Anyway the flies in this swap were great. Great bunch of talent here. Thanks everyone. :thumbup: :thumbsup: