iso18

those r nice and the pictures r top notch. shane

Nice looking hopper! :headbang: :headbang:

i still have yet to get me a camera. shane

:headbang: :headbang: :headbang: Had been talking all week about a fly some of his friends from out west had mailed him.He kept calling it the "reservation wre".Asked me if he brought it in ,could i tie him a couple dozen up at 2 dollars a fly.I said sure.Turns out,the fly was a combo zugbug and prince nymph.Had the peackock tail of the zug bug and the white goose biots of the prince.so,i got on the net at work and showed him the zug bug and the prince and he told me to tie half and half,so thats what i did.I timed myself when i tyed them,it took 2 hours and 17 minutes to tie 24 flies.Does that seem about right?And 40 bucks for 24 flies,is that about right.said he had some friends that might be wanting a few dozen in a few days. shane iso18

satchmo,i got mine from sport mart for just under 10 bucks,it has a magnet on it that holds ure flies and a foam line to put flies on,it also fits on your vice.I find my self laying materials and flies on it more than using the gauge though.Ilove it shane

I nymph and streamer fish about 75% of the time also.But When fish r keyed into a hatch,i have 2 use an emerger or dry,love that surface take.Or dry with a nymph dropper,,yeah thats my favorite. shane

parachute sulphur,isonychia emergers,Cdc elk hair caddis,,,,sizes to match hatches. google for pictures. shane also in summer,foam ants,beetles and dave's and foam hoppers. almost forgot-BWO's like a lays potato chip,itsd hard to just pick one#20-28 cdc midges

bug skin,you r referring to the material that is either blackish on one side,or goldish,and the other looks like leather?Name bugskin.If this is it,i have one pattern and since i didn't make it to the second round i guess its not against any rules to share this pattern.I tied it for ftoty.It's called the bugg eyed stone. Hook-# 8 nymph tail-goose biots-color of choice abdomen-blended grey antron,hares web and angora goat-with bug skin pulled over abdomen rib-fine copper wire wing pads-two mottled turkey feathers cut in v shape and one bug skin pad,,being youre last pad legs-japanese nymph legs eyes-burned mono antennae-black rubber strands first time i ever tied this pattern kinda just through a couple of other patterns and tweaked them a bit and came up with this. i think it actually came out kinda cool. i'm planning on fishing it this year. hope this helps shane aka iso18

I dont know how to edit a poll.Can't seem to find the way to do it,or i would add that.Sorry,hillbilly. shane

thats pretty close to what i would say is my favorite also.Been tying allot of foam flies since joining this site and they r always fun and i like to tie emergers. shane

trim butt ends of hackle to 1/8 inch to prevent slippage.Hmm,tie the hackles in,butts facing toward the eye and shiny side facing you.Three turns in behind wing and two in front as a general rule.Read all you can about tying dry flies and the best possible thing would be to watch someone with experience tie some dries,if not waych videos on the web,google adams dry or dry fly tying videos. my 2 cents shane

is it 3 strands and flat? shane

LMAO :hyst: :hyst:

on the same page with u there.every fly i tied for ftoty was a new fly i had never tyed,with the exception of 2.I guess like some o\have said,i have great days and horrible days at the vice,just mayb e need to remember to take my klonopin before starting a new pattern. shane p.s. i changed excellent to good to fit my description of my opinion of my tying in your quote.

Trim butt ends of hackle to about 1/8 inch,so your thread will grasp the hackles better,therefore reducing slippage.tie hackles in so-shiny side of hackle is facing you with the butt ends pointing toward the hook eye.And as a general rule,three wraps behind the wings and two in front. hope this helps shane

well,what a relief it looks like the majority r right there where im at.Decent,while critiquing and getting frustraed with new techniques.I also feel i can tie any fly,its just that it may take me a minute and i am never satisfied.For insatance just tied three new patterns out of hatches and cant stop obsessing about them but a couple of my friends looked at the flies and say they look like the ones in the picture,but i knew where i had trouble when tying them and where i could've should've did better and quicker.........I also have ocd,i wonder if this might be a little of the problem. shane

was just wondering,because i am constantly critquing my flies when i try new techniques and often get frustrated with the whole outcome.but then come tommorrow,i will be right back at it with a different attitude trying to improve on my shortcomings. shane

r u going to sale these? shane

same here! shane :headbang:

congratulations to all who made it to the secong round,all beautiful flies and tough to choose a winner. shane thanks will for all you did. :headbang: :headbang:

diddo shane

I hear you on that.When i see them breaking the surface.its hard for me not to fish the top of the water column. shane

Tic Tok,,,Tic Tok....Tic Tok,,,,Tic Tok,,,Tic tok

in randal kaufmans The fly tyers nymph manual....Go to the rubber legs and his pictures and text helped me better understand weaving than any video i have ever saw or article i have ever read.The best possible way to learn is to look over the shoulder of a master weaver at work..This is somethign i wish i had the oppurtunity to do also. shane

when all else fails...............WOOLY BUGGER BABY olive and black... And in the summer and fall..A foam ant with bills leg and antennae material or a foam beetle. my 2 cents always seem to work for me when nothin else will work shane