.Steve

Dang Floyd, that looks great! I can't wait! BB, I'll finally get mine mailed to ya tomorrow over lunch. I've been getting my butt kicked at work, and haven't been able to make it to the post office during their open hours. I swear, them and banks are never open when convenient.

As a former furniture mover for 8 years, let me just say this, don't plan on that lasting a move. For 2 reasons...1)All those hinges are going to make this thing unsteady when trying to move it and 2)the guy said the dimension were 3'x3'x6'. Go measure your door. It might fit through your front door, but it won't fit through a standard interior door, assembled.

Are those weighted eyes? If so, won't it ride upside down?

My local flyshop highly recommended me that book and I have to say, it's great. I also got Charlie Craven's book, "Basic Fly Tying". Both are great books for beginners, Charlie Craven explains everything he's doing in the pictures, and has a sense of humor about things too.

Looks good, can't wait to get one in the mail.

BB, wanna PM me your address? I'll ship them out tomorrow.

14 Gurglers for my first swap.

I got a PM from Catalpa_Joe saying I didn't need 100 posts to be involved in a swap. I guess I misread something, anyways, I'm in. I'll tie a Gurgler. It's a mix of a wooly bugger and some foam on top. Just so I'm clear, I tie 14 of these, all the same, correct?

I don't have 100 posts, so I can't be in, but I think this is a great idea. Way to increase the activity in the Step-by-Step section. :yahoo:

Again, I'm amazed. Every time I click on one of your realistic ties, I'm blown away. Great job!!

Sell it to somebody on a local board for $90, then spend that 90 at a local, independent shop. I did.

thanks i will check into that website any tips on the spiining for the heads Don't lay down a layer of thread where you are going to be spinning the deer hair. It prevents it from spinning smoothly. Here's a decent video showing how to spin deer hair.

Those are most definitely HDR'd. I love that look on these types of photos.

Nice pictures, cute girls. They're gonna grow up and be heart-breakers.

You ever driven on 84 along the Washington/Oregon border? Along the Columbia River? I also drive for my job, 2 summers ago I drove that beautiful stretch, it all looked so amazing, wish I had a chance to either fish or just enjoy the scenery for longer than I could. Anyways, I also drive for a living, but mostly local stuff now. I deliver stuff for trade shows and deliver medical equipment to hospitals.

Absolutely. Even though I just started fly fishing and tying, my local shop has been great. I browsed their website before I went there, and went in on a Thursday night, when the owner hosts a kind of "get together". You bring your vice, bobbin, scissors, and thread, he supplies everything else. He shows everyone how to tie a new fly every week. One of the guys brought in a 12 pack and was passing them around, even to the new guy. Went in again on Saturday morning, just to say thanks for being so helpful, and he sat down for an hour and showed me some basic flies. Great service, very friendly, definitely worth the 35 minute drive.

Wow, those are all amazing pics. Don't ever take what you have for granted, here in the Chicago suburbs, we can only dream about places to fish like that. Absolutely beautiful.

Cool idea, I think think it's great. If there's anything a local can do to help, just give a holler. I may be new around here (this site), but don't be afraid to ask for anything.

Amazing work!

I bought my first kit a few days ago from Cabelas. So far, it's serving it purpose. I'm sure that down the line, I'll upgrade, but for the time being, it's working out just fine.

Stay warm tomorrow, the weather channel says that the windchill is going to be -32 tomorrow. Gotta love midwest weather, huh? Here in the Chicago suburbs, it was mid 40's all day, tomorrow, the high is 18. LOL.

Wow, thanks for the link! I don't have anywhere near the amount of materials some of you tiers have, but you all seem so much more organized than me already. :bugeyes:

I know I'm knew to this board, but I'm not new to online forums. I tried looking through the different sub-forums but didn't see anything for posting pictures of your "work" area. Just curious as to see some of your guy's organization, because mine is practically non-existant. :wallbash: Seeing as though I'm new to both flyfishing and tying, I've just got my setup on the dining room table. I bought the "beginner" basic box set of materials from Cabelas, and just dig through the box for what I need. Very unorganized...

Yup. I was going to write the same thing. I didn't even click the link, but you don't need any extra software to make a slideshow of your pictures as a screensaver. Windows already includes it.

I've been lurking this site for a few days now, and finally registered. Very informative and friendly site. I've been "regular" fishing for a few years now, and decided to try my hand at fly fishing. So far, my fly tying leaves something to be desired, but in just a few days, I've noticed a huge improvement already. I can't wait for spring time. :yahoo: