Dubb J B

I guide year round and tune skis at the ski shop to fill in the income during the slow winter months. I was looking through some of the ski books we have at the shop and noticed a book of short stories (paragraph or two in length) about ski/snowboard instructors and some of the hilarious, scary, bizarre, inspiring interactions they've had with clients over the years. Was wondering if there is such a book regarding guides and their clients? Anyway, the book was great. I couldn't stop reading. As funny as fishing can be, I'd love to see something similar from a fishing guide perspective. Anything out there that ya'll know of?

Once upon a flimsy gray rod there were no slimy worms allowed which made the sky pink with marmalade and fish sticks. Then someone farted. It smelled like a bait fisherman’s truck. A little old green '53 Chevy rots in the molten lava beds of Hawaii. the grateful dead played a variation of spanking the monkey while a fisherman with his binoculars spied on cheerleaders

Snowboard, and think about fly-fishing

Good ol prince nymph for me.

They look pretty good to me. I have the same camera and use the macro when shooting as well. The only thing I like to do is turn off the flash, make sure the fly is lit very well and use a tripod or secure the camera on a solid surface before shooting. Since the flash is off, the exposure time is increased, thus increasing blur if the camera is moving. Using the flash on the camera, I find, gives crappy results when shooting in macro mode.

The whities are definitely spawning around here. If I throw yellow egg patterns in size 16 or so, they eat. 'course everywhere is different.

I second the traveller. I have one, love it.

So I managed to get most of it off by some gentle scraping. There's some residue still but it's mostly cosmetic. I may try the debonding agent as suggested to get er all shiny and new again. Thanks again to all.

Terje - Your ties are very unique and innovative. Something for me to aspire to. Nice work!

Welcome - You've come to a great place. I'm new here as well. You'll quickly lose the "bait fisherman" title after a few posts and adding a few flies to the database. Can't wait to see some patterns!!! Will

Yes they do, if they didn't then my dry flies wouldn't catch me anything but a cold...

I've had the best luck with a vanilla color bugger when fished as a streamer.

I've had the best luck with a vanilla color bugger when fished as a streamer.

Nice. Great proportions.

Red Humpy or the H & L Variant work best for me in the Colorado High Country Streams. Brookies love 'em. So do the Cutts for that matter.

Good info 76, thanks. I had a feeling acetone was a bad idea.

Man, I really need to get into wet fly tying and fishing. I get so used to your standard dry/nymph ties I forget there's a whole world of tying and fishing style in "wets"... Cool stuff.

Hey all - So I've been a little rough on my vise lately. Since winter is here I've been tying a bunch of simple little midge nymph stuff with thread bodies and superglue. Needless to say the glue is getting on my vise jaws and other parts. I was reading that acetone is the best way to breakdown and clean superglue but it can be hard on certain coatings. My vise is a renzetti traveller and I know it has a special black anodized coating to help hook hold and durability (no sure exactly what type of material it is). Anyway, will acetone harm that coating? Or is there a more benign way to clean superglue? Jeez, did I really type a paragraph to ask such a simple question? Thx!

Why thank you Ray. That is a very nice compliment. I will get more on here soon.

Hey all - Just wanted to quickly thank everyone for the advice, critique and warm welcomes I've received. I'm new here and I've thrown a few patterns into the mix. So far received a great amount of feedback, compliments and constructive criticism. All of which is welcome and exactly why I came to this forum. I've been tying and fly-fishing for a great many years but the knowledge that I have is dwarfed when compared to the very many talented folks here. Humbly yours, Will

Great fly! Looks like it might jump right off the vise. I'm a sucker for a good baetis tie.

I've got a great macro setting on my canon digital. Can get really close on those 20's and smaller. Not silver? I'm gonna have a word with the kid at the fly shop. Thanks for compliments fellas.

thank you

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by willbradford: Bead Wing Mindge

A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by willbradford: RS-2