learnin to fly

Those look fantastic! Do you need my address?? Someone is going to be very lucky.

Very creative indeed! I agree with Day5, that should be a gill getter for sure. Love the ice dub.

These are all great looking flies. Thanks for the ideas. Might be able to try a few of those this evening.

Being new to fly tying, I'm looking for a few easy to tie yet effective panfish flies. Can you gentlemen post a few pics of your faves and a little instruction? I appreciate the help. :wallbash:

When you mentioned pink squirrel I thought of dyed squirrel tail. Guess that's the jig tyer coming out! That pattern of yours looks awesome. I hope I can tie one. These flies are putting a hurt on me.

I love them all. The blue really stands out and should be a killer. Great looking, clean ties. The squirrel is a great idea too!

They're closing because most of them are way overpriced to begin with. In this economy, I'll take whatever I can get if it's a good price.

Now those are really good looking. Would love to see some step by step instructions for those. I'm not too familiar with mylar. Those look fantastic! :headbang:

I have made some similar with the blades by attaching hooks with solder. These are probably too large for what you are looking for but the crappie and bass eat them up. I have not tried casting them with a fly rod but now may have to give it a go.

That Spey looks awesome. I'm liking the epoxy fly too. I recently purchased some "nail heads" at a craft store for using as eyes on a few crappie jigs. They are metal and look much like the name implies and come in several colors. I might have to try one of those using nail heads for eyes. Great work.

Good looking minnow pattern and great colors.

Mine was waiting on the front porch when I got home from work! Unbelievable amount of supplies at a small price. Had I purchased these items up the road, I would have spent at least four times the money. I'm impressed. Now someone needs to tell me what to do with all this stuff!

Nothing in this corner of Missouri either. I'll bet he sells many of them, so maybe he is very busy. Shoot for tomorrow!

At first glance I thought the pics were different angles anyway! Not enough coffee this morning. Love the color of that fly. That fish is quite awesome as well. I think I might attempt this fly.

Love it! Should be near weedless and like the hook riding up as well. That head really makes it come alive. NICE!

Thanks fellas. I've used craft fur for tying jigs and have seen many of Enrico's flies. It's all making sense now!! I appreciate the info.

Looks like a real leech when wet. Nice job. As a "newb" I feel I get to ask a few stupid questions, so here goes... What is EP? I've seen this used in many patterns but don't know what it is!

Maybe for more weight and depth you could modify some small Indiana spinner blades. Might achieve a wider wobble with small Colorado blades as well.

Ordered mine last week. Curious how long shipping time was for you guys. Can't wait to get started!

Nice looking flies. That red tail would catch some gills around here.

Those look great! I think those should catch just about anything.

Nothing wrong with friendly advice. On the other hand not everyone is an expert either. My post was not pointing fingers at anyone on the forum, just rather bummed at the "Expert" fly fishermen on my local waters that I have encountered. You are shunned if you don't have the bling. I don't think a high priced rod and reel or a perfectly proportioned fly will catch anymore fish than a basic outfit and "good enough" fly. This attitude is rarely seen on lakes while fishing for bass or catfish. Go to a trout stream and it's all competition. The main goal for me is catching a fish. Maybe I should not wander from the beginners forum.

Thanks Rock. There are lots of good links in that post. I should have done a forum search before I posted.

Looks like a winner to me. That's what is discouraging to me about fly tying and fly fishing in general. Seems like some worry more about flies being picture perfect, and the fly casting tecniques being second to none. I'm not good with either and hate the stares and the snickers from folks when I'm attempting to fly fish. But, if you have faith in a fly you tied and it catches fish, that beats all !!

In the world of jig tying I have located a couple sources for quality materials online at a steep discount from what the mail order magazines offer. Are there any such outlets for fly tying hooks or materials? Looking for hooks mostly. Local shop is over $6.00 for 25 hooks. Is this average price? Seems high but I'm used to buying Matzuo Sickle jig hooks for $26 per 1000.