niveker

Really enjoy seeing your flies. I'm not in your league, and probably never will be, and I'm okay with that. But between you, and SalarMan, and Norm, and the other numerous, great fly tiers on this site, I have gained a greater appreciation of the meaning of "a properly tied fly". 

Very nice.  

No, never had the desire.  

I think I'd enjoy spending some time on some Pennsylvania spring creeks, then head southwest along the Blue Ridge Mountains.  

Excellent set of perdigons - thanks to all and Woodenlegs for hosting. Ended up with a full set even with the limited tiers - 👍

I'll stay with Fran Betters, can't believe this one hasn't been done yet - 

next fly: The Usual  any variation 

Ausable Bomber - Fran Betters

Hook - #14
Thread - Hot orange, 8/0
Wing - Kip tail
Tail - Woodchuck tail
Hackle - Brown and grizzly
Body - Australian possum dyed burnt orange

Okay Boss, thanks.  

flytire beat me to it!

I don't know Jack from squat about salmon flies, but I agree with Bruce. 

Nice one Norm. 

Very clean Mr Rollup.

Thanks. I have two I've picked up over the years, never in kit form though. That's the first one I've seen, didn't even know they made one for the #1. 

Outstanding blend of artistry and craftsmanship.  

Neato. Is that bobbin rest original?

Sweet!

55 minutes ago, flytire said:

i have a hoarding problem but i dont dwell on it

👍  I wallow in it.  

12 hours ago, mikechell said:

it's a bad cut/paste

Lol. Didn't notice that at first, talk about low budge. 

I'm even worse-er. I have a stack of small plastic cups, each for a different type of remnant - dry hackle, chenille, flash, floss, aftershafts ...  I go through it @ twice a year and pitch most of it. 

2 hours ago, flytire said:

another solution waiting for a problem

My thoughts too.  Who knew replacing flies in a box was such a struggle?

Very nice.  👍

On 6/10/2024 at 3:06 PM, Flatsflytying said:

I’ll Give the Messenger frog a go! 

Flatsflytying's on deck

33 minutes ago, Gene L said:

zero posts there since 2022

Classified posts get deleted when an item sells or after a certain amount of time, so that last post isn't really accurate. Don't cost nothing to post. 

Stripers Online has a pretty active classified section as well as fly tying community. Not sure if there's a minimum number of posts required. 

Picked up a few 2094 'Gems' from the auction site to add to the collection.  Will get them cleaned up this week-end.  

That is a beautiful fish, Steve.  Must have felt great.  

8 hours ago, Steeldrifter said:

I was planning on fishing till 1am but there's no way I would catch a bigger one than this tonight, so came back early to relax and enjoy the memory he made for me.

That's the proper way to do it!

Beautiful, God bless ya.