Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: Trout Slayer on August 03, 2004, 12:55:33 AM
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Lets have a head count here. How many of us on this board tie are own flies and for what? I tie for Trout, Steelhead and Salmon all freshwater purposes. Currently I am tying private orders for people wanting to purchase flies and next year am becoming a commercial tyer. Thanks.
BTW...post 501=God. ;D
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Beginner tier but getting better. Tie mostly salmon and steelhead flies.
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I tie flies for trout and salmon.
Carole
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I like to tie my own flies, as it enhances my performance out there LOL! The mere thought that my cast out into the water, diligent retrieve, and my very own hand tied fly caught me a fish makes the experience so much better.
I tie for trout(nymphs, streamers, dries) and salmon(pinks, coho and chum). I'm not around during the winter for the steelhead :( Winter is all about skiing! ;D
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Tried flyswatting for Coho on the Vedder last fall and that was it - instantlly hooked - it's now my favorite fishery. After the first weekend and loosing flies above, behind and below me, I descided I better learn how to tie real quick. I spent $30.00 at Hubs for the cheapest beginner kit and a bit more for some material to tie bead head muddlers, buggers and christmas trees and dang it if I did't discover how much fun it really is. I nailed a beauty chrome 6lb coho on my second real cast with my first tied fly then numerous others over the next week until the river blew. Since then I've ammassed a great deal of supplies from flyshops, dollar stores and garage sales and have really come a long way in making flies. By listening, reading and looking at flyhooks, my flies, expecially the beadhead muddlers look as good as store bought. I now prefer tying flies to watching TV and now have just over 1000 flies for me and my fishing buddies to chuck. I made a few dozen dry flies, size 18, and they look great, someday I hope to try them. Size 18 is about as small as I can tie without having to set up extra light and magnification.
For those interested, I did find good looking magnifying glass/light combo that clamps onto your desk and moves on a single flexible arm. About $100.00 at Airarms in Surrey.
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I tie, mostly just interior stillwater flies, however I have tied everything from big saltwater patterns to danty dry flies 8) I am constantly searching for new material and how to encorporate them into patterns for my fishing situation. My current goal now is tie some beach flies for cohos and cutties, hopefully i'll get to use them later this month and into September ;D
Carlo
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Third year into tying. It is quite a thrill to tie a fly and actually catch a fish on it. However, the economics are a mystery. I can buy them for $1.75 (or get a deal at $12/dozen). I figure the ones I tie cost about $5.00 each. This is why I don't play the stock market. ;D
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i tie trout patterns and salmon patterns.
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I've been tying for 10+ yrs. Boy it sure becomes an addiction real fast. When I started I kept all my stuff in a shoe box, now I have a whole room in the basement with one wall peg boarded. Must be a small fortune in that room. I really like to spend time behind the vise. Taught myself everything from books and videos. As far as what I tie for,Steelhead, Salmon, Trout, in all waters.
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I started tying about a year and a half ago. That was about the time I was getting distressed at the number of big, five-dollar dollie/salmon/steelhead flies I was depositing on the bottom of the river, and I figured I had to find a way to save a few bucks. Boy was I naive.
Since then I tie all my own flies, the collection of tools and materials hasn't stopped growing, I've become interested in entymology as much as fishing, and I still don't get out enough!
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You name it I tie it. Haven't been able to come up with a good Sturgeon pattern though.
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Been tying aprox 4 years . You got to love catching fish on your own creation ;D ;D I love the dry fly but nothing beets coho on the fly I especially like trading recipes on the river with other fly guys
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I tie for trout. I'm getting my 5 year old daughter into it. She loves crafts and fishing and she's very excited to catch one on her own fly. So far we've tied fullback's and 1/2 backs and now we're going to try some leaches.
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i do alot of tying for myself and do private orders, just started tying up some salt water flys for beach fishing for coho, and do mostly stillwater tying and some salmon and stelhead flys in between,
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I tie for trout. I'm getting my 5 year old daughter into it. She loves crafts and fishing and she's very excited to catch one on her own fly. So far we've tied fullback's and 1/2 backs and now we're going to try some leaches.
Sounds like our girls are the same age grumman!
Mine loves to fish ... wee trout is all we go after together.
Are you telling me yours fly fishes already??
CJ.
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I tie saltwater coho and spring patterns.. thats it ... :)
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ok now that Ive got the fly rod I need some coho flys- who wants to tie em? I think Ive got a slow sinking line.
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I tie my flies. It's a great feeling to get a fish on a fly that you have tied yourself.
I tie flies for lake, river and beach fishing.
It's a good way to kill a couple of hours at night when there is not much on TV.
Warning, Fly tying can make you go broke. I don't think that I have saved any money tying my own flies.
Carole
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I tie flies for my own use as well as friends for salmon, steelhead and trout. Nothing complicated. Some steamers, hairwings, leaches, buggers and nymphs. It is very satisfying to have what I made catches fish.
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I used to flyfish for trout and river salmon exclusively so I tied up a bunch of flies. My favourite to tie and use are the Adams, and Egg sucking leach.
I don't think I've saved money tying my own since when I went to the fly shop, I'd just buy more and more materials. But the satisfaction of catching a fish on your own creation is priceless.
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i felt that way too (not saving any money) but once you tie up 40 or 50 of the same pattern at a time, it really saves money ;D
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Evereything I fish with I tied. No sense blaming it on someone else. ::)
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I bought a beginners fly-kit at Turners on Kingsway a while back. Its served me well and was able to tie around 10 different types of flies with the materials in the box.
I really got into tying flies so I upgraded a number of things and bought some nice hackle cape$. Some things I would upgrade to begin with are scissors and the bobbin. Some cheap bobbins will tear your thread.
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Hi Max,
I bought the one of those kit and used the vise for about a year until I saw what a rotary vise is all about. If you are looking at buying a vise I recommend a Renzetti roatary vise. If you are interested in starting out cheap, I can sell you the one that I started with for a couple of bucks.
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I have been tying commercially and for my own pleasure for thirty years. I feel it's not always about the money, but the pleasure in building a fly, that you can catch a fish with. And then there is the challenge of creating your own designs and patterns. I like challenge of tying dry flies # 22, 24 & 26, I get orders for those sizes all over Canada & USA and had a few orders go to the United Kingdom. The key is I feel, you have to enjoy tying flies.
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I just started tying flies last xmas, for trout. I'm hoping to learn a few salmon patterns within the next little while.
I agree with you Willow....it ain't cheap. ;D
But it's now my favorite thing to do besides fly fish, and a great feeling to catch them on something you tied.
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I've been tying since the summer, mostly trout flies: chronimids, tom thumbs, caddis flies, leeches nothing too complicated. I'm now trying my hand at some coho/steelhead flies,. The coho flies seem fairly easy, getting them to work is another story.
Nothing like catching a fish on a fly you've tied!
I've lucked out, my Dad use to tie and has passed down to me an enormous amount of supplies... you name it I've got it, so until I burn through that tying my own is much cheaper...
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Tie both salmon and trout flies depending on whats available
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Started tying my own trout and (some) salmon flies about 5 years ago. Now, I would never go on any trip over one day without bringing my kit.
Very effective currency for fish cleaning and/or dish duties ;)
And as others have said, VERY satisfying to catch fish on your own recipe. Some of my friends prefer to use mine now, even better.
Highly recommended, even if you only tie simple leeches or chromonides. I even fish differently because I'm not worried about losing a few.
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Been tying for a little over 10 years, it's the best kind of ever changing hobby I had. I ty for interior lakes rainbow trout fishery, from elongated leetches to the bloodworm, still feel that I need to learn alot in making them more durable, still use books, dvd's,tapes and watch "on the bench" tolearn more. I have in the past few years ty for cutthroat, muddlers tyed in sparse patterns and fish the Harrison and some Fraser sloughs and tribs. :) Hey guys maybe get on the water soon ;D
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I have been tiying since I was about 13 something my dad and I got into, so we had one more excuse to do stuff together. I try and tie for whatever we happen to be going after.
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I do my best...haven't caught anything with my own fly, but I'm working on it.
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been fly-building for 14 years now. was tying muddlers for summer pocket money at 15 (28 now). now i have honed down my kit and can basically tie anything 'needed' with what i got.
the secret to keeping it cheap???
"trout are nearsighted, and brown is brown"