Every year of bunch of fly tyers get together at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Springbrook State Park Conservation Educaton Center for a weekend of fly tying and other fun things. This is a fantastic place to have a group meeting.
This year I wanted to experiment with some new patterns and here are some I tied up.
Spoon Fly - This is a saltwater fly used on redfish. I hope to use it on walleyes and smallmouth bass. It has a fantastic action in the water.
http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af163/iaflyfisher/Spoonfly-red.jpg
Video of the action of the fly:
http://s1004.photobucket.com/albums/...t=Spoonfly.mp4
A co-worker wanted some bumblebee patterns so here are some I came up with.
http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/...fisher/bee.jpg
http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af163/iaflyfisher/YellowBassPopper.jpg
http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af163/iaflyfisher/BumblebeeBassPopper-Neal.jpg
Devil Bug - this is an old pattern that I want to try on bass.
http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/...r/devilbug.jpg