Free Flies

How to qualify: Be a non-tyer. Like to fish for warm waterfish. Hopefully have a young-un to share with and last but not least a good sense of humor as some of these creations will cause you to shake your head.

What you get: Approximately 50 flies most of which are new. Most are a fig newton of my imagination and not found in any self respecting fly shop. Most are tied on size 8 to 12 Mustad hooks and are not dry flies.

What I get: More room in my boxes so I can tie some more.

First 5 fish to take this bait and PM me get them.

Tim

ALL FLIES HAVE BEEN TAKEN

Cool idea. 'cept I don't qualify.:shock:
I need to cull my boxes also.

Panman,

I don't qualify either because I've been known to "roll a few of my own." I just wanted to complement you on your generousity. Very nice thing to do! 8T :)

I also do not qualify. a small voice inside says just lie about it stupid take the flies, :evil: and is quickly slapped down but think is is a really good thing you are doing. May god reward you with a giant bass your next trip out. :)

I did not mean the qualifications to be mandatory, just preferred, as I like to see kids get into fishing. The offer is open to all members of FAOL.

Tim

Panman, I give all my extra flies to little kids. Some of those little kids are in their 30's and 40's but they are still kids up at the lake.:)

I want to say your doing a great thing here.

So many of the great members here at FAOL have sent me flies, now I am tying and the Great Jack Hise has sent me not one but two care packages of fly tying materials.

The package he sent me today had some deer hair, lama fur for dubbing and a couple dozen size 16 hooks along with a fly he tied using these materials as a pattern.

These are just a couple of examples of what kind of Class Members we have here at FAOL.
Or are all fly fishers this great? I am not sure cause I just started fly fishing in July. I am glad I did and I am very glad I found FAOL.

You know what I will be doing this evening, I am just glad the wife bought me a 3X magnifier with lamp those 16s are awful small for my weak eyes and fat fingers. LOL

Boy I wish I had your problem. I have been tying for 'bout a year now. I have found a dozen or so patterns that work great for me, but I have trouble keeping them "in stock". The ponds I go to demand a very high price for the fly gods.

Oh yeah, I meant to say... It's really great of you to offer this. Two years ago when I started fly fishing I would have really benefited from this. It'll be a great help to a newby or kids that are just learning.

On the way to the post office with flies for Brian S. In Ohio; Charles P. in New Jersey and Jason Y, in SC.

Need a mailing address from tpd596.

One set still available for the asking.

Tim

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Originally Posted by scubatim

I want to say your doing a great thing here.

So many of the great members here at FAOL have sent me flies, now I am tying and the Great Jack Hise has sent me not one but two care packages of fly tying materials.

The package he sent me today had some deer hair, lama fur for dubbing and a couple dozen size 16 hooks along with a fly he tied using these materials as a pattern.

These are just a couple of examples of what kind of Class Members we have here at FAOL.
Or are all fly fishers this great? I am not sure cause I just started fly fishing in July. I am glad I did and I am very glad I found FAOL.

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i agree with you 100% about the kinds of great members on here. i just offered to buy a pheasant skin in the for sale section, and he saw how old i was and offered to just give it to me for free! the kind of generosity of the people on here is just amazing. around where i live in northern virginia(bout an hours drive from DC) you can imagine that you just dont find many nice people like that.
we need more people like all of you on FAOL.
im also very glad i found FAOL

hello, interested in your offer.non tyer
fish with my nephews(ages 12 and 14) who are starting to flyfish.
mark waszczak
4925 ridgewood rd
alexandria,va. 22312


GO FISH

Great I can not believe it I won! I won! This will be great new flies. My new 8 wt can not wait for those flies. Thank you so much. I have always wanted to learn to tie but that little thing called time has always held me back. I will let you know when they come in.


Humblely Greatful
Jason

Yes thank you! There are alot of wonderfully helpful people here. I hope to return the gestures in the future. My 4yr old daughter is ready!! and her 35 yr old Dad ---ducking!!!
Thanks,
Brian

All flies have been spoken for. Thanks and hope you enjoy them.

Tim

:twisted: Yes, thanks!! I called CHAR for her and Jason's address but didn't tell her WHY!! I love it when I can get something over her,,, It don't happen very often...

Thanks again Panman, and maybe the wife and I will get over that way sometime soon.

I would like to get that last set. Probably for the spring/summer steelhead coming up. OR whatever comes up. Cool thanks alot

I just have to say a big thank you to Tim for doing this. A year or so ago (probably longer), Tim did the same thing of offering up flies for new fly fishers. I requested and received a nice collection of flies. Since then some have been used fishing for pan fish here and there, but some continue to live in my fly box mostly as reminders to me of the good deed done by Tim. Which leads to a story...

A year ago I was out fishing on an area river and watched another fly angler who was clearly also new to fly fishing, but who was having a harder time than I was. I had already been fishing for a while and was starting to move back towards my car and had to pass this gentleman on the way. He stoped casting and asked me how my day had been. I responded and we struck up a short conversation. He mentioned that he just didn't seem to have what the fish wanted and I asked him what type of flies he had been using. He pointed to a fly patch on his vest that was festooned with a wide variety of flies, but I quickly noticed only one of each type and only one of each size. He commented that these were the flies selected for him by the shop he had purchased his equipment at and they were all he had. Knowing that the fish were going for Griffiths Gnats I asked him if he had any while showing him the one I had tied on. His response was no, but he'd be sure to get some the next time he was at the shop.

As someone who had begun tying a few months prior I had a fly box full of flies. I pulled out one of my boxes and asked him if he had a small box or something to hold flies in other than the patch on his vest. He proceeded to pull out a small compartment style box, and stared in amazement as I emptied my box of griffith's gnats. He immediately started to protest, but I told him it wasn't an issue since I tyed. He thanked me profusely and I told him the way he could really thank me was to pass on a few of the flies to someone else who needed them someday.

All this is to say that Tim's act of generosity has encouraged me to be generous to other fly fishers and I encourage others to do the same.

Brian

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Originally Posted by Brian Moffitt

I just have to say a big thank you to Tim for doing this. A year or so ago (probably longer), Tim did the same thing of offering up flies for new fly fishers. I requested and received a nice collection of flies. Since then some have been used fishing for pan fish here and there, but some continue to live in my fly box mostly as reminders to me of the good deed done by Tim. Which leads to a story...

A year ago I was out fishing on an area river and watched another fly angler who was clearly also new to fly fishing, but who was having a harder time than I was. I had already been fishing for a while and was starting to move back towards my car and had to pass this gentleman on the way. He stoped casting and asked me how my day had been. I responded and we struck up a short conversation. He mentioned that he just didn't seem to have what the fish wanted and I asked him what type of flies he had been using. He pointed to a fly patch on his vest that was festooned with a wide variety of flies, but I quickly noticed only one of each type and only one of each size. He commented that these were the flies selected for him by the shop he had purchased his equipment at and they were all he had. Knowing that the fish were going for Griffiths Gnats I asked him if he had any while showing him the one I had tied on. His response was no, but he'd be sure to get some the next time he was at the shop.

As someone who had begun tying a few months prior I had a fly box full of flies. I pulled out one of my boxes and asked him if he had a small box or something to hold flies in other than the patch on his vest. He proceeded to pull out a small compartment style box, and stared in amazement as I emptied my box of griffith's gnats. He immediately started to protest, but I told him it wasn't an issue since I tyed. He thanked me profusely and I told him the way he could really thank me was to pass on a few of the flies to someone else who needed them someday.

All this is to say that Tim's act of generosity has encouraged me to be generous to other fly fishers and I encourage others to do the same.

Brian

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Amen.

Well said Brian. I have received similar generosity over the last year and have reached a point where I can begin passing it on.

I've already been provided for by Panman ;). This is a great thing to do, and thanks for the flies.

If the entire fly fishing brotherhood is like Tim, this was the right hobby to get involved with. Tim's generosity and willingness to help out people new to our sport epitomizes the word Sportsman. I can only hope that I may carry on Tim's example and help out someone in such a way in the future.

God bless you, Tim. :D

Chuck

Most of us are not quite a s nice as Tim, but we are working on it.

I am glad to be able to call him a friend.

Rick

There are some awfully generous folks on this site. Not only do many share their materials, they also share tying information as well as sources for acquiring hard to find materials.

I received the flies today and showed them to my sons. They wanted to try them right away but it is still a little cold for that. Hopefully they will produce fish that they will remember come spring. Thanks again Tim, you are truly a Saint among the fly fishing gods.
Chuck

Thanks to all of you for your kind comments. This is a great sitewith great people.

Hopefully everybody has received the flies by now. I am still cleaning out the fly boxes and if all goes according to plan I will try to do a repeat performance sometime around the middle of this month.



Tim