What percentage do you tie?

[Rick Z]

Fish 95 % of what I tie myself. The other 5% is flies other folks send or I get in swaps as I am always looking for new flies that work.

Most of the flies I use are not commercially available.

Rick

[Dave E]

I'd say I'm in the 90% range with self ties.

Most exceptions have to do with travel and the introduction of regionally specific, species specific or new patterns that weren't anticipated and for which I have no close substitutes.

Best, Dave

[ScottP]

I've been very fortunate this year to receive some fantastic flies from some very generous members of this board; thanks John, Kelly and Walter. Besides those, I tie pretty much everything I fish; I'll pick up a fly or two from a shop if there's something in particular I want to copy.

Regards,
Scott

[Mato Kuwapi]

I'm guessing I tie about 85% of the flies I use. I like purchasing local patterns from what ever river system (or fly shop) I'm fishing from. I mix those in with the ones I tie myself...which has gone from everything one sees in a mag or on the web to a very basic dozen or two patterns I use all the time. I find it's a hell of a lot cheaper and far less time consuming to stick with the fewest patterns that work for you. I also won't spend more than a couple of minutes on a fly so if its not a quicky...it rarely gets tied, by me anyways, with the one exeption of a couple of Galloup streamer patterns the are well worth the time it takes tp put those puppies together.

[hairwing]

100% here.
I've only bought three flies, a White Wulff, Hank Roberts Black Domino Nymph, and a Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear...(ever).
I caught fish on the Hare's Ear.
I'm afraid I haven't been very good for the commercial fly tiers economy.

[Tracy]

I like to buy some from the local fly shop when I go in for advice or to chat, otherwise I tie almost all of mine.

[texfly]

I make about 95% of my flies although I'm starting to get a pretty good size collection from the swap's here at FAOL. I do buy a few once in while like pattern's I haven't used before or when I just plan don't have the one's I need and should have brought like on a trip. I think some I buy catch me more than they catch fish. A well done fly pattern is an art all it's own.

[EdD]

100% Always struck me as ironic that salt water flies are the easiest to tie but are the most expensive. $5 is a lot to pay for a fly only to have blue fish chomp them off...

So I can get you to tye up a dozen each Clousers and Deceivers for that? Or is there are discount for volume orders?



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Ed

[Sawkill]

I gave up tying many years ago. I was so bad at it that it wasn't any fun. So... I fish 0% of the time with flies I tie.

[Bass_Bug]

Probably 100% when it is trout fishing, maybe 20% or less when fishing for sunfish or bass.

I love tying, but draw the line at flies that take more than 10 minutes or so. When the day comes that I start molding my own plastic worms or carving my own plugs to save $5, I may consider spending hours making poppers and the like.

I'd say 75% are mine, 20% flies from swaps, the rest store bought (most for a pattern to tie off of, but some I buy that look like a productive fly, but may be too complictaed to tie myself. (i.e. some hopper patterns etc.).

Bam, My average bass flies take at least 15 min each, but doing a dozen production line, makes them oevr all process per fly go faster. I was actualy carving my own crankbaits and making my own inline spinners lures and maki9ngt them for a fraction of the cost, before I crossed over from the Dark side. Like any other fly style though, once you get proficient at tying it, you can tie them 'relatively' quickly.