Tying flies you don't use?

[waynep]

For those of you that tie Salmon flies, and other things that you don't put in your fishing boxes, what do you do with them? I have some things in mind I would like to try just for fun, but what to do with them when I am done? I'll take some and make shadow boxes, but to get great specimens for that, I'll go through some not so great ones . . .

wayne

[Steven]

My mother used to tell me that there were poor kids in India that didn't have salmon flies...

Er, wait, what?

[Ron Eagle Elk]

For the almost good enough flies, you can always donoate them to worthy causes such as Reel Recovery, Casting for Recovery and Project Healing Waters.

A lot of my "How in the world did I do that" flies, meet their end with a razor blade cutting off the material to save the hook.

REE

[kbproctor]

I give a lot of mine to friends. One in particular said he is glad to get my "mistakes" and takes them out, feeds them to bushes, trees, and rocks and even catches a few fish. It nets me a 6 pack every now and then.

I fish some of the traditional wets I have screwed up. Haven't caught any fish on them, but a few have been chewed up pretty good.

I have no clue what I'll do with the salmon flies.

[Panman]

I don't tie fancy flies but I give away my extras to whomever on FAOL wants them.

So far I have not had a shortage of volunteers.

Tim