I certainly don't want to discourage anyone from following their dreams. If you want to be full time professional fly tyer, you can make a living, and a decent living, doing so.

But it is just like any other small business. Few of us who run our own businesses, regardless of type, get much, if any, time off for quite a few years (maybe decades) while building the business. 40 hour work weeks are unheard of, I know that I worked 120 hours per week ON AVERAGE, for the first ten years I was 'self employed'. No 'vacations', but managed a day or two every few months to wet a line. Most self employed folks do the same.

What I'm saying is that you got to work at it. It's not easy. It can be well worth the effort, though.

Buddy