Hey guys, I gathered a few of the materials I was given and tied a few flies cause I got too anxious. At first I thought the color schemes would be a little odd but just wanted to tie. I wa surprised with myself, and I think the colors actually work well together. Anyway, here they are thanks for checking them out. And p.s, I think I was addicted even before I tied, but after that first one it’s just like everyone explained (warned me) about it.
thanks again to FAOL and everyone on it for the information!
DO NOT FISH THOSE! Which ever was your first fly put it in a plastic box with the date you tied it and save it to look back upon. Tie some more just like it to fish with. I still have my first fly and when I rummage around in the box looking for some material and run across it, it always makes me smile.
Thanks John, they are two different sized hooks. And funny that you say that dyslexic thing, because my last name is Wilkes so you cracked the code to my username! Hahaha and I have to say “uh oh” about the membership yank cause I have no fly fishing gear yet only alllll my spin gear, but my birthday is Wednesday and I plan on outfitting my self with the basics to begin so hopefully Ron will give me a little time : ) oh yeah, any birthday donations are welcome, my mailing address is… Haha just kidding!
I agree with Clay. I have my first flies. A Woolly Bugger, San Juan Worm, and a beadhead partridge and herl. The last one is the one that really hooked me on tying flies, but I kept all three. Keep those. Mine make me smile, too.
Since then, I have fed dozens of flies to trees, bushes, the opposite bank, etc. When I finally caught fish instead of everything else around me on flies I tied, I kept those, too.
I cracked the code the first time you posted. I have what I refer to as a “dyslexic mind”. I can’t hardly look at anything without turning it around to see what it looks like from the opposite point of view.
Don’t worry about your membership being yanked. If Ron Tidd can post on this BB, ANYONE can !!
John
P.S. Regardless which way the fish look at your flies, just remember that …
i will definitely take the advice to save these with the date. i cant wait to get some new materials and tye some other patterns! thanks for the feedback everyone
I am pretty sure that if you think about it, you will see how to fish those with the gear you got. Think spinner or baitfish lure. Can I say that here?
Those are some very nice flies for your very first try. Keep up the good work and try to tie a couples of flies every day. Your fly box will be full in no time and your confidence will grow by leaps and bounds. Nice job! 8T
And as to yanking membership… not a chance.
With me gearing up to learn, I need sympathetic beginners in my corner.
Now you old experienced dodgers… that’s a whole other “can of worms”
Nice ties. I agree, you should keep that first one aside and fish the others. Then, when you catch your first fish on one of your own flies, set that fly aside too. With the flies you’ve tied already, I’m pretty confident you’ll have that 2nd fly in your collection quite soon. Well done.
…Now I know what the “corn dodgers” were that Rooster Cogburn was talkin’ about in “True Grit”… As for the other definitions… I think I’m actually a codger… like Betty said…:shock: …ModocDan
those are really great looking buggers! wayyyyyyy better than mine… the first fly i ever tied was a wooly bugger as well and it ended up in the trash can im a novice tyer as well and lets keep on tying!:tieone:
Those are good looking Buggers. The body is different from what I have seen before, though. Looks like marabou in the body as well instead of the usual chennile. What did you do there?
thanks everyone, i really appreciate all the replies. black marabou tail, the body is a light purple chenille, maybe its just the photo? and then the grizzly hackle.
Think spinner or baitfish lure. Can I say that here?
im a novice tyer as well and lets keep on tying!:tieone: