Fly tying Basics

[fishinwrench]

Yeah !!!!!   It was like the first video I ever did, so gimme a break.  

[DaddyO]

Respect to anyone that has the courage to post their own tying video.  And, Wrench, I enjoyed the dialogue during the video.

[fishinwrench]

4 minutes ago, DaddyO said:

Respect to anyone that has the courage to post their own tying video.  And, Wrench, I enjoyed the dialogue during the video.

Well that's good because you sure couldn't see any of the fly tying.

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26 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Yeah !!!!!   It was like the first video I ever did, so gimme a break.  

I wasn't dogging you at all.

Just like to put a name on the guy that's all.

I agree with DaddyO, nice work.

Pete

[Greasy B]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

Over the years I have acquired some pretty cool tying skills, but almost all of it is wasted.  The patterns that catch 99% of my fish are so stupid easy that a drunken blind person could tie them.

Yep same here, I have dozens of flys in at least a dozen boxes and all I use for trout is the same three patterns. The more ragged they get the better they work. 

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16 minutes ago, Greasy B said:

The more ragged they get the better they work

Read Leonard M Wrights books on the subject.

It's been years but I think he used to give his flies to other people to use for a while and then get them back when they were tore up.

He also introduced the method of swinging and presenting dry flies from upstream.

Widely considered to be complete heresy at the time.

Pete

[jtram]

5 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Over the years I have acquired some pretty cool tying skills, but almost all of it is wasted.  The patterns that catch 99% of my fish are so stupid easy that a drunken blind person could tie them.

that defines my tying style

[Gavin]

Leonard M Wright's Fishing the Dry Fly as a Living Insect. Have not read it in awhile, but the presentation is pretty basic and it works. Downstream cast, drag it into the feeding lane, insert some slack and drift it over the fish. Drop, drag, drift and don't be afraid to move a dry fly.