jdmidwest Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Looks like a "hair bug" to me. Good scud, bluegill, trout pellet imitator. Heading north to St Louis today for a few tying supplies myself. 10 thousand dollars of hooks, materials, feathers, beads, and flashy stuff sitting in front of me and no 8 orange Uni thread or orange micro chenille ness, snagged in outlet 3 and kjackson 1 2 "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Here's one that would be a good practice fly for a new tyer. Nothing but 2 different sizes of Ultra Chenille. trythisonemv, Daryk Campbell Sr and snagged in outlet 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Not bad for a first fly...Save it, and look at it from time to time. The "Wapsi Fly Tying Handbook" and the "Complete Book of Fly Tying" by Eric Leiser are really good references for fly tying techniques...You can probably pick them up used for less than $10 each. ness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmidwest Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 11 hours ago, fishinwrench said: Here's one that would be a good practice fly for a new tyer. Nothing but 2 different sizes of Ultra Chenille. What did you rub on the white chenille to keep it stiff?? Did the Bob and Tom show today. Bob's place, Feathercraft produced my orange uni and micro chenille with about $30 other misc stuff. Tom's place, T Hargrove drained a few more dollars. Did get to visit with Tom, did not see Bob around. Lots of empty bins, guess they are having trouble getting stuff too. Lead wire is getting scarce. Johnny's bass boats are getting scary high, a Tracker 175 with a 40 Merc is a 25k boat now. snagged in outlet 3 and Daryk Campbell Sr 2 "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 hour ago, jdmidwest said: What did you rub on the white chenille to keep it stiff?? It isn't stiff. Once it gets wet those little legs and tails move like LEGS & TAILS. It's the same chenille that the infamous San Juan worm is made of. trythisonemv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryk Campbell Sr Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 Had my first class this evening. Bead head hare's ear nymph. Nick Adams, ness, Flysmallie and 5 others 8 Money is just ink and paper, worthless until it switches hands, and worthless again until the next transaction. (me) I am the master of my unspoken words, and the slave to those that should have remained unsaid. (unknown) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Adams Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Looks great. You are well on your way. Daryk Campbell Sr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjm Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 A good resource for beginning fly tyer is the http://www.flyanglersonline.com/ click on "Fly Tying" in the left edge menu and in the drop down there is beginning and intermediate tying course of ~52 lessons each building on a past skill. Lots of other fly fishing info in that main menu too. Daryk Campbell Sr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryk Campbell Sr Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 Top is my first. Guess it helps to take the class. I'm still not unhappy about it. I plan to try it out this weekend on some bluegill. tjm and Johnsfolly 2 Money is just ink and paper, worthless until it switches hands, and worthless again until the next transaction. (me) I am the master of my unspoken words, and the slave to those that should have remained unsaid. (unknown) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjm Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I'd expect all of them to catch a fish. You might want to set a couple of them back to compare with what you are tying a year or ten years from now. Daryk Campbell Sr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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