Flysmallie Popper Co.

[ColdWaterFshr]

Those are some sweet poppers.  I'll take 6 of each please.

[Flysmallie]

1 hour ago, Ryan Miloshewski said:

You paint the heads? If so, I'd buy some of those from you. I can tie but I can't paint detail to save my life.

Yeah I have this thing for spending way too much time and money making them look pretty. The fish don’t care. I’m not sure you would want to pay what it costs to paint one. 
 

I would like to mold my own foam heads but haven’t taken that step yet. It really needs to happen though. 

[Johnsfolly]

@Flysmallie those are great looking flies. Thanks for sharing your great photos of your work. The time and skill spent on both fronts (tying/painting and photographing) really are awesome.

[snagged in outlet 3]

I’ve got to make catching smallies on a fly a goal this year.   I was hesitant at first because I was new to boat handling and fishing at the same time but I think I’m good to go now.   Thanks for the inspiration.  

[Flysmallie]

5 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

@Flysmallie those are great looking flies. Thanks for sharing your great photos of your work. The time and skill spent on both fronts (tying/painting and photographing) really are awesome.

Thank you John. 

I really appreciate all the kind words. I enjoy creating things and this is what happens when you spend too much time in the garage. And I've been doing a lot of that lately to keep me away from the mind suck of a computer and/or TV screen. (even though I did just buy myself an Xbox) 

[Flysmallie]

3 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I’ve got to make catching smallies on a fly a goal this year.   I was hesitant at first because I was new to boat handling and fishing at the same time but I think I’m good to go now.   Thanks for the inspiration.  

I had almost quit doing it while floating but last year I decided that the only way to get better at fly fishing out of a kayak was to just do it. And since I have to take my wife almost every weekend I just did it. It's still a disaster but it's an enjoyable disaster. You can let that little yellow fly just drift down along the river with you and have plenty of fun. Just give it a tiny wiggle every once in a while. 

[FishnDave]

Those all look great!  Really well done!

[Nick Adams]

Looks like magazine quality flies and photos. I'd like a glass of whatever than cork goes to as well. On the rocks, please.

 

[tjm]

Really nice work, not sure I could fish them though. Too pretty, remind me of some bass flies i bought back in the '80s and carried around til they deteriorated always thinking "I'll save that, it's so nice".  My half fast quick tied  flies are ugly by comparison.

[fishinwrench]

29 minutes ago, Nick Adams said:

I'd like a glass of whatever than cork goes to as well. On the rocks, please

Bath salts ?   😅