anyone bored?

[BilletHead]

15 minutes ago, ness said:

It takes me about a half dozen to get it right. Just hope yours are from the later ones  

Hahahahahaha 

[tjm]

No, it's not a matter of getting them right, the first one off the vise will probably be the best of that pattern for that session,  before I start to make changes. It's just not being able to stay on that subject longer than about 15 minutes. I don't tie flies from boredom, but because of need and I suppose early on I tried 3  each of several patterns just to replace that day's loss and it became a habit, or maybe I had ADD as child back before they gave it a name. It doesn't take me long to look at anything. I can't watch a fly tying video either unless it's on 2.5X speed.

If I tied 20 thread jigs, they'd be in 8-10 different colors, or on three kinds of hooks. Or both.

 

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, tjm said:

No, it's not a matter of getting them right, the first one off the vise will probably be the best of that pattern for that session,  before I start to make changes. It's just not being able to stay on that subject longer than about 15 minutes. I don't tie flies from boredom, but because of need and I suppose early on I tried 3  each of several patterns just to replace that day's loss and it became a habit, or maybe I had ADD as child back before they gave it a name. It doesn't take me long to look at anything. I can't watch a fly tying video either unless it's on 2.5X speed.

If I tied 20 thread jigs, they'd be in 8-10 different colors, or on three kinds of hooks. Or both.

 

 I understood that in what you had said. It wasn't just a fly that cuts the mustard as far as quality in the first tyes, it was what I wanted in the end of type of fly I visioned. "Tweaking the pattern"  

  When we started tying those thread midge pupae we tried all kinds of colors and flash just to see the effect.  

[Ham]

Ok, I had a rainout day so I got my 9 flys for the swap ready to go. I’m just waiting on an address to mail them in. I cleared room in my mailbox in case that’s how you who prefer to distribute your address

its a Size 18 barbless Ruby Midge. Tied on  TMC 100 BL and Tungsten 3/32 bead

[BilletHead]

On 2/4/2025 at 1:28 PM, Lancer09 said:

Anyone fancy getting a little swap going?
8 People, send 8 flies and everyone gets the same package back (includes your own)

trout flies that use foam?
nymphs?

Something that isn't overly arduous and could be knocked out relatively quickly?

1. Devin (Me)
2. Ness
3. Coldwater
4. Ham
5.Billet
6. Ryan
7. Flysmallie
8. Mrs. Billethead
9. Coldwater's friend

            @Lancer09,

   Pat and I are ready to mail like @Ham. Hope you are stopping at nine. I am ready for you to stop at nine as I am tired of tying these. My friend was over yesterday. I have a generic name for them, he called them a grinch bug 🤪. So, for now on these are grinch bugs. I will post a pic or several. HA!

[BilletHead]

  I was calling this a sculpin streamer. Forever now the "Grinch bug" I asked our friend why? He said my grandkids would call it a Grinch because of the color. Alrighty then. 

    I had an idea for this swap but went through a couple prototypes until I decided this was the one. B10S #8, inverting tungsten bead, thread, small wire for the ribbing and pine squirrel strips and peeled the face and substandard strips for the dubbing used. The head/pectoral fin area and body behind is olive chartreuse UV dyed. I did use a black sharpie to dull that down some but still shows under the UV cure light. These little guys ride hook up. The sink test went well on the prototype. I will post that separate so maybe it won't downgrade so much. A couple pictures will be double showing the UV color. You can strip, jig, bounce on the bottom or dead drift. They will catch more than trout I guarantee. Right at an inch and a half inches long.

[BilletHead]

[BilletHead]