Fly-tying

Posted by: dsteady on 22 February 2008

I've noticed a few members here with an interest Fly-fishing. Here is a thread for fly-tying. Mainly, I want to see if I can get photobucket to work.

This is my take on a black General Practitioner, but tied tube style and for Steelhead rather than Salmon.



daniel
Posted on: 22 February 2008 by dsteady
Here's the red one, with a favorite reel.



dn'l
Posted on: 23 February 2008 by u5227470736789439
Fly Fishing is a lovely pass-time, but not one I have ever taken part in, unfortunately.

Being half Norwegian, once you have eate fresh trout caught with an Otter Line [illegal on pain of a prison sentence in the UK!] or netting, then wasting days fishing in the sporting way seems a real waste of the all too short time you have!

When I was at school there was quite a Fly-tying club, and what is surprising is the dope glue used! I doubt if youngsters would be allowed to use it nowadays!

George
Posted on: 23 February 2008 by dsteady
quote:
Originally posted by GFFJ:

When I was at school there was quite a Fly-tying club, and what is surprising is the dope glue used! I doubt if youngsters would be allowed to use it nowadays!

George


I don't think it has changed too much. My wife often wonders if my late night fly-tying sessions aren't really some secret glue-sniffing affair. Best to keep the cap tight on the glue bottle!

Btw, that reel is a very popular among Salmon fisherman on the Alta.

cheers,
daniel
Posted on: 24 February 2008 by Howlinhounddog
George
quote:
then wasting days fishing in the sporting way seems a real waste of the all too short time you have!

Confucsious say that a day spent fishing does not count towards a man's alloted span.
Honest it gets you a free day Winker
Posted on: 25 February 2008 by dsteady
quote:
Originally posted by Howlinhounddog:
George
quote:
then wasting days fishing in the sporting way seems a real waste of the all too short time you have!

Confucsious say that a day spent fishing does not count towards a man's alloted span.
Honest it gets you a free day Winker


Agreed, Howlingdog. In fact, fishing in the sporting way is more about suspending time than anything else.

George, I promise you that the trout is much tastier when caught on a fly of your own fashioning. I'll take on those Otter line boys any day!

What's an Otter line? Big Grin

dn'l
Posted on: 26 February 2008 by Roy T
daniel,
my late father has been tying flies for ages and both of us have had great pleasure catching fish on them. We mostly fish waters like Blagdon, Chew and Bewl Bridge where we tend to use small Hoppers, Buzzers & Emergers in varying shades of black, green and red depending upon the time of the year. We have been known to use larger Sparklers in silver, gold, orange and black at the start and end of the season and judging from you picture some of these may not be out of place in your part of the world.

We both use old late 80s early 90s vintage Sovereign rods and reels from The House of Hardy.

ps I have used flies from the Blagdon site as examples of those we use because I'm far too lazy to photograph the ones we have tied with our own hands.
Posted on: 26 February 2008 by dsteady
quote:
Originally posted by Roy T:
daniel,
my late father has been tying flies for ages and both of us have had great pleasure catching fish on them. We mostly fish waters like Blagdon, Chew and Bewl Bridge where we tend to use small Hoppers, Buzzers & Emergers in varying shades of black, green and red depending upon the time of the year. We have been known to use larger Sparklers in silver, gold, orange and black at the start and end of the season and judging from you picture some of these may not be out of place in your part of the world.

We both use old late 80s early 90s vintage Sovereign rods and reels from The House of Hardy.

ps I have used flies from the Blagdon site as examples of those we use because I'm far too lazy to photograph the ones we have tied with our own hands.


V. interesting Roy. The Sparkler tube looks a little like a Clouser Minnow,




But tied with only mylar and crystal flash. I like it, but would feel compelled to add a little bit of bucktail to give it some place in the natural world. Maybe I'll modify it for Steelhead, it would certainly work.
Thanks,
Daniel
Posted on: 14 March 2008 by Roy T
US west coast braced for ban on salmon fishing as stocks collapse Frown
Posted on: 14 March 2008 by JohanR
I who comes from a family of fishers can tell you that putting down a net, waiting for a while and then take it up again is much more efficient.

JohanR