Fly Fishing

waterwhippa · Location: Upstate, NY

Hey guys, as winter draws closer, I spend a lot of time at the tying vise to pass the time. I was curious as to what patterns most of you spend time tying to get rid of the "shack nasties"

kranefly · Posted: Wed 08/10/05 3:45 am Post subject:

Wish I were better about tying when I have the free time, but I'm not. Rolling Eyes

Don't get me wrong, I love to tie flies, but it seems that I am most motivated to do so with an upcomming trip. Then I tie whatever I seem to be lacking, and will need the most.

In general though, I enjoy tying steelhead streamers and spey flies if I were to just sit and tie. I like the innovative patterns, the different colors, different techniques. You can go crazy with a pattern and make the most outlandish flie ever seen, and still push yourself back from the vise and think to youself, "Ya know, I think this will really hammer 'em." Shocked

ChrisR · Location: Southeast Massachusetts

You can never have enough Pheasant Tail nymphs. In all sizes and colors. But in the winter I try to replenish all that is missing from the boxes. And also tie up a few new flies I haven't used before.

vermonter · Location: Vermont/Rangeley

Tying for me is a close second to fishing, most winter evenings I will spend a couple of hours at the bench. That generates way more flies than I would ever use in two lifetimes, but I've got several friends who don't tie, they get the surplus. I can't "production" tie, two or three of one pattern, then I've got do something else. Not very efficient. This winter I'll be busy with stocking up for a return trip to Labrador and a first ever trip to B.C. Always fun to tie something new.

KodiakCommando · Location: Kodiak, Alaska

I tie pretty much everything year round but the thing i tie the most is glo bugs. I used them for trout, red salmon and dollies a lot plus since they have to be right on the bottom i lose a lot so i need to tie a lot, i would say i tie 800 to 1000 glo bugs a year in all sorts of colors.

RickW · Location: Syracuse, NY

with the streams low and warm (most of 'em anyway) I've been trying to master some new (for me) ties, emergers and parachutes.

tied a few parachute Iso's the other night, and a bunch of snowshoe hare emergers

waterwhippa · Location: Upstate, NY

That snowshoe emerger sounds nice Rick. Post a pic of it if you can!

RickW · Location: Syracuse, NY

I'll try to do that

jeremy · Location: Portland, Maine

without a doubt - cone head olive wooly bugger

RickW · Location: Syracuse, NY

Whippa,

don't know if this will work, but here goes....

snowshoe hare emerger

RickW · Location: Syracuse, NY

Well I be danged, it worked!

Sorry about the picture quality, lighting, etc.

I'm not really all that interested in taking photos of files, I'd rather be out using them Smile

this one's for you Dave !

waterwhippa · Location: Upstate, NY

Looks like a trout slayer for sure Rick!!!