Tied me 1st fly.........

[skatenchips]

http://www.fish4flies.com/Wet/Spider_an ... ock_Spider

I can honestly say it was the longest 2 hours of me life,,for somebody with sawn off runt fingers I was all fingers and thumbs but the 2 guys giving tuition to 6 of us newbies they were very patient when we went wrong and helped us correct our errors and guiding our fingers with the fine line and hackles...I think he called it......god I think it was about 30 manoeuvres in 5 mins that took 2 hours....bloody slow but eventually got it tied.....when I can find me camera ill take a picky.....enjoyed it...I think !!!!!

doesn't really look the same as the picture but you can decide...........

anyway,I'm going back next week.

Gazza

[Pike]

Alright Gazza I clicked the link.... If that is your fly in the picture then first effort Neat and tidy glad your gonna have another go, it really helps pass the winter

[skatenchips]

This was my effort.....ok ish I guess....apparently its aimed for Trout but can be used for Grayling
I'm hoping to use it on sunday at a tuition day on a local lake that holds teach ins.......

will see if anything takes a fancy to it !!!!!!!!!!

Gazza

[grandadruss]

This was my effort.....ok ish I guess....apparently its aimed for Trout but can be used for Grayling
I'm hoping to use it on sunday at a tuition day on a local lake that holds teach ins.......

will see if anything takes a fancy to it !!!!!!!!!!

Gazza

Nice one Gazza
That'll catch fish for sure mate.
Only slight draw back to my mind is the hackle is a bit forward of the eye.
Try holding the hackle back before tying off the head or trim the hackle down past the eye.
Try tying six of the same fly,that way you get used to memorising the materials needed and you can check if each fly is better than the last....compare notes so to speak,plus you end up with six flies for one visit to the fly tying bench.
Grand fly though mate,welcome to the world of fly dressing

[sharpey]

It'll catch though....


Sharpey

[grandadruss]

It'll catch though....

Sharpey

It will indeed Steve.some of us though are in search of perfection,the perfect fly
Now then, the perfect maggot...there's the quest.
Do you grab a maggot or pick a certain little soldier out

[sharpey]

Depends on your objective I suppose? I tie them, not works of art, but make me very happy when I catch on them, or, if I've given one to a fellow angler and they catch, it feels even better...??


Sharpey

[grandadruss]

Depends on your objective I suppose? I tie them, not works of art, but make me very happy when I catch on them, or, if I've given one to a fellow angler and they catch, it feels even better...??

Sharpey

True words indeed Steve,there can be no greater pleasure than landing a fish on a home tied fly surely.
Except the greater pleasure of gifting said fly to a chum.
Have the need for perfection though mate.
If a jobs worth doing it's worth doing well kind of thing

[sharpey]

And don't forget Russ, I had three fish in four casts on your Dawl Bach earlier this year.. Till I lost it..!!!


Sharpey

[skatenchips]

Cheers,your talking Latin Russ,we didn't see the fly we were going to tie,the guy just did one in a few mins and we had to sort of copy it I guess....all this tie off and hackle this and that might make sense when I've tied a few mate......
They had a weighted fly tie device to sit on a table weighed about a bag of sugar rather than the normal
One you clamp to a table....I think it about £40 plus all the bits and bobs were about another £15 then your feathers on top....dunno if that was good value.

Anyway thanks for the opinion and advice all is welcome.

Gazza