Slivers fly tying adventures!

[slivers86]

Not perfect, but as good as it gets after 12 hour dayshift and reffing two hockey games.

Heres my first one! What do ya think? Bad lighting / camera (Damn blackberry bold) will have better photo's when I catch a fish with that :)


http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f373/jodystrip1/leach1.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f373/jodystrip1/leach2.jpg

[BeeGuy]

next post: first fish caught on first fly?

gonna be tough with this @%$&%$@ rain

[slivers86]

I'm saving it for a real fish, not something that grew up in a swimming pool full of pellets :)

[WayneChristie]

I'm saving it for a real fish, not something that grew up in a swimming pool full of pellets :)

dont know if sturgeon will bite on those :bad_boys_20:

[Bhflyfisher]

That looks like a good leech pattern. For a first tie, definitely a good job.

[ReconWilly]

Good stuff Slivers, now go and catch a real fish and post the pix!!

[Guitarplayingfish]

Looks like a great leech pattern.. That should get you into some fish!! :sHa_shakeshout:

[BeeGuy]

Looks good man, have you heard of a fly called the 'usual'?

Great fly for beginners and produces. I think all you need is some rabbits foot.

[ogre]

Looks like a job well done, bud. we should go test it out on some waters soon.

[fish gunner]

very nice fly for a first attempt, my first was made out of xmas tree tinsel, red plastic bags and sewing thread . the gf at the time held vice grips as my vice. still caught a pike with it. you are way ahead of my first flies.

[Calgaryguy1977]

I bet thatd work in chain!

[slivers86]

dont know if sturgeon will bite on those :bad_boys_20:

Dont know if sturgeon bite anything in calgary :)


I'm saving catching my first on my own fly for up in the mountain streams... I have an idea of what I want, and I can't keep it :)

[ReconWilly]

Dont know if sturgeon bite anything in calgary :)


I'm saving catching my first on my own fly for up in the mountain streams... I have an idea of what I want, and I can't keep it :)

You will get what you get. And you'll never forget it...

[slivers86]

You will get what you get. And you'll never forget it...

I just don't want to remember some little 8" rainbow as the first fish I catch on a fly I tied, as I can catch those with a rectangle piece of cucumber attached to a thumb tack, know what I mean?

[uplander]

Try using a shorter tail, the long one will look unnatural in the current.

[Guitarplayingfish]

I just don't want to remember some little 8" rainbow as the first fish I catch on a fly I tied, as I can catch those with a rectangle piece of cucumber attached to a thumb tack, know what I mean?

hahahaha :medium-smiley-035:

[ReconWilly]

Thumbtacks and cucumbers eh? sounds like a different kind of website...:scared0018:

[WayneChristie]

I just don't want to remember some little 8" rainbow as the first fish I catch on a fly I tied, as I can catch those with a rectangle piece of cucumber attached to a thumb tack, know what I mean?

yah right, the fish will probably steal your rod reel and girlfriend while you arent looking ;) :bad_boys_20:

[slivers86]

yah right, the fish will probably steal your rod reel and girlfriend while you arent looking ;) :bad_boys_20:

LOL... sad thing is, I keep ahold of my fly rod really well. I'm slowly becoming addicted to fly fishing, like you are to sturgeon and rattlesnakes :)

[BeeGuy]

Here's a video showing how to tie the usual. Split wing or not is your choice.

You can fish it as a dry, emerger, even a nymph or hopper. good all round fly.

Used them a lot for brookies, rainbows and browns out east when I was a kid.

You can stick half a dozen in your hat and leave everything else at home.

VID (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYoh7qT_kbo)

Leeches and anything similar with a larger than 16 or 18 hook is good to learn on.

[slivers86]

neat fly BG. I don't have any hares feet I don't think.

[BeeGuy]

neat fly BG. I don't have any hares feet I don't think.

I've got one here you can have.

I'll trade you for the usual ;)

[slivers86]

I've got one here you can have.

I'll trade you for the usual ;)

sounds good man. I'll see if I can create it for you... sounds like the usual trade.