My wife tied this, wrote the voiceover, the whole nine! How'd she do?
Holy Grail Caddis:
Hook: Ahrex FW541 size 12
Bead: Saluda beads
Thread: TheFlySmith 12 /0 traditional
Tinsel: Small opal
Dub: rabbit
Wing case: Pheasant tail
Hackle: Partridge
Tools: TheFlySmith
Resin: uv craft
Hook: Ahrex LE810 size 12
Thread: Kimono Silk color 355
Thorax: Peacock herl
Hackle: Partridge
Tools: TheFlySmith
Hook: Ahrex LE880 size 12
Thread: TheFlySmith 12 /0 traditional
Body: Magpie materials turkey biot
Tail: hackle fibers
Hot spot: Fulling mill 340D floss
Dub: Slf whitlock blend
Wing case: pheasant tail
Breathers: Fulling mill ultra dry yarn
Tools: TheFlySmith
Hook: @AliExpress 28/0
Thread: GSP
Underbody: Poly yarn
Body: 1mm latex (I bought the wrong size)
Lateral line: Chenille
I ran this giveaway quite a while ago, and the person never sent their information. Might as well do it again!
Hook: VK Steelworks
Body: Deer hair
Black and Red Larva!
Hook: Ahrex FW527 size 12
Thread: TheFlySmith 20D gsp
Underbody: TheFlySmith 600d Worm Thread
Body: TheFlySmith Gator Back
Legs: Golden pheasant center tail fibers
Gills: Ostritch herl
Resin: uv craft
Tools: TheFlySmith
Beaded Crackleback:
Hook: Ahrex FW501 size 14
Thread: TheFlySmith 12 /0 primrose
Bead:Saluda beads
Body: Upavon upsilk- mayfly color
Hackle: Magpie materials riseform
Tools: TheFlySmith
Hook: Ahrex FW501 size 14
Thread: 12/0
Tail and hackle: Magpie materials riseform
Post: Magpie turkey flats
Body: Magpie materials rir rooster
Dub: Magpie materials beaver
Tools: TheFlySmith
I would like to get started with fly tying and was wondering what a sensible list of, say, 5 flies (dry, wet, nymph) might comprise that doesn't require me to acquire an entire room full of materials. :D
The focus for me would actually be more on _learning how to tie_ and less on necessarily _using my own flies afterwards_ although that for sure would be a welcome perk!
For what it's worth, I am fly fishing mostly in trout carrying rivers.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a) fairly simple(to tie) patterns that b/ ideally share some material?
Or am I going about this all wrong and you would suggest a different approach?
Thanks for any suggestions at all!
BWO Dry
Hook: Ahrex FW503 size 16
Thread: 12/0
Tail: paint brush fibers
Body: Superfine dub
Wings: cdc
Post: Fulling mill parapost yarn
Resin: uv craft
Tools: TheFlySmith
Hook: Ahrex NS172 size 1
Thread: 110D
Body: Squimpish hair
Sides: pink wig
Dub: Fulling mill Sculpin stacker and mini Baitfish
Resin: uv craft
Tools: TheFlySmith
Hook: Ahrex FW511 size 18
Thread: TheFlySmith 20D gsp
Rib: uni 6/0W
Thorax: Flash
Resin: uv craft
Tools: TheFlySmith
How'd my wife do??
BWO Dry Fly:
Hook: Core 1190 size 16
Thread: TheFlySmith 12/0 olive
Tail and hackle: Magpie materials riseform
Body: Fulling mill tactical dry fly dub
Wings: Fulling mill ultra dry yarn
Head cement: Back cast fly Co
Tools: TheFlySmith
Hook: @AhrexHooks FW541 size 12
Thread: GSP
Body: TheFlySmith Caddis Latex
Back, case, and wings: Medallion Sheeting
Dubbing: Fulling Mill tactical dry
Eyes: monofilament
Legs: Natures spirit pheasant tail Antannae: wood duck
Resin: UV Craft
Tools: TheFlySmith
First time posting here, it’s a super versatile fly that can be done in lots of colors and sizes
Hook: @AhrexHooks FW502 size 14
Thread: Orange
Tail: Coq de Leon
Body: Magpie Materials Turkey Biot Dubbing: Fulling Mill tactical dry fly
Hackle: Whiting farms dry saddle
Post: cdc
Tools: TheFlySmith