Flytyer

True bronze mallard can be a pain but if you got better stuff it makes a huge difference; I can't remember how much of it I have pitched orused as throats in flies.....another use for some lesser stuff was explain by a friend and that is to make rolled wings with it for wet flies. Fly looks great I'm sure it would be good for salmon.

That first pic is hilarious and it does ring alot of truth if you sum up it's part. I just hope this does not turn into another circus like a couple of recent topics.

LoneFisher what do you call the one in your avatar? could you please post a larger image so I can see it better. Looks pretty good. True wings get to be pricey especially for married wings. The bronze mallard that Inconnu had for sale for the Streamwatch program was of better quality than I thought it would be....I have some set aside for a couple of strip wing speys I'm going to do latter.

Looks pretty good to me Carl....too bad you got the flash hotspot from the glass or it would have shown better. I have been using glass dome with flies mounted on odd looking pieces of drift wood set on bases I turn myself on a lathe......it's something different. I have also seen some aquariums setup for displays that are pretty good lookinh as well.

Someone has wayyyyy too much time on their hands

Darren: I have pinned this to bring more attention to it for today. Any idea of a time frame the forum will be down?

Another excellent guide is Barry White; I have used him in the past and they were first rate experiences and learning opportunities; everything from casting to entomology and last but not least he is a great entertainer as well.

I'll be out there for sure...probably from sometime in May till Sept with the atrip home occasionally....I'll check that out for sure. There also a fellow in Twillingate that is very good at it as well, met him last summer and hope to hook up with him again this year and learn some more.

Speys and Dees are also in my interest group and fit into this category as well. For me the interest really came back big last year while out in NFLD and I did some tying tying then that was not the greatest by any stretch but they were tried by friends and did account for a few fish.

I know a few here tie salmon flies. I was wondering more exactly how many do tie classic and or fancy salmon flies or would like to at some time. I've been doing it off and on for over the last 5 to 10 yrs

There's so much truth in that statement; especially if you get into tying classic salmon flies. But then again there are worse vices one could have.

Talk to our own Maxwell here.....highly recommended

Note Item 42 is from the current "Luck of the Draw Swap". These flies are a compliation of various tying methods, geographical location and styles. It's going to be a nice mix for sure.

Here's a list of those that say they are interested or questionable: 1- mkankmike 2- cheeler 3- RegDunlop 4- 126barnes 5- rocknbugs 6- hopdrop 7- Teck 8- birchy 9- Rainbow SnowWolf? Ladystrange? How would an April 1 deadline sound? This would provide ample time for all the flies to get here being one set would be coming from the east coast. I'll start a new thread in the swap section shortly for this.

I have the option of July, August or September being I have a summer home on the rock near St. John's. I'll be going there with an old CAF buddy that lives in Mount Pearl and he has an open schedule so we can check on conditions before heding out. I'll be working out there again this summer and looking forward to being back out there and have some fresh pan fried cod with stuffing and chips and gravey. Almost forgot I'll be sucking back a few QV honey ambers as well Thanks for the suggestions on the flies.

Has anyone here ever fished this river? I know bombers are commonly used here but looking for other flies that may be effective there as I'm going there either in July or August of this year to fish for Atlantic salmon. Any info appreciated.

To make a beginner swap worthwhile there should be at least 10 people participating....as of now there is 7 definate and possibly 8 that have stated interest.

I was addressing several posts at once in my first response to you........I know bad habit of mine for answering one post at a time with just one post. The pdfs do take some effort and most appreciate it. The secret flies comment was directed at several others that read this stuff some post some just hang around lurking.

This thread is just to get a measure for interest......most likely it would be your own choice with the exception that the same pattern can't be tied by 2 people hope this helps somewhat

Being it seems there is a fairly substancial group of beginnning tyers here I thought I might ask this question. Our UK friends have done this and it seems to have gone over well. If there is enough interest I could consider hosting such a swap. Just let me know what you ladies and gents think.

Russ: Almost all the swaps I host come with a pdf booklet containing recipes and photo of each fly. These pdfs really seem to go over well with those that participate in these said swaps. As for giving up your secret flies to those that use this as a reason; no one is asking you for your secret fly.....besides your secret fly is most likely a variation of some old tried an true pattern from long ago anyway....... very few patterns are "new" in an original sense these days. For you newbies: don't be afraid to enter swaps as it's a great way to get sample models of flies tied that are not readily or even available at your local shop. Another thing you can do is ask questions directly to those participating in the swaps you are in if you have any questions of a particular fly in the swap.

That works and if you wantr it gone sooner just forward the number of messages you are in the minus to yourself and that will clear it.

Browns, tans , olives and grey bodies will give you a good selection for generic stillwater nymph patterns.

You could also try a more sparse hackle as well as a variation.....personal findings is less is better; it leans to more of a sider style with sparser hackle. Looks good though regardless

Have you ever tried matte cutters? Tghey work well.