Flytyer

I'm looking for volenteers to contribute some flies to make up a display that will be displayed at the FlyFish Calgar/Flyanger CA booth. The flies to be tied are to come from the book by local author Neil Jennings Trout Flies of Alberta and Southeast British Columbia. It would be prefferable to chose flies that have their roots on the Bow or their creators are from the Calgary area. If you don't have the book and would like to participate you can PM me for a pattern; just indicate a general idea of what you would like to tie and I'll work with you to find a suitable pattern. It would be nice to get as many different patterns as possible for this project. I'll be doing a pdf of the photos of flies done that each participant will receive a copy of when completed. There will be a separate locked thread containing who is doing what fly to be used for a reference. Make your selection(s) early as I'm sure the good ones will go fast. Deadline will be the Friday prior to the show in order to prepare the display. Thanks and let's make this display one to be proud of.

I guess red wire is not just for SJW anymore

I edited the size in the other thread but it's going to be a size 16. A note about this hook as well you can't judge it's size but it's size number it's bigger than standards of the same size.

Now if I told you that it would take the fun out of learning something new. I will tell you this one of my favourite patterns is tied on this hook.

From my limited experience with a spey there was not a whole lot of left arm movement as comparedto conventional one hand casting. Actually I found it a lot easier.

No link ....saw it Northwest Fly Fishing if memory serves me right. I'll see if I can find it or still have it.

I mentioned the hair post because there is a very effective caddis parachute pattern that incorporates the wing butts for the post.

I think it would be better if the parachute was back farther. Have you ever tried making the parachute posts from the butts of a hair wing? Doing this helps make it less crowded in the front end; of course you'd need to thin the butts for a smaller dia. post.

Ever try the brown olive? Makes for some nice golden stones

Nice variant of a stimmie Brent

A couple of years back at Country Pleasures I was introduced to a fellow that makes custom fly boxes and if memory serves me correctly he was located in NW Calgary. I was introduced to him by Monty from the Hook and Hackle club. If this person is reading this or you may know who this person is , please send me a PM with contact info. Thanks

I'll start the next pattern Pattern #4 Hook: Partridge K3A # 16 I'll pass this on to AC Please note: this a completely different style of hook than probably most of you have ever tied on before so please look up the hook and put some careful thought into this one

Try looking in the old archive of the original forum it's there somewhere

Why limit yourself to just dries; you'll need nymphs too. Must have nymphs that are easy to tie: prince , hare's ear and pheasant tail

My biggest concern would be warrenty coverage and where you have to go to get if needed.

Most brands have the quality there but as far as glass goes get the best you can afford. The kit lenses are garbage. Just got my new Canon 1Ds MarkIII yesterday and like it so far from the test shots I've done with it.

I would do the same or something similar but would add to that they would have to work at earning that priviledge back. It worked for us

I made a couple of simple rules in the beginning and if this to go on they are to be followed. Lone Fisher you pick the next component please. NOTE: From here on out if the next person assigned the next component doesn't add it within the alloted time which is 12hrs., I'll designated who's next.

I hoping to do something with this for the winter months starting the first of January but there wont be enough patterns by then at this rate...its been FOUR days since anything has been added.

You can use all parts of a deer hide for tying. this link can show specifically which parts for what type of fly http://globalflyfisher.com/staff/helm/selecting/chart.html

This will end tomorrow if participation doesn't pick up.

It's so fake it should be reclassified as sick humour.

I have to say this he was an inspiration to one of my favourite episodes of South Park......Cartman the hall monitor

I have a feeling it's not but I think it may influence a colour scheme......just my guess nothing final

The secret is out folks ; we now know who taught Max everything he knows: it's his little sister jk Good stuff Max