ladystrange

i tie year round but more so in the winter. i know with one place in particular the 'buying' is done in bulk by the 'buyers' upstairs and if i remember correctly, needs to be approved. sometimes it takes a long time to get stuff in, back order by the suppliers who supply the shops because the original manufacturer is behind. i was looking for elk last november. i finally found it in february and the place i normally shop just got it in and had been on order since last summer. try calling around before you hit a specific store. btw, what are you looking for?

that was beautiful

i dont know much about the topic but i know that the selling realtor has to split the fee earned with the agent of the buyers. what that percentage, i have no idea. i'm going to be selling in the near future and i'm not thrilled about the commission part either

no, dont stop the thread... flytyer, would you like to pick someone else?

a shameless lie. you probably have puppy and kitten pics decorating every room it's ok, you dont have to be embarassed.

i have the panisonic FZ30 and they just came out with the FZ50 which is priced around 750.00 but could have come down since then. it is a psuedo slr. nice pics, great for landscapes etc. not waterproof. love the camera. just sold 4 pics at auction from it.

i have small hands used to love trick or treating. got to the point that i ended up taking the 'little' kids around from the neighbourhood just so i could get candy still

i ended up using long stringy ice / diamond dub strands because the lite brite is no longer in production and they didnt have gold left. ok, it looks like kungfool isnt going to play. shall we elect some other poor sod to add a material?

good to see someone else sux too. i'm not the only one lol

those are pretty dave. michaels has a good selection of shadow boxes. i prefer the classic salmon flies, but nice damsels or dragon flies look pretty cool under glass too

i have to admit, i like the crunchies and the coffee crisp. strange... Wes, maybe ur just bigger

best dubbing around - find one german sheppard type dog in undercoat shed, capture and brush. the oils in the hair work well to bind to thread, also fish seem to be attracted to it. humm, no wonder those guys take their dogs fishing

thought i would bump this back up to the top for kungfool to add a material

http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?showtopic=1919 i forgot to mention country pleasures is also running fly tying seminars this winter. the link is above

i have one. the only one that i have tied and caught a fish on. sorry no pic yet. but it is a purple squirell tail and gold tinsel streamer.

i have a few friends that i tie with, but for the most part, i started by reading and taught myself and have never taken a course. every now and then people give me tips but that has been about it. good luck, practice, practice, practice and enjoy tying

hey there. if you are in calgary try the hook and hackle club. they do have beginner lessons. talk to troutfitters - i think they will be doing lessons this winter - ask big bad brent for info. i also waiting to find out about Fly Tie Tuesdays. no word yet if it is running this year hey SJW! have you heard anything???? also try UK Fly Dressers - these guys are great for step by step and lots of advice for beginners. flyangler.ca has some great patterns good luck and happy tying

lol. sure. i'll let you know. i'll find out at the next meeting.

it all goes back to the John Ridder movie 'Skin deep' and the glow in the dark condom war... yep details best left unexplained

well i cant speak from personal experience, but my ex-husband had bone fusion graft surgery exactly a year ago - oct 26th or 27 2006. he had his neck done, C5-6 6 months previous to that he had herniated the disc, lost muscle mass on the left tricep & pectoral. feeling in the same areas as well as for arm and thumb, forefinger was either like pins and needles or gone completely. his muscle strength has come back some but will probably never be the same, the tingley sensations come and go but are much better. and he played contact foot ball a little this summer. he has taken up the dirt bike again and riding hard and falling down. give it some time, you should be up and fishing again.

i can let you know now from the samples and a fly that i have (tied with fritz) that it is a very good product and certainly worth the money. once received, i will do a list of the items and post the package cost and deliver/customs. i think to buy each package is around 2GBP so about 3.95CAD. which is comparable to stuff here. but if you by the special priced packages of stuff you get a great deal.

AL, it is similar to flashabou, however, i picked up some glow in the dark flashabou yesterday. the mylar is more like mylar tinsle except rather then being gold or silver, it is glow in the dark -that phosphorus whiteish green colour and in stead of coming on a spool, it is packaged in thin strips like the krystal flash. the material lays flat as for the flashabou, packaged the same way but is more of a green colour and is crinckly like krystal flash and the glow didnt last as long. ** i'm very interested in the results of this. although yes it does take 100 to 1000 of the same fly to get it perfect. obviouly no one will sit down and tie that many at one time. but i was surpised that even just doing 12 to 20 of each fly they were getting better. i have also found something interesting. the hockey pool swap is 12 different flies vs the other swaps that are 12 of the same. i have found that i can sit down and do 12 different flies without getting distracted by the tv, dog, neighbours kids, computer, ex husband or what have you. yet if i start tying 12 of the same, i might get through 4 before something breaks my consentration. i also found that the improvement effects are residual. if i tie four of 1 kind one day and tie 3 the next, the next 3 are better than the first and so on. but hey i fish, you cant expect me to sit down and tie a 1000 of the same fly. ** AL, i'm also feeling this way about headlights and olive green marabou. enough fluff.

This is an interesting article. personally, i get distracted quickly, i tie a few of each pattern and move on to another to create something else. I find i am always excited to make something new or try a new material. a different style of hook or the same pattern just with different colours. After reading the article I thought back to the recent swaps i have participated in, where i actually had to sit down and tie 12 or more of the same pattern. I discovered that by tying 12 or so of the same pattern with out getting distracted and off topic, the last 7-8 flies were more uniform than the first few. I just wonder how many people can go to their bench and tie 10 plus flies of the same pattern, same colour everytime they tie vs. me, who usually cant tie more than 3 of the same kind without some change. of course i end up with bits of fluff, feathers, thread, patches of fur and strands of glow in the dark mylar motion everywhere Tour de France therory of Fly Tying

oh sigh. i am so not patient. i just want my straggle and stroogle fritz at least i have samples from AL. thanks all.

oh, poor clive, had trouble finding someone to play with Hook: Mustad 94840 #14 Thread: Light Olive Tail: Pale green antron Middle section of body: Flourscent Pink Floss (middle 1/3) Lonefisher you're up - PM sent I have tied a version of the first one. but i guess i can't post it yet