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My Tying Area...

When my Fiance and I were looking at a new home to purchase, we saw this house. It was being converted into an in-law apartment in the basement. The first thing I noticed was the old cabinets that were already in place. I quickly dubbed this are "Mine". The drawers are filled with tying supplies, I have a TV hooked up to my laptop, so I can stream Netflix or check out the latest patterns people post to Facebook or Instagram. There is also a radio for listening to tunes while I tie away. I still need to organize the shelves a bit, but so far, it's my own slice of solitude.

cool bobinholder

cool bobinholder

pescador de sea run brown trout

the tying is fantastic, but I don't know if its fish

Thanks so much...

Thanks so much...

April ide

Keith,

I don't know if the ides are on the fins in April, but I'd think so. We usually see them later in the season on the Baltic coasts, but my guess is that they are in the Odense Aa all year. You can give them a try if catching lost of sea trout gets too boring...

Martin

danish ide

great article! I love Ide and have caught them in Sweden, Karlstad. I am coming to Fyn in April, would there be any Ide around that early? I believe the river running through Odense has Ide, would that be a good place to try? We will be sea trout fishing but I would like to try for ide as well.

Spelling mistakes happen,

Spelling mistakes happen, were not all perfect. I personally have always been bad at spelling and language, so it happens more with me then most. Sorry to all the grammar natzis out there... haha!

Some people are good at language, others at math, etc... you might be good at English, and language in general. Maybe your also good at math, not sure. We just aren't all the same. I was doing advanced algebra at 4 years old, however couldn't pass English classes to save my life. I don't think negatively about people who can't do math, because I rejoice in their strengths not their weaknesses. I hope those who have a problem with misspelling can understand that as well.

Windmills

Jeff,

If their/there/they're, too/two, it's/its and lose/loose is your battle, you are basically bound to lose (pun intended).

Even I, as a non-native English speaker, find these errors all the time, and even though they do bother me, they don't take much away from my appreciation of the fact that people actually make great content (like this video) that I can read and watch for free. Sure it would be nice if everything was spelled perfectly, but that's not the case I'm afraid. And the errors are becoming more and more common. That's part of how language develops.

I'm sure the spelling control simply convinces people that all is OK - and that time will roll over us ant *beep*'ers as many of the "alternative" spellings eventually will be allowed and finally the norm.

Dame Juliana spelled the title of her book "A treatyse of fysshynge wyth an angle". She would probably roll over in her grave if she saw it written "A treatise of fishing with a rod" as we would do it today.

Martin

Just curious, why did you

Just curious, why did you spell lose- loose? I see this all the time, do you not know better or why exactly? thanks

Dumbbell eyes

Robb,

The eyes are usually made out of metal, lead, tungsten or brass. These are painted, which is sometimes available, but can be fixed with some nail polish if you can't find them painted. Size depends on hook size, but these seem to be about 2.5 mm or maybe 3 mm in diameter. It's probably not critical.

Martin

Bouncing bomb

Great fly.......what are the dunbell eyes made out of and what size are they thanks

Thanks

Thank you for the post

I started fishing a couple of

I started fishing a couple of months ago and all I can say is that it's a great experience, especially when you get your first big fish!

Egg sucking leach.

Jim, you are one of the best fly tyers that I enjoy watching. I like the leach pattern, but do not have bird fur. I use maraboo feathers instead. I like to keep a slightly shorter tail; so that I don't get short strikes. I usually fish for hatchery trout and they seem to like any type of wooley bugger, especially black. I also like to keep my hackle long and close to the chenille body so that it moves, but does not stick out; sort of like a wet fly type of longer hackle. It works for me. I think you are a great instructor. My suggestion is that you also tell tyers that they can subtitute materials that they have in their tying table, like maraboo instead of bird fur. I am not familiar with bird fur. Keep up the excellent work, I enjoy watching all of your videos and you provide and excellent service to all of us amateurs. Thanks again. Dominick

Jerry,

Jerry,

Unfortunately not... you will have to watch the video and listen to the instructions where the materials are mentioned as they are used. Or you can ask the originator by going to YouTube and posting a comment on the video.

Martin

Materials

Could you please send me a list of the materials needed to tie this perch pattern?

Thanks
Jerry C.

wet flies

This is a great article and beautiful photos and patterns. I have been trout fishing for over 50 years but have never used or tied wet flies or soft hackles. I have just been a nymph, streamer, dry fly guy but just this year have gotten interested in fishing wet flies and soft hackles after talking to an elderly retired doctor in Wisconsin who started the first TU chapter in central WI. He has forgotten more about fly fishing that I ever knew. I can't wait to try what I have learned this next season and use the flies I tied. Thanks again for a very informative article.

Bodkin Cleaner

I was given one of these back in the early 80's by a great fly tyer named Edie Mashiko. The only difference between the one today and the original one is the insert. Back then Edie used a chore girl. Some of you younger people might not know what that is. it's a copper scrubbing pad made for cleaning pots and pans. I would have to think that it's much coarser and durable than steel wool. My cleaner is still going strong after 30+ years of use.

Comment to #74 - Black Kiss

Harry.
Love that Black kiss.
Great colors....I have a few tied up
Our big brown are fussy too

Good stuff

Great little fly, a lot of the ponds here in Maine have healthy leech populations, after ice out on the native Brooke ponds they are easy forage, simple and effective.

Awesome Post!

Thanks Brian for this awesome post, it seems it keeps bringing in visitors, even if 4 years have passed.
Nothing can pay knowledge achieved over the years and then passed to others in a few moments.
Despite fishing for Seabass as long as I can remember, there's always things to learn if you pay attention, so thanks once again.
By the way, If you come to the Algarve (southern Portugal) let me know and I will be pleased to cast some flies with you.

Look it up

Simon,

Sorry, but I can't be of much help here. You will have to dig around a bit yourself. Try "salmon fishing booking river Leardal" on Google, and you'd be surprised how much information there is right under your fingertips!

Martin

Mop Fly

We first saw the Mop Fly at a Disabled Veteran fly fishing outing. It was hot, being used to catch many trout. I'm sure more will be tied at the weekly fly tying gathering of vets. Simple to tie, with lots of room for creativity. Cool fly!

Looks great, how do i get to book some fishing?

My Grandfather one caught a 24 kilo fish from the Horse Pool, I really want to follow in his footsteps, how best to book it and at what time of year?