I like fly tying.

Fly tying is cool.  

I like fly tying too!

Hey, what happened to the happy fat kid?  Don't tell me somebody complained about it!

TT,

If you had made as many flys as I have you would look at your vise then run for the hills...lol..I do enjoy it but its a real pain in the.....having to make as many as I do..

I'm with eggie on this. After awhile you'll look at the vise and go do something else.....lol
 
I tied like a bandit for about 2 years. Then started running out of things to put them in.
 
I finally put some in an auction for an organization that was raising money to help fight off an anti attack on a state.
 
 
I think all totaled up I had over 1600 flies in the auction.
 
I really cleaned out my supply, but couldn't bring myself to pick up the bobbin for a long while.

I don't like tying much, but I hate buying flies more. Plus the satisfaction thing of catching a fish with a fly you made.
The other aspect is the $ spent on a rotary vice, hooks, materials, etc..
Come to think of it maybe I do like it. I just don't like looking for ever for the right stuff in my supply bins.

ORIGINAL: T.T.

Hey, what happened to the happy fat kid?  Don't tell me somebody complained about it!

 
 
It was just a test...I didnt really like it.

I actually don't like tying flies really that much.  But I certainly don't like paying for something I can do much cheaper.  Sometimes I'll get into phases where I get all fired up to tie, then after like three, I quit.    It's out of need, and really don't put much pride into tying.  I try a little harder for swaps because they are for others.  I used to put in alot of pride, probably why my flies don't look as good as they used to.    I don't think the fish have noticed .. I'm certainly not the guy on the stream with five boxes of flies.  Probably two at the most with only the necessary patterns.
I get fired up when tying new styles or patterns, but it doesn't last long.   Where have the good flies gone?

I take pride in the flies I tie, but I dont carry a whole lot of patterns.

You can pretty much get away with the following

Crustacians(sp?) - scuds,sowbugs,crawfish
Minnows - Clousers, Dace Styles
Generics - Pheasant Tails, Hares Ears
Wets - Coachmans, Wet based on hatch colors(current)
Worms - Cranefly, San Juan
Eggs - Sucker Spawn, Glo Bugs
Drys - Cant go too generic here
Midges - Black, Cream
Terrestrials - Hopper,Ant,Beetle

That about covers **** near any trout water youll find, easily fit in two boxes. What I like to do, is have at least 3 of the above, then when I hone into what the fish are on where im fishing, ill tie more as needed. Having flies sit in boxes is worthless, all they do is rust.

Never EVER throw wet flies in with flies that havent been fished!

Its too bad dan is so busy... hes the crayfish man

Hook: To fit size you choose, prob 10 2x length for trout
Underbody: Chenelle(color to match foam)
Shell: Furry Foam
Claws: Squirrel tail or Other small feathers
Antenae: Rubber Legs
Eyes: Mono Melted at ends(optional)
Rib: Heavy Mono
Weight: Optional(lead under chenelle)

Tie in thread, wrap back to hookbend, tie in a 1/4"-1/2" wide strip of furry foam. Wrap Back to bend, tie in mono for ribbing. Cut a section of squirrel tail or small feathers for claws. Tie in chenelle of matching color, wrap forward, lash down, pull foam over top, lash down, rib up throug, lash down, whip finish.

Jeremy, You left out streamers.  I've taken to tying big, shiney/colorful wooly buggers this Spring, and have done very well with them for steelhead.  I'll be using them for smallies, as well.