those flashback stones work well too DB,

first saw/used them from Mahoney's shop in Altmar,

used to trade a spiff for a couple of flies...

I use those little strips of stretchy vinyl for the schuck cover (have no idea what the material is called in FF language).

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those flashback stones work well too DB,

first saw/used them from Mahoney's shop in Altmar,

used to trade a spiff for a couple of flies...

I use those little strips of stretchy vinyl for the schuck cover (have no idea what the material is called in FF language).

Want to try some double bead stonies ??

yea db , that was fun.. I'm still crackin up.. Just wonderin if I shouldn’t bring my bodyguard the weekend of 17th. Lol..
BTW.. you gonna be fishin fri too ?
But today I must strap the tool belt on for a full day of construction so no games for me till later..

so, my son has been getting pretty attahed to my fly tying... to the point where he wants his own feathers... so him and my wife went to michaels and picked up some feathers... i was quite impressed with what they came back with... some nice webby saddle feathers in natural grey/brown, some nice maribou plumes and an assortment of dyed guinea breast feathers... check it out; i had to steel a few from him to see how they wrapped...

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i had to steel a few from him to see how they wrapped...

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you got steel on your mind boy...not bad, look like the ones I tie after a bad day LOL

tuna and salt; respect appreciated...

he's only 4 and a half... he has loved fishing since he was barely able to talk. fish was one of his first words... got a funny little story here... tonight i put the kids to bed and had a friend come by who is moving to england on saturday so we hund out in the back yard... earlier in the night i had tied that maribou fly up with my son... about an hour after i put the little guy to bed i heard him yelling out the window to me in the back yard. i went running in and thought he was scared because i wasnt there... i asked him if he had just woken up and he said NO; and then took my hand and brought me in the kitchen... he apparently was up for a while and went through all of his new feathers... he took a hook out and clamped it in the vise and carefully layered a few different feathers on to the hook and even managed to tie it off some how where all feathers were sturdy... he even managed to even put the thread spool on and suck the thread through the bobbin all by himself; he's a strong headed boy and very smart; i'm very proud of him for tying his first fly with no help/instruction or criticism... so here it is... tight lines guys

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So doubling up on posts but I took a picture of some of the materials I just don’t have a need for.. like said anyone is welcome to share if they want some.. This is a small pile sampling (didn’t feel like going upstairs).. I do have lots of flashabou,it's supposed to be a marabou substitute.. Basically it's colored tinsel and I don't like it but for just a strip or 2 to ad flash it's ok..
If there is something you are looking at buying from a shop, Don't .. You can have it..

Dibs on any white calf tail, traditionalist and it works for so many wings.

Tying flies at 5 AM?
Nice tie,as are the rest.

Love those stuffed boxes...after all the work tying up, makes you feel real good and proud doesn't it...

Tight Lines sooooon

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Just starting to fill out my daytripper.
Mid week?

Tunes--- I'm sure if I really "tried" i could give u at least a pic a day---just don't get the "there's 10 fish in the system and I hooked 4 BS" ;)

I tried to force myself to tie some more flies today.
Still need to add some varied colored comets, a few more streamers and then some beadchain eyed flies in case the water stays low.
Tied 2 chartruse streamers and was a pool of sweat.
Here if the temps over 80 the humidity is over 90 and I can't wait for it to break.

Ended up changing some flie lines doing the splicing was boring but the sweat was bearable without the lights adding to the temp.
Looking forward to Thurs this week after around here anyways highs in the sixties with some rain. Hoping it holds true for the Tug also.

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ORIGINAL: dimebrite

tuna and salt; respect appreciated...

he's only 4 and a half... he has loved fishing since he was barely able to talk. fish was one of his first words... got a funny little story here... tonight i put the kids to bed and had a friend come by who is moving to england on saturday so we hund out in the back yard... earlier in the night i had tied that maribou fly up with my son... about an hour after i put the little guy to bed i heard him yelling out the window to me in the back yard. i went running in and thought he was scared because i wasnt there... i asked him if he had just woken up and he said NO; and then took my hand and brought me in the kitchen... he apparently was up for a while and went through all of his new feathers... he took a hook out and clamped it in the vise and carefully layered a few different feathers on to the hook and even managed to tie it off some how where all feathers were sturdy... he even managed to even put the thread spool on and suck the thread through the bobbin all by himself; he's a strong headed boy and very smart; i'm very proud of him for tying his first fly with no help/instruction or criticism... so here it is... tight lines guys

I know we have all had mistakes--but my 1st ? is WTF is a 4yr old doing running around the house w/o supervision ? Tying that fly is the very best scenario that could've happened.

I guess you're implying you're a better man??? God forbid a man goes outside in the backyard for a little to say goodbye to an old friend who's moving out of the country.... AFTER his kids are in bed... come on dude... I see you like treading in shallow water... maybe you should delete your post and re post it in the BS THREAD... SHALLOW...

Thanks tuna...but one thing I will assure is that I will not have to show my boy anything... he will learn himself

Doing well... thanks for asking...

Props to fichy... great guy and his wife is definitely a keeper.... for my fishing report... its useless to Even go there... this time of year everyones looking for the honest reports

Extremely slow... fished friday afternoon with charlie and my father... nothing... saturday morning hooked 1 and landed it; only 1 other hooked with 10 anglers in sight.... slow... my father went down this morning and Hooked 4; he saw about 5 other anglers who all had a few hookups early... then it shut down... better than yesterday...I went down this evening and hooked a beast but he spit it as he turned through the white water... about 100 guys fishing from ballpark up above clamshed... another 30-40 guys in trestle... late this evening there were 10-15 boats as high as they could go in the center channel above rt. 3; ?????? Im anxious to see what the morning will bring... on a different note... smallmouths are still all the way up... caught some nice ones this afternoon and yesterday afternioon... now let me ask; is this an honest report....lol?????..... tuna and fichy; im no expert but I think you're guys timing for next week is perfect

Dime, glad to hear the hookups. Did your friend get a shot? Your father's fish don't count- he's a machine.   Hope I get to fish with him again sometime. 
 
Charlie