riverman wrote:
Anyone remember the first self-tied fly that they ever caught a fish
on?

Elk Hair Caddis. I came to fly tying late, I've been fly fishing
since age 11, over 40 years now, but I've been tying flies for
only the last 10 or so. I grew up in southern Illinois fishing
for bass and bluegill, spent several years on Lake Guntersville
in Alabama, also fishing for bass and bluegill, and all my flies
were store bought. I didn't catch the trout bug until I was in
my late 30's.

Like many a clueless newbie I thought I could save money by tying
my own trout flies. In retrospect, what a hoot. ;-) But I was damn
pleased when a fly that I had tied fooled a dumb cutt on Soda Butte
Creek.

--
Ken Fortenberry