"riverman" wrote in message ...
How much of your tying time do you spend inventing flies, modifying flies
you invented vs. trying to make nice replicas of known patterns?



....for me, essentially 100% of the time inventing.
I'm too old too busy too lazy and too affluent
to spend any more time tying WoollyBuggers Royal Wulffs or bead head
nymphs. I only tie what I can't buy at the local store. For me, buying
standards is a great luxury: it means I can spend *all* my fly tying time
having fun.