On 18 Oct 2004 16:41:25 -0700, (Salmo
Bytes) wrote...:

"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

I can help you there... send me your excess money! ;-)

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.

I bet your creations work just as well as the "standards." Trout have
small brains... well rainbows at any rate! Once you know the triggers
for the conditions, you can DIY. I think I have about 15 variations of
the montana nymph in my box... None work any better or worse than the
original at the end of the season.


John
"When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail."
-- Abraham Maslow