First Fly??

Stan Gula wrote:

(actually I just use half hitches a lot of the time...)

Thank goodness I'm not the only one. :-) I can tie a decent whip
finish on a bare hook (without a tool), but when it actually comes to
doing it with hackle and such in the way, I inevitably screw it up.

I finally just gave up and now what I do is put a couple of drops of
flexament on the thread itself and then drop three or four half-hitches
on. The cement seems to work itself nicely into the head/thread, and I
haven't noticed any thread coming unraveled since I started doing this.

I forget where I picked up the idea (maybe Morris' book on foam
flies?), but it works for me.


Chuck Vance (of course I usually lose my flies to trees well
before they would start to unravel anyway)

"Stan Gula" wrote in
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Frank Reid wrote:
Okay, Thompson whip finishers are inherintly evil.

That's funny. One of my tying buddies has a Thompson and said he
never figured out how to use it. So we all passed it around and tried
to figure it out, unsuccessfully. Damned evil looking thing. If I
had to guess, I'd say it was an eye removal tool.

The 'Benchside Reference' has a section on it, so I will have to try
again some time when I have the book and tool in the same place.

Coop exclusively uses a thompson. I hate them.

Scott

Great...Practice and practice tying it. When you are satisfied. Move on to
something else. {:O) Mike

Anthony wrote:

Well, dove in yesterday during my recovery of the ol stomach bug.
After deciding what pattern to try first thanks to the help of ROFF.

Mike Bernardoni wrote in message ...
I have been an avid tyer for a number of years. What would you suggest
for the beginner as his/her first fly?? I started years ago and my
first was the "Wooly Worm". Thanks!! Mike

Woollys of various type often seem to be suggested as a good beginners flys
I think a GP nymph is as good as anything. In my case it was a pair #10
Black seal's fur nymph. Ugly spuds that nevertheless caught fish.

Steve

I also just started tying and started with a woolly. After a dozen or so I
moved on to Clousers (going to Florida in April). I must say that something
that looks so simple can really be a headache, but nothing beats landing a
fish with the first fly you've tied. I'm hooked!
"Steve W" wrote in message
om...
Mike Bernardoni wrote in message
...
I have been an avid tyer for a number of years. What would you suggest
for the beginner as his/her first fly?? I started years ago and my
first was the "Wooly Worm". Thanks!! Mike

Woollys of various type often seem to be suggested as a good beginners
flys
I think a GP nymph is as good as anything. In my case it was a pair #10
Black seal's fur nymph. Ugly spuds that nevertheless caught fish.

Steve

I also just started tying and started with a woolly. After a dozen or so I
moved on to Clousers (going to Florida in April). I must say that something
that looks so simple can really be a headache, but nothing beats landing a
fish with the first fly you've tied. I'm hooked!
"Steve W" wrote in message
om...
Mike Bernardoni wrote in message
...
I have been an avid tyer for a number of years. What would you suggest
for the beginner as his/her first fly?? I started years ago and my
first was the "Wooly Worm". Thanks!! Mike

Woollys of various type often seem to be suggested as a good beginners
flys
I think a GP nymph is as good as anything. In my case it was a pair #10
Black seal's fur nymph. Ugly spuds that nevertheless caught fish.

Steve

"Mike Bernardoni" wrote in message
...
I have been an avid tyer for a number of years. What would you suggest
for the beginner as his/her first fly?? I started years ago and my
first was the "Wooly Worm". Thanks!! Mike

Mike,
When I was doing this teaching of the fly stuff, I started with a woolly
bugger. Heh . . .heh . . .yesterday I started responding to this post with
teaching objectives for a woolly bugger. I quit after about half an hour.
Too much stuff. If you are really interested, and aren't just trolling
around, email me, and I'll certainly look at it . . . from one" avid" tier
to another.
DaveMohnsen
Denver
( not that much smart, but experienced

Dave, Thanks for responding. I am definitely not a troll. I post from time to
time and ask questions. Start questions. I have been in several swaps on the
newsgroup. {:O) The reason I posted the "First Fly" topic was for the benefit
of the gentleman that just got his fly-tying kit. It appears he tied the "E-Z
Nymph". Thanks!!
Mike Bernardoni

DaveMohnsen wrote:

"Mike Bernardoni" wrote in message
...
I have been an avid tyer for a number of years. What would you suggest
for the beginner as his/her first fly?? I started years ago and my
first was the "Wooly Worm". Thanks!! Mike

http://www.rockybranchoutfitters.com/rockybranch/

Grab your pig’s feet, bread, and gin,
there’s plenty in the kitchen.
I wonder what the poor people are eating
tonight?
Albert J."Fats" Waller



DaveMohnsen wrote:

"Mike Bernardoni" wrote in message
...
I have been an avid tyer for a number of years. What would you suggest
for the beginner as his/her first fly?? I started years ago and my
first was the "Wooly Worm". Thanks!! Mike

Mike,
When I was doing this teaching of the fly stuff, I started with a woolly
bugger. Heh . . .heh . . .yesterday I started responding to this post with
teaching objectives for a woolly bugger. I quit after about half an hour.
Too much stuff. If you are really interested, and aren't just trolling
around, email me, and I'll certainly look at it . . . from one" avid" tier
to another.
DaveMohnsen
Denver
( not that much smart, but experienced

--
http://www.rockybranchoutfitters.com/rockybranch/

Grab your pig’s feet, bread, and gin,
there’s plenty in the kitchen.
I wonder what the poor people are eating
tonight?
Albert J."Fats" Waller

Dave, Thanks for responding. I am definitely not a troll. I post from time to
time and ask questions. Start questions. I have been in several swaps on the
newsgroup. {:O) The reason I posted the "First Fly" topic was for the benefit
of the gentleman that just got his fly-tying kit. It appears he tied the "E-Z
Nymph". Thanks!!
Mike Bernardoni


Mike,
When I was doing this teaching of the fly stuff, I started with a woolly
bugger. Heh . . .heh . . .yesterday I started responding to this post with
teaching objectives for a woolly bugger. I quit after about half an hour.
Too much stuff. If you are really interested, and aren't just trolling
around, email me, and I'll certainly look at it . . . from one" avid" tier
to another.
DaveMohnsen
Denver
( not that much smart, but experienced

--
http://www.rockybranchoutfitters.com/rockybranch/

Grab your pig’s feet, bread, and gin,
there’s plenty in the kitchen.
I wonder what the poor people are eating
tonight?
Albert J."Fats" Waller

On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 21:39:26 -0600, Mike Bernardoni
wrote:

I have been an avid tyer for a number of years. What would you suggest
for the beginner as his/her first fly??
A streamer of some sort as the hook/materials are large, easy to handle, it is
much easier to work out proper proportions and someone lacking experience or
talent can produce acceptable results.

I started years ago and my
first was the "Wooly Worm". Thanks!! Mike
Started with a fur ant..... 25 years ago.
Still haven't tied one I wouldn't be embarrassed to throw at a fish.
Thank the gods for deer hair.

Kiyu