First Fly??

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

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One of the reasons you started with a wooly worm is that it is a fly that is
"tied in the round". There is no top or bottom. For beginners, I would
recommend any of this type fly. Wooly buggers, and many nymphs like a
Muskrat, caddis pupae, etc.

"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?? I started years ago and my
first was the "Wooly Worm". Thanks!! Mike

"E-Z Nymph" ... It was my first fly and even I didn't manage to screw it up


http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...ers/part7.html

Cheers!

ary

"E-Z Nymph" ... It was my first fly and even I didn't manage to screw it up


http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...ers/part7.html

A good choice, but why do that call that a nymph rather than a
soft-hackle wet?

vince

On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 21:00:25 -0500, vincent p. norris wrote:

"E-Z Nymph" ... It was my first fly and even I didn't manage to screw it up


http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...ers/part7.html

A good choice, but why do that call that a nymph rather than a
soft-hackle wet?

Because "E-Z Soft-Hackle Wet" doesn't have a ring to it? ;-)

vincent p. norris wrote:
"E-Z Nymph" ... It was my first fly and even I didn't manage to screw
it up

http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...ers/part7.html

A good choice, but why do that call that a nymph rather than a
soft-hackle wet?

vince

What about a 'Black Spider'

Black whisks for the tail, black thread for the body and black hackle, hen
for a wet fly cock for a dry.

Add a silver rib and a body of seal fur and it becomes a 'Williams.'

Change the whisks for red floss or wool,loose the seal fur, add wet fly
wings and it is a 'Blae and Black'

Use black chenille, loose the wings and palmer the hackle and it is a
'Wolly Bugger'

Black whisks, black chenille on the rear two thirds add yellow for the
front without the rib palmered with the black hackle and it becomes a
'Montana Nymph'

And all this started from a simple 'Black Spider'



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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. I went
down to the my local fly shop and got a Phesant tail feather some Size 10 -
3096B Mustad hooks, some head cement and a bigger bobbin. It was a ton
easier that I thought it was going to be. With a little practice on figuring
out how to use the Thompsons whip finisher that came with the kit, I managed
to get my first "E-Z Nymph" fly tied (and 6 more to boot)!

I'm sure it's not a Picasso or anything but I do feel great about getting it
right (at least right-enough). I know as with anything practice makes
perfect. If I had a digital camera I would upload it now but sadly i'm
behind the times as far as technology goes so i'll upload the pic it at a
later time.

Anthony

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. I went
down to the my local fly shop and got a Phesant tail feather some Size 10 -
3096B Mustad hooks, some head cement and a bigger bobbin. It was a ton
easier that I thought it was going to be. With a little practice on figuring
out how to use the Thompsons whip finisher that came with the kit, I managed
to get my first "E-Z Nymph" fly tied (and 6 more to boot)!

I'm sure it's not a Picasso or anything but I do feel great about getting it
right (at least right-enough). I know as with anything practice makes
perfect. If I had a digital camera I would upload it now but sadly i'm
behind the times as far as technology goes so i'll upload the pic it at a
later time.

Okay, Thompson whip finishers are inherintly evil. Most use the
Matarelli style or finish with their fingers.
Congrats on your first fly.
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Frank Reid
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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.
--
Stan Gula
(actually I just use half hitches a lot of the time...)

On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:29:07 GMT, "Stan Gula"
wrote:

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.

No ****. About the only good thing I can say about the Thompson design is that
it sold a million Matarelli's! ;-)