fly tying

ben_m39 · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 5:03 pm Post subject:

how many fly tiers do we have at fishnet??
i know that im one. whats the best fly you have tied???

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enahs · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 12:43 pm Post subject:

Hi Ben,I have been tying my own flies for about 2 years.The best fly I have tyed was a Royal Humpy that caught 3 fish in one day.I have also caught plenty on my nymphs,but the Humpy was very satisfying as I have found it harder to ty dry flies.

maxg · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2003 1:25 am Post subject:

Shane I am taken in by that "better to die on your feet thing". Have you ever been in a dying position. Well, having been there, I can tell you living, however you do it is a lot better than being dead. Unless of course you end up a veg. And it, dying, hurts, badly. Very nasty feeling dying. I'm rather glad I stopped doing it at the right time. Max

enahs · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:29 am Post subject:

Hi Max,please read your PM.

Stripper · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:45 pm Post subject:

Ben,
Just after I arrived in Darwin I was camping on one of the remote Billabongs for a week. I had yet to catch a Barra on fly and this week was dedicated to achieving that milestone. I had been there three days and had seen heaps of barra and had loads of follows but couldn't convince the fish to take. It was all getting terribly frustrating

I had noticed that white flies were attracting more attention and that flies on the surface were similarly attractive (but not enough to have a chew on).
I sat down in camp and decided to tie up a white dahlberg diver. I might point out that at this time I had never spun deer hair but had read about it. Anyway, I tied up this terribly ratty, untidy and altogether uninspiring dahlberg. The next morning I took it to the water and that day caught 14 legal sized barra on that one fly. I still have it but don't use it anymore. I keep it as a momento of my first fly caught barra.

ben_m39 · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 9:50 pm Post subject:

thats sounds good.
my best fly so-far would be a royal wulf that i got my first trout on.
and then theres all them salfwater flys that i have tied

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ben_m39 · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2003 8:30 pm Post subject:

you know that i didnt think that we had that many tyers here

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gussy · Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2003 4:56 pm Post subject:

G'Day
Been tying for about 4 years and have come up with many un named flies, but my favs always seem to be seasonal. At the moment my fav is a cicada and my gurgling cricket, just love watching them get smashed out of the water at Manly Dam with a few good size bass on the end of them

GUS

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hermet · Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 8:54 pm Post subject:

Hi fellow fly tiers
My best fly that I have tied would be this mayfly pattern with an extended body, made from foam. It floats really well and worked very well in Europe but I have not tried it here.
My best salt water fly would be a size 6 prawn pattern, it look so real and also works.

piscator · Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 5:45 pm Post subject:

Hi Ben,

just realised i have been fishing and tying for nearly ten years...

Time flies when you are having fun !

Best Fly - probably my KB Nymph... So easy to tie and the trouties love it...