Fly Tying

[Ippyroy]

Does anyone here fly fish? Have you tried a fly you tied in your tank to see how it works? I fish for trout and tie hundreds of flies a year. Having a large container of water makes me want to see how my flies look under water. But I don't want my fish to take the fly.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Grew up as a fly fisherman. Dad taught me young. Use to tie them, but that was a decade ago.

Rainbow trout here in Missouri.

 

[Ippyroy]

NIce. Big bows and huge browns here in Montana right outside and inside Yellowstone. Somehow I picked two of the non cheap hobbies. Two questions to never ask me, How much does it cost, and where did you catch the fish? :)

 

[fish farmer]

Yes I tie. My tank isn't big enough to try patterns though. I have used fly tying hooks to remove bad tank mates before though. A small hook and a mysis shrimp was able to pull out a purple dottyback.

I'm blessed enough to have very good trout fishing within a stones throw from my front door. My house sits next to a small mostly wild trout stream, brookies, rainbows and browns.


The bigger browns range around 20" to 26", but there are rumored 30" fish around.


I'm also 10 miles away from casting to big Landlocked Atlantic Salmon, this girl was around 29".

 

[hubcap]

I used to tie up flies when I was younger. Just for fun.
Had family that were avid deer and pheasant hunters, so I always had access to free raw materials.
I was pretty good at making 'bugs' and the like, but, never stuck with it. Like most of my childhood hobbies, they fell to the wayside when I joined the Corps.

Nice fish, fish farmer!

-cap

 

[Ippyroy]

Yes I tie. My tank isn't big enough to try patterns though. I have used fly tying hooks to remove bad tank mates before though. A small hook and a mysis shrimp was able to pull out a purple dottyback.

I'm blessed enough to have very good trout fishing within a stones throw from my front door. My house sits next to a small mostly wild trout stream, brookies, rainbows and browns.


The bigger browns range around 20" to 26", but there are rumored 30" fish around.


I'm also 10 miles away from casting to big Landlocked Atlantic Salmon, this girl was around 29".

Very nice. I'm a five minute bike ride to one of my favorite holes. Hopefully the hopper bite will be as prolific as it was last year.

 

[fish farmer]

Very nice. I'm a five minute bike ride to one of my favorite holes. Hopefully the hopper bite will be as prolific as it was last year.

I always hear the epic stories of western hopper bites or cicada hatches. Caddis is king for dry flies in Vermont, starts early June. some of the heavy hatch water in Vermont gets too warm mid summer to safely fish. One big water I fish can be mid 70's in warm years but if it's a wet summer can stay below 70. Too many mayflies and caddis to count, we have a big white mayfly hatch in August. It will look like it is snowing, by September the Isonychia bicolor mayflies come out and the water has cooled off.

 

[Ippyroy]

I always hear the epic stories of western hopper bites or cicada hatches. Caddis is king for dry flies in Vermont, starts early June. some of the heavy hatch water in Vermont gets too warm mid summer to safely fish. One big water I fish can be mid 70's in warm years but if it's a wet summer can stay below 70. Too many mayflies and caddis to count, we have a big white mayfly hatch in August. It will look like it is snowing, by September the Isonychia bicolor mayflies come out and the water has cooled off.

The rivers here haven't gotten above the upper 60s in three years. Huge snow packs. I start in April and the water barely reaches 40. Tons of midges. Size 20. My eyes hurt thinking about it. Caddis hatches all spring. Hundreds of them constantly hatching. I have problems with dry flies though. Setting the hook is so hard. I either set the hook too early or wait too long. I love using a dry dropper. Lots of luck with that. Vermont is on my bucket list for a fishing trip. My favorite author lives there. Tom something. I listen to his podcasts and read his books.

 

[fish farmer]

The rivers here haven't gotten above the upper 60s in three years. Huge snow packs. I start in April and the water barely reaches 40. Tons of midges. Size 20. My eyes hurt thinking about it. Caddis hatches all spring. Hundreds of them constantly hatching. I have problems with dry flies though. Setting the hook is so hard. I either set the hook too early or wait too long. I love using a dry dropper. Lots of luck with that. Vermont is on my bucket list for a fishing trip. My favorite author lives there. Tom something. I listen to his podcasts and read his books.

Tom Rosenbauer?

I know this guy, Matt Dickerson https://www.matthewdickerson.net/. We both fish the same local river for salmon....luckily he fishes out of state a lot and leaves the local water for me.

Late May/mid June and Sept/early October are probably the best times for flyfishing, although the summer is fine for upland mountain streams.

 

[sawdonkey]

I’m in Chicago, but do some fishing when on backpacking trips. I’m not good at it, but I like to try. Here’s a golden I caught last summer in a high alpine lake in WY.

And here’s a big brook that I caught the next day using the twig in my hand along with a fly on some loose line (I had already dissassembled my rod for the hike out)

 

[Ippyroy]

Yes. I knew you would know his name. He seems like a very likable person. I have learned so much from him. He is the reason I want to go fishing there. If you ever want to make a trip to fish the Madison, feel free to let me know. I can hook you up with a great room at a great price.

 

[Ippyroy]

I’m in Chicago, but do some fishing when on backpacking trips. I’m not good at it, but I like to try. Here’s a golden I caught last summer in a high alpine lake in WY.

And here’s a big brook that I caught the next day using the twig in my hand along with a fly on some loose line (I had already dissassembled my rod for the hike out)

Those are some gorgeous looking fish.

 

[sawdonkey]

Thanks, I understand that goldens are pretty rare, no? After about 10,000 feet where we backpack, that’s pretty much all there is.

But to your original question, I don’t tie my flies. I just don’t get out enough.

 

[Ippyroy]

Goldens are rare. Brookies are rare in a bunch of places as well. I started fly fishing in Yosemite. Brookies are extremly rare in CA. Goldens are almost unheard of. I mostly fish for big browns. 30 inchers are not rare. 20 plus inches for a rainbow or you can't talk about it. Love the Rockies. The Madison is amazing for sheer numbers and size.