First Flies

[McCRIZZLEY]

Tied my first flies tonight... Like I needed another hobby 

Thanks again to Kenzmad for the free setup!

[TangoU]

Nice looking flies! 

That Kenzman guy, he's a fine chap.

[McCRIZZLEY]

I made some more tonight, starting to look a little neater.

[Bullkllr]

Keep at it!

When I lived in Seattle for school I used to wander into Roy Patrick's fly shop on Eastlake. His advice for a beginning tyer was something like "Always tie a pattern, no matter what". And I think that's great advice. That way you have something planned, and when you're done you have something to compare it too. I really liked to "freestyle" and just wrapped cool feathers on hooks- but I know I progressed a lot faster when I started sticking to known patterns. Plenty of time to experiment/create after your skills are up. My

[McCRIZZLEY]

Good advice. Never thought of it that way.

Haha it took me 4 flies before I started goofing off...

[Hawgdawg]

Nice looking flies! 

That Kenzman guy, he's a fine chap.

  Just hoping he will take me to catch some salmon this fall!