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On Tuesday I started teaching myself how to tie my own flies and here are the results! I have been having an absolute blast and I am very excited and proud to show my creations off a bit.
San Juan Worm.
The San Juan Worm is a very simple but effective pattern that mimics aquatic worms floating around in the water. They can be fished anytime any place but are most effective in Spring when rivers run high from fresh snowmelt. They are also very effective for murky waters because of their bright colors and size.
Poly Caddis.
The Poly Caddis is a dry fly used to mimic Caddisfly. Its known for its buoyant nature making it good for indicator fishing.
CDC Emerger
The CDC Emerger is a fly designed to mimic midges and mayflies. CDC refers to the type of feathers used to form the wings Cul de Carnard, which are naturally buoyant.
This fly is the smallest I have tied so far. Here it is next to my finger for reference.
Wooly Bugger
The Wooly bugger is essentially the most effective fly pattern ever made and can be used in both fresh and saltwater. It is my personal favorite to use and to tie. It can be used to mimic leaches small minnows and crayfish. They come is a variety of colors from black and olive to even chartreuse!
Happy Fishing!
-RA
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arekkiesu
oo your work is so clean! I also like the wooly bugger(and the san juan worm bc it was the first example of fly tying ive seen XD), do you have to use string/line to make the barbs of the feather stand up?
Thank you! I also love the San Juan Worm they are just so stinking cute!
Excellent question! the woolly bugger is made of 4 key parts. thread, Marabou feather (the tail) saddle hackle (the spiky feathers) and Chenille (imagine a pipe cleaner but without the wire in the center).
after tying down the tail you wrap the shank of the hook in chenille. the last step of making a wooly bugger is wrapping the saddle hackle around the shank by sandwiching it in between the coils of chenille which causes the feathers to stick out like that.
here is a youtube video demonstrating what I am saying to help everything make sense!
https://youtu.be/jXLwvWl5vpM?si=cQAzTvkN_PBTWuNA
by Chronically Outdoors; ; Report
interesting! thank youu
the process is more complex than i thought it'd be haha
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NuclearBlues
these are so awesome! I like the CDC emerger, it kind of reminds me of a secretary bird.
THANK YOUUUU!! also you are so right! what a great comparison i totally didn't see that at first!
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