Fly tying pet peeve…

[Bamboozle]

I saved about 50 issues of the Mid Atlantic Fishing Guide. I miss that publication that was issued free at fly shops.

We used to refer to that as the "Freebee."

I have the old "Index of Orvis Fly Patterns" by John Harder that was a tier's bible back in the day. I also have a ton of Chauncey Lively patters that were published in each issue of the PA Angler magazine. I cut them out, put them in sheet protectors and a ring binder and I still have them today.

A more recent source of patterns was Fly Tyer magazine until it became less fly patterns and more destination/technique stuff so I dropped my subscription.

 

[JG63]

I’ve been tying flies long enough that I usually just need the recipe. It irks me when the video presenter gives basic fly tying instructions. Get to it, dude!

I don’t bother trying to imitate other patterns very often - I do try to create my own - some look a little like other patterns - some work well all the time - some work well part of the time - some work some of the time - and some don’t work at all

 

[falcon]

My subscription to Fly Tyer expired and they never contacted me to subscribe so I didnt.

 

[Tiogadog]

My subscription to Fly Tyer expired and they never contacted me to subscribe so I didnt.

You are not missing much. I still subscribe to it; but, it has gone down hill drastically. A few issues back there were flies featured that looked like they were tied by someone who never tied before.

 

[nfrechet]

I tie flies using books. That is how I learned. I have a lot of tying and pattern books.

yup

 

[nfrechet]

My subscription to Fly Tyer expired and they never contacted me to subscribe so I didnt.

i view the magazine at the bookstore and only buy it if its really interesting otherwise it stays on the shelf

 

[nfrechet]

My pet peeve is having a ton of fly tying material. Then ordering some more materiel for that particular pattern. Then later on finding that same material in your supply,. now having duplicate or triplicates

i have the same affliction

 

[falcon]

The last time I got a Fly Tyer magazine I was at the Evening Hatch fly shop by Lake Harmony in the Poconos before it became Precision. I bought about 85.00 work of stuff like hen necks etc. The owner gave me two recent back issues for free.

 

[Bamboozle]

Not buying fly tying materials that you already have can be a bad idea depending on timing...

At the very beginning of the feather-in-the-hair craze, I was snapping up as many Whiting 100 packs in the sizes I used as I could find, anywhere I could find them at well under $10 pack... 😎

 

[jeffroey]

Not buying fly tying materials that you already have can be a bad idea depending on timing...

At the very beginning of the feather-in-the-hair craze, I was snapping up as many Whiting 100 packs in the sizes I used as I could find, anywhere I could find them at well under $10 pack... 😎

My current fly material stockpiling addictions: FlyRite Extra Fine Poly and good lemon wood duck flank. I consider both as becoming harder to find as time goes on.

 

[jeffroey]

My fly tying pet peeve might be not being able to put my hands on my whip finishener at the end of a fly even though I know exactly where I put it and what materials I stacked on top of it during the tie.

 

[Bamboozle]

My fly tying pet peeve might be not being able to put my hands on my whip finishener at the end of a fly even though I know exactly where I put it and what materials I stacked on top of it during the tie.

Keeping my desk clear of only the materials required for the fly I am tying solved that problem for me...

My current fly material stockpiling addictions: FlyRite Extra Fine Poly and good lemon wood duck flank. I consider both as becoming harder to find as time goes on.

I also bought a TON of Gudebrod tying thread directly from them right after they declared bankruptcy...

 

[nymphingmaniac]

We used to refer to that as the "Freebee."

I have the old "Index of Orvis Fly Patterns" by John Harder that was a tier's bible back in the day. I also have a ton of Chauncey Lively patters that were published in each issue of the PA Angler magazine. I cut them out, put them in sheet protectors and a ring binder and I still have them today.

A more recent source of patterns was Fly Tyer magazine until it became less fly patterns and more destination/technique stuff so I dropped my subscription.

this? I haven't opened it in 25 years, your post prompted me to do so

 

[EricK]

Tying peeves? I'd say "tyer's block." Sometimes I can't decide what to tie. Or by the time I have decided, I'm no longer in the mood.

Another peeve: Interruptions. I used to tie late at night or well before daybreak for this reason.

I don't recall either being a peeve long ago. Maybe it's just a phase of getting older.

My current fly material stockpiling addictions: FlyRite Extra Fine Poly and good lemon wood duck flank. I consider both as becoming harder to find as time goes on.

I still prefer Fly-Rite. I think it may have been "the" synthetic dry fly dubbing when I started. The last packages I got were from Hook & Hackle, but it appears there's still supply around.

I also bought a TON of Gudebrod tying thread directly from them right after they declared bankruptcy...

I received an assortment of Gudebrod spools in trade from a fellow in PA. That was near 20 yrs ago. I recall his name was Nick. Perhaps he's been a member here. It didn't take me any time to understand why he liked the thread so much.