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Slivers fly tying adventures!
Not perfect, but as good as it gets after 12 hour dayshift and reffing two hockey games.
Heres my first one! What do ya think? Bad lighting / camera (Damn blackberry bold) will have better photo's when I catch a fish with that 
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06-25-2012, 02:05 AM
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next post: first fish caught on first fly?
gonna be tough with this @%$&%$@ rain
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06-25-2012, 02:23 AM
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I'm saving it for a real fish, not something that grew up in a swimming pool full of pellets
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06-25-2012, 06:22 AM
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I'm saving it for a real fish, not something that grew up in a swimming pool full of pellets |
dont know if sturgeon will bite on those 
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06-25-2012, 12:14 PM
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That looks like a good leech pattern. For a first tie, definitely a good job.
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06-25-2012, 12:23 PM
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Good stuff Slivers, now go and catch a real fish and post the pix!!
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06-25-2012, 12:26 PM
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Looks like a great leech pattern.. That should get you into some fish!! 
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06-25-2012, 12:56 PM
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Looks good man, have you heard of a fly called the 'usual'?
Great fly for beginners and produces. I think all you need is some rabbits foot.
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06-25-2012, 01:04 PM
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Looks like a job well done, bud. we should go test it out on some waters soon.
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06-25-2012, 01:16 PM
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very nice fly for a first attempt, my first was made out of xmas tree tinsel, red plastic bags and sewing thread . the gf at the time held vice grips as my vice. still caught a pike with it. you are way ahead of my first flies.
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06-25-2012, 01:16 PM
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I bet thatd work in chain!
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06-25-2012, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by WayneChristie
dont know if sturgeon will bite on those |
Dont know if sturgeon bite anything in calgary
I'm saving catching my first on my own fly for up in the mountain streams... I have an idea of what I want, and I can't keep it
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06-25-2012, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by slivers86
Dont know if sturgeon bite anything in calgary
I'm saving catching my first on my own fly for up in the mountain streams... I have an idea of what I want, and I can't keep it |
You will get what you get. And you'll never forget it...
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06-25-2012, 02:30 PM
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You will get what you get. And you'll never forget it...
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I just don't want to remember some little 8" rainbow as the first fish I catch on a fly I tied, as I can catch those with a rectangle piece of cucumber attached to a thumb tack, know what I mean?
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06-25-2012, 02:44 PM
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Try using a shorter tail, the long one will look unnatural in the current.
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06-25-2012, 02:48 PM
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I just don't want to remember some little 8" rainbow as the first fish I catch on a fly I tied, as I can catch those with a rectangle piece of cucumber attached to a thumb tack, know what I mean?
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hahahaha 
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06-25-2012, 03:17 PM
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Thumbtacks and cucumbers eh? sounds like a different kind of website... 
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06-25-2012, 04:40 PM
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I just don't want to remember some little 8" rainbow as the first fish I catch on a fly I tied, as I can catch those with a rectangle piece of cucumber attached to a thumb tack, know what I mean?
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yah right, the fish will probably steal your rod reel and girlfriend while you arent looking 
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06-25-2012, 06:19 PM
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yah right, the fish will probably steal your rod reel and girlfriend while you arent looking |
LOL... sad thing is, I keep ahold of my fly rod really well. I'm slowly becoming addicted to fly fishing, like you are to sturgeon and rattlesnakes
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06-25-2012, 06:32 PM
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Here's a video showing how to tie the usual. Split wing or not is your choice.
You can fish it as a dry, emerger, even a nymph or hopper. good all round fly.
Used them a lot for brookies, rainbows and browns out east when I was a kid.
You can stick half a dozen in your hat and leave everything else at home.
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Leeches and anything similar with a larger than 16 or 18 hook is good to learn on.
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06-25-2012, 10:53 PM
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neat fly BG. I don't have any hares feet I don't think.
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06-25-2012, 11:02 PM
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neat fly BG. I don't have any hares feet I don't think.
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I've got one here you can have.
I'll trade you for the usual
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06-25-2012, 11:05 PM
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I've got one here you can have.
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sounds good man. I'll see if I can create it for you... sounds like the usual trade.
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