I’ve been quite blown away by the fellowship on this forum. A member here kindly PMd me after my post about fly thread and sent me a wonderful collection of fly thread at no charge. After I mentioned having issues with exertion, I was given the kind offer of borrowing a single hand Spey setup.
To prove that bobbin will get put to good use, here are two things that I tied today.
A BC Style Polar Chennile salmon fly. Super simple thing that takes all of one minute to tie, gonna be making tons of these in a variety of sizes and weights for fall. I’ve looked up some more complex patterns, but I’m personally hoping this is the one that works because I can see myself cranking out every color, density, weight and size possible.
Dirty baggery in the fly tying thread- I know. But thought I’d try tying the popular rabbit strip style jig. I’ve lost a ton of these everytime I’ve tried twitching and don’t quite have the stomach for loosing 7 bucks everytime I hit the river. These are very simple to tie, and I bet tied a little shorter with a jig hook and heavy bead or dumbbell eyes, would make an excellent fly for faster or dirtier water
