Tying Resolutions / Goals for 2025

[MillCreekMinnow]

I need to be more disciplined. Especially when it comes to fly tying. In 2025 I vow to do the following.......

1. Only tie dry flies.

2. Only tie dry flies properly. Outdoors, in natural light, and only during the "Golden Hour".

3. Only fish with properly tied flies.

4. Only fish properly tied dry flies, with a drag free drift, after a well-placed, upstream cast.

 

[Zak]

It's a testament to how strange fly tyers can be that I can't tell if this is a joke.

 

[speedbird]

Tie my lures/flies before the actual season has started so I am not rushing to keep up. Hoping to have all my Clouser Minnow variations for Cutthroat coho and pinks all tied up by March 16th

 

[RCF]

I vow to only tie my damsel nymph - close to being out. All other flies I will use are from my existing inventory.

 

[Yard Sale]

Dee style flies.

 

[Tom Butler]

I resolve to only tie flies that the fish will eat, and eat them they shall, with full gusto.

 

[SculpinSwinger]

I need to be more disciplined. Especially when it comes to fly tying. In 2025 I vow to do the following.......

1. Only tie dry flies.

2. Only tie dry flies properly. Outdoors, in natural light, and only during the "Golden Hour".

3. Only fish with properly tied flies.

4. Only fish properly tied dry flies, with a drag free drift, after a well-placed, upstream cast.

5. Cast well proportioned dry fly only to rising fish.



I’m with @Yard Sale , I need to work on Dee style flies.

 

[clarkman]

tweaking my already existing musky flies to make them even more castable, still act like like a dying fish and maybe even add eyes to a couple...

tweak my Baja box slightly

 

[SKYKO]

Slow down. I tie to fast and without real attention to detail, I always way preferred rough framing to finish work as an example. I end up with a bazillion patterns only so many of which I can pawn off, they do catch fish but this year I want to slow down have less thru put and better execution. We'll see if I can hold true to the goal

 

[SurfnFish]

I vow to only tie my damsel nymph - close to being out. All other flies I will use are from my existing inventory.

pics? need a new one to tie

 

[GLC]

I need to try to adhere to my long-ago fly-tying mentor's suggestions by having all materials needed for the fly pattern laid out and readily available prior to starting to tie, and to the minimum, tie at least six of the same fly patterns per sitting, to improve my consistency and skill sets.

 

[DimeBrite]

My goal is to master tying a new to me fly pattern that will catch a fish species I've never seen or cast to before. Please let it be a nice indo-pacific permit!

 

[krusty]

I need to try to adhere to my long-ago fly-tying mentor's suggestions by having all materials needed for the fly pattern laid out and readily available prior to starting to tie, and to the minimum, tie at least six of the same fly patterns per sitting, to improve my consistency and skill sets.

That's an approach I've used for years...focusing on one pattern during a tying session, where I produce anywhere from 10 to 20 flies, although I sometimes use a modest variety of hook sizes for that session's pattern.

I also allocate a portion of those flies to flyboxes that stay home...as a backup supply in case I deplete a productive pattern during the season or somehow manage to lose an entire flycase. Haven't ever lost a flycase yet (though my old man was renowned for dropping those old Perrine boxes in moving water, never to be recovered)...the prospect of having to having to sit down and rebuild that entire inventory from scratch would be overwhelming. I'd much rather lose a flyrod and reel than a big box full of flies.

Note: all of my flyboxes are permanently marked (with an engraving tool) with my name and a couple of contact phone numbers.

 

[Phil K]

Not buy a bunch more tying materials I don’t need.

 

[Zak]

Clean up my desk and reorganize my materials. It's long over due and I'm tired of digging for buried treasure everytime I need a material that I haven't used recently.

 

[Brute]

I vow to not only tie swing style streamers with stinger hooks…wait, screw that…

 

[PhilR]

Not buy a bunch more tying materials I don’t need.

Now that’s just crazy talk

 

[Brute]

My goal is to master tying a new to me fly pattern that will catch a fish species I've never seen or cast to before. Please let it be a nice indo-pacific permit!

Is electric eel on the list?…

 

[Mossback]

Going to get back to trying the full dress Atlantic Salmon patterns. Made a decent run at them about 10 years ago, time to finish off the task and swing a few for winter fish on the OP.
Among the most beautiful flys there are in my view, and always found them intriguing.
Thankfully, I actually have the materials...otherwise I'd be out of luck.

 

[J Watrous]

I will grind out a bunch of pat’s in January instead of 3-at-a-time in summer.