a few of my first flys

[urbanflyman]

dont be to critical lads everyone starts somewhere ive not followed any particular pattern but ive tried diffrent methods ect!

wingless dry

hair ear klink

another dry

swept back winged dry ivs seen a few like this so tried to copy them

and my little girls contribution its called the self mutilator as it has a peice of her hair in the center as she went and played hair dressers and i thought it best to make good use of it and use it as a keep sake

and a nymph type thingy

[humungus]

tremendous effort theyll all catch fish a bit of advice never cut the tail with scissors (nymph sorry if im wrong just looks that way ) but great effort without a doubt well done to your daughter too

They are very good and they will catch fish. Every fish caught on one will bring much more satisfaction than if it had been caught on a shop bought pattern. My fly tying is awful, but I could never imagine buying flies and I do catch fish, sometimes.

[urbanflyman]

come on up to now 81 veiws and only 2 replys hmmmmmmmmmm is this a bad thing wellllllllll hmmmmmmmmm i think ill wait and see what others have to say and also im going to try to do a few step by step flys when i get back from holiday next week.
and no im not lucky enough to be going fishing anywhere infact im not allowed to take any rods with me boooo hooooooo not fair

[fishyfranky]

To get more replies on this forum, you should have asked if anyone could suggest improvements, such as using UV tying thread, and if so, where would you get some. If you had, then every vendor and/or friend of vendor looking to flog their wares would have enthusiastically replied

Originally Posted by fishyfranky

To get more replies on this forum, you should have asked if anyone could suggest improvements, such as using UV tying thread, and if so, where would you get some. If you had, then every vendor and/or friend of vendor looking to flog their wares would have enthusiastically replied

You have a much lower opinion of this forum than I have. There are always plenty of people here who are willing and very well qualified to offer advice. The scenario you describe above is not one that I am familiar with on this forum, perhaps you are confusing it with another one.

There are of course always those who have nothing useful or constructive to add, but feel the need to post anyway. As your own comments prove.

[devon flyfisher]

Nice one, they are better than my first efforts, practice,practice and more practice.
But still at the end of the day those flies WILL catch fish.
Cheers
Richard

[andypandy]

for your first ever flies they are superb

[Highlander]

I think in all honesty you are trying to run before you can walk. I would start with simple patterns & work up over time to more complicated.
Tight Lines

[Gander]

I agree with Highlander. I think you are trying to do too much all at once. Best take a simple pattern and master the techniques used for that before building on that foundation by adding skills step by step. I speak from experience, as when I first started, I tried to tie everything in sight. Eventually, I had to slow down, go back and learn the basics before I could really progress.

All that said, considering that these are your first flies, they are very good.