No Fishing makes me...a better fly tier!

Thursday's are usually my fishing days on the lower Stanislaus river but the flow are still a little to high. So, when I can't fish I have been sittin' in front of the vise and tying some flies. My friend Patrick has been my fly tying coach for the last two months. We have tied flies for bass, trout & bluegill. Yesterday we cracked a bottle of wine and went after the Marabou Muddler. It should have some good action in the water. We will be throwing this one at our next trip to Kislter Ranch.


After tying the Muddler we headed down to visit our friend Bob who owns Sierra Anglers Fly Shop. Bob has a great assortment of our fly tying needs as well as everything a beginner to a professional might need for their next fly fishing outing. After spending an hour at the shop going over what our next purchases are going to be and pretty much acting like kids in a candy store, we decided to head back to Patrick's to finish our bottle of wine and tie a few more patterns for Goodwin(lower stanislaus). We tied a griffith gnat with indicator and a beadhead olive Birds Nest.
























Today Nicole went to visit a friend and do some networking so the boys and I tied up a few patterns. I tied a Dragon Fly, hoppers, zebra midges and some crazy patterns my boys came up with. It will be interesting if some of their creations catch fish. I'm just excited they are interested in tying. My oldest son Carson wants to tie something that we can catch sharks with...I will definitely post pics if we ever get to that point!
























Tomorrow I'm taking the vise down to Green on the Stream in Modesto. I will be tying some trout patterns that work well on this river. Come by and say hi. I will be representing our club Stanislaus Fly Fishers.

Keep on keepin' on and I will see you...Back on the Fly!!!