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"Fly Tying"
Welcome to the fun world of creating and perfecting flies for fishing or display. |
There in nothing that replaces the thrill of setting the hook on a beautiful fish especially if you have
correctly read the water, made the cast and presented the fly correctly. Imagine the added thrill when
you created the fly that made that fish move and strike, Nothing like it!
Our club has a long history of tying flies as a group while helping others learn and expand their
enjoyment for the art that is fly fishing. The Club sponsors a night of fly tying and instruction
every month at 6 PM on the 3rd Wednesday. We meet in the Conference room at the Salinas
Airport. The club provides all the material necessary to time our "Fly of the Month" All levels of
skill and experience are welcome! If you are a novice and have always wondered about tying
feathers and fur to a hook, don't hesitate to come by - we have the equipment and experienced
members who will be happy to get you started in this interesting hobby. Please join us!
We will be updating this section of the web site periodically to include tying tips as well as selecting
the flies for the last 6 months of the year.
Scroll to the bottom of this page to find " tips of the month "
Please feel free to contact me regarding any fly tying questions at: flytyer1940@sbcglobal.net."
Great Website for Flies : Steve Ojai's Flies
correctly read the water, made the cast and presented the fly correctly. Imagine the added thrill when
you created the fly that made that fish move and strike, Nothing like it!
Our club has a long history of tying flies as a group while helping others learn and expand their
enjoyment for the art that is fly fishing. The Club sponsors a night of fly tying and instruction
every month at 6 PM on the 3rd Wednesday. We meet in the Conference room at the Salinas
Airport. The club provides all the material necessary to time our "Fly of the Month" All levels of
skill and experience are welcome! If you are a novice and have always wondered about tying
feathers and fur to a hook, don't hesitate to come by - we have the equipment and experienced
members who will be happy to get you started in this interesting hobby. Please join us!
We will be updating this section of the web site periodically to include tying tips as well as selecting
the flies for the last 6 months of the year.
Scroll to the bottom of this page to find " tips of the month "
Please feel free to contact me regarding any fly tying questions at: flytyer1940@sbcglobal.net."
Great Website for Flies : Steve Ojai's Flies
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Flies for 2023
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January - Teal Baetis Nymph - A Scott Sanchez fly
representing Blue Wing Olives. He indicates it can be
used as a searching pattern and is particularly deadly when
fish are targeting on emerging nymphs.
February - Mega Beetle - An important terrestrial
insect. Fish also can take it to represent a small
cricket.
> March - Ultra Zug - Another S.Sanchez fly that
imitates a caddis emerger. Good for still waters -
retrieve with short strips. A quick tie that can prove
very rewarding.
> April - Clump Dubbing Leech - Both a still water and
stream fly. This streamer has great motion and
presents a lifelike profile.
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> May - Stimulator - a Randall Kaufmann searching pattern
that can represent a golden stone fly or, during the summer,
a grasshopper.
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> June - Mr Rapidan - Harry Murry originated this fly
which is shown in "The Benchside Introduction to Fly Tying"
by Ted Lesson and Jim Schollmeyer. A good fast water
fly with yellow wings that gives good visibility in pockets
and broken water
July- Foam Back Humpy
The foam back humpy does away with a lot of the guesswork
that normally occurs when constructing a deer hair and shell
back wing. It floats like a cork and is an excellent attractor
pattern.
August- Foam Back Grasshopper
This grasshopper is great for summer months when you have
hoppers everywhere that are occasionally blown into the
stream. Just plop this fly near an undercut bank and you might
experience a freight train strike!
September- Quigley Cripple
The Quigley Cripple represents a Mayfly that was emerging
and got caught in its own shuck. Tied so the top half floats on
top of the water while the hook portion hangs below the water
column.
October- Glasshouse Caddis
The glass house Caddis is courtesy of Scott Sanchez and
represents A western cased caddis fly. The dubbed body
imitate the case of the insect while the Blackbead is the head
and the glass bead is the front of the larval body. The glass
bead provides some flash while the soft hackle gives motion to
the fly.
NO FLY TYING in Nov and DEC
representing Blue Wing Olives. He indicates it can be
used as a searching pattern and is particularly deadly when
fish are targeting on emerging nymphs.
February - Mega Beetle - An important terrestrial
insect. Fish also can take it to represent a small
cricket.
> March - Ultra Zug - Another S.Sanchez fly that
imitates a caddis emerger. Good for still waters -
retrieve with short strips. A quick tie that can prove
very rewarding.
> April - Clump Dubbing Leech - Both a still water and
stream fly. This streamer has great motion and
presents a lifelike profile.
>
> May - Stimulator - a Randall Kaufmann searching pattern
that can represent a golden stone fly or, during the summer,
a grasshopper.
>
> June - Mr Rapidan - Harry Murry originated this fly
which is shown in "The Benchside Introduction to Fly Tying"
by Ted Lesson and Jim Schollmeyer. A good fast water
fly with yellow wings that gives good visibility in pockets
and broken water
July- Foam Back Humpy
The foam back humpy does away with a lot of the guesswork
that normally occurs when constructing a deer hair and shell
back wing. It floats like a cork and is an excellent attractor
pattern.
August- Foam Back Grasshopper
This grasshopper is great for summer months when you have
hoppers everywhere that are occasionally blown into the
stream. Just plop this fly near an undercut bank and you might
experience a freight train strike!
September- Quigley Cripple
The Quigley Cripple represents a Mayfly that was emerging
and got caught in its own shuck. Tied so the top half floats on
top of the water while the hook portion hangs below the water
column.
October- Glasshouse Caddis
The glass house Caddis is courtesy of Scott Sanchez and
represents A western cased caddis fly. The dubbed body
imitate the case of the insect while the Blackbead is the head
and the glass bead is the front of the larval body. The glass
bead provides some flash while the soft hackle gives motion to
the fly.
NO FLY TYING in Nov and DEC
Here is a "Monthly Fly Tying Tip" for the fly tying section:
Tip for May
Various fly fishing stores are offering a wire dubbing blender for around $100 -
you can achieve the same results by using 2 wire brushes that are used for
brushing dogs.
These brushes have fine wire teeth that are angled. Put the material to be
blended on the teeth of the first brush, and using the second one, with the wire
down, pull the brushes across one another, drawing the material between the
teeth. After a few passes, the dubbing will be completely blended. (courtesy of
Fly-Tying Tips, by Dick Stewart).
Tip for May
Various fly fishing stores are offering a wire dubbing blender for around $100 -
you can achieve the same results by using 2 wire brushes that are used for
brushing dogs.
These brushes have fine wire teeth that are angled. Put the material to be
blended on the teeth of the first brush, and using the second one, with the wire
down, pull the brushes across one another, drawing the material between the
teeth. After a few passes, the dubbing will be completely blended. (courtesy of
Fly-Tying Tips, by Dick Stewart).