Fly Tying - Fishing Flies
I enjoy tying flies, it can be relaxing, when needed, as well as challenging, depending on what's being created, and the satisfaction of catching wild trout with little handmade bugs is certainly a thrill.
I use two vises, the oldest is a Dyna King X-1, which I use for extended body flies, because the jaws can be angled straight up, allowing for free movement on both sides of the fly. I also love my rotary action Renzetti and use it frequently. Most of the fly tying tools I use are made by Dr Slick, they're some of the best...
Soon I will show step by step how to tye the fly below, which I've used to catch about 90% of my brown and rainbow trout, from California to New York... I also plan to photograph flies up close and grow this web page.

My favorite trout fly, size 18 to size 8 - simple and effective, I call it a Cracker
Mylar tinsel underbody, white glo-bug-yarn veil, with hollow ribbing in chartreuse or green, purple, etc...

Simple quick to tye flies are effective and my favorites for catching trout

Nice fly, nice trout, nice silk fly line, and my favorite rod and reel
My fly tying desk - click for larger image

I have over 40 fly boxes, filled and ready for on stream action

Midges

Box O Flies

Lakes and stillwater flies

Nice boxes full of dry flies

Dragonfly, damselfly and mayfly nymphs

Pretty Flies

A nice letter from the Governor of Oregon
Governor Kitzhaber was presented with a box of my flies during
a solar project dedication
(Chet Farris was the CEO of Siemens Solar Industries at the time)

I love my Hardy Angel fly reel, a gift from House of Hardy, for using my spider in their advertising

Beautiful Fly, tyed by my friend Steven Fernandez

Elegant and Graceful - Fernandez - Rusty Rat

Jock Scott Variations - by Steven Fernandez
Photos below were taken a few years ago before I bought my first SLR camera...

A beautiful Quill Wing dry fly tyed by Steven Fernandez
I need to re-photograph the fly above, and a lot more of Steven's flies.

Damselfly Nymph

Mayfly Nymph

Trout Candy - Scuds - Freshwater shrimp

Caddis Pupas - Oliver Edwards style

Peeking Cased Caddis Flies

Midge - works great in the sierra


Golden Stoneflies work well in the Sierra and Patagonia, especially in the fall

Stonefly Nymph

I have a lot of fun with my fly tying
Tying Realistic and Artistic Flies
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