Comments on: Beginners Lesson 12

By: topflyman

topflyman — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:04:41 +0000

Hi David
Thanks for your comments.I find it very rewarding when you guys have a go at the patterns on the demo and catch fish with them. I had some good fish on the Woolley Buggers in New Zealand this year.
Happy Fishing
DaveC and the Team

By: David Reasonover

David Reasonover — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:15:13 +0000

Dave, I enjoy watching your easy to follow instructions. I mainly tie Zebra Midges and Sowbugs to use on the Caney Fork River here in the States (Tennessee). I have used Wolley Buggers before that were bought, but now I can tie my own thanks to you.

Good Fishing,
David

By: Jordan reimer

Jordan reimer — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:38:32 +0000

I really enjoy your fly tying videos. They are better than a lot of the videos I have wach on youtube. I have learned a lot and I look foward to new videos in the future.

By: Jason Foster

Jason Foster — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:14:17 +0000

Hi David, Nice to meet you on the bank at Toft yesterday - you did well with catching 5 on a bright and blustery day. I still can’t find your email address, would be grateful of it for future reference. Keep up the good work !! Jason

By: topflyman

topflyman — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:17:48 +0000

Hi Gareth
Thanks for your comments ….much appreciated. Over the years I have acquired many books on fly tying patterns. A good reference is ‘FLY PATTERNS an international guide’ by Taff Price. The monthly trout mags often do supplements, both ‘TROUT FISHERMAN’ and my favourite ‘FLY FISHING and FLY TYING both give a lot of info on fly tying and patterns. Another good source is Coch-y- bondu books on http://www.anglebooks.com
Hope this helps
Happy fishing
DaveC. and the Team

By: Gareth

Gareth — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:03:38 +0000

Hello Dave,
I have just recently returned to fly fishing after a 15 year lay off, and have been entranced by the ease with which you tie the various flies, particularly the Montana which I always understood to be beyond the average fly tyer.
I haven’t tried yet but will do so shortly.
Do you have a book that I could keep beside my vice?
Many thanks for some superb vids.
Gareth

By: paul robinson

paul robinson — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:46:48 +0000

i have just at the age of 30 got time to tie fies. have moved to nz 6 months ago and would like to say i find these videos very helpfull this pattern was the second fly i tryed the lesson no1 was the first. i tryed them this weekend just gone, in the hills above christchuch and this pattern was very good i had no colours like these so had to use yellows instead but caught 3 fish on it. the fealing from catching a fish on my own files was imence. so many thanks and keep up the videos, if you get around to it there is a dry file very populor over hear called the blow fly its got a black tall blue or green under belly black back and black hackel with two white parts ( visual only i think) again many thanks paul

By: topflyman

topflyman — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:08:52 +0000

Hi oldsmugglerflyfishing
If I was 50 yrs. younger I would probably have loved to go to your country. I have had friends who have been for the seatrout fishing and had a great time. They all said the going was hard on the legs and the winds could be very strong.
Thanks for your interest
DaveC. and the Team

By: oldsmugglerflyfishing

oldsmugglerflyfishing — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:53:40 +0000

Dave, don´t worry about your age, here are a lot of guides, outfiters and lodges that are very well preparer for all kind of anglers. Also they only speak dollars and euros, hahaha.

I don´t like to be guide, but it just me. I enjoy very much going to a place, talk to the local anglers and do my own itinerary… For this kind of fishing yes you have a limit age, because it´s not the same to sleep in a sleeping bag on the dirt when you are 24 years old like me and to sleep in a sleeping bag on the dirt when you are older… back pains, wryneck, etc.

If you have the oportunnity to travel to Argentina, don´t loose it!

Regards.

By: topflyman

topflyman — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:09:10 +0000

Hi oldsmugglerflyfishing
Good to hear from you. The Woolley Bugger can be a fly for all seasons and waters.
The colour combinations are only limited by what you have in your fly tying box and it can be unweighted, weighted or have a bead head. Tungsten head beads are good for fast rivers. Argentina is a country i would have loved to visit but I am getting too old to venture very far these days
Happy Fishing
DaveC. and the Team