Tying flies

[meatGrinder]

Swampratt,
Sounds like you had a great childhood. I loved spending time in the country and grandma's house every summer. Unfortunately, I lived in OKC the rest of the year with my face glued to video games on the TV. Nowadays I despise video games and can't understand how grown men play them.
Anyway....thanks for the story!!

 

[swampratt]

No my childhood sucked mostly most of it was in Moore Ok 3rd to 12th grade ..I was always grounded so I spent a lot of time by myself in my room.
Which was clean and organized for making fishing stuff.
I would not ride the buss home from school, I would walk and go to the tackle store and spend my lunch money there.

Plenty of food at school others would not eat, so I would eat the stuff my friends did not want, just to save a buck.

Hit the fence rows on the way home

 

[dennishoddy]

In response to this thread, I looked through my grandpa's fishing stuff that I got awhile back
He raised 3 boys and 2 girls.

When he retired, he had enough of kids and pretty much did his own thing.

He loved fishing Roaring River. He primitive camped there for weeks at a time.

I looked at his trout fly box today.

I have no idea what the flys are that he tied, but they look cool.
I thought about what I should do with them, and decided to use them.
We never connected.

 

[Porter]

Very nice looking flies Meatgrinder! It's probably been 15 years since I sat down at my tying desk. I was self taught by checking out books at the library with my dad and probably started when I was 12 or 13. Never was able to tie the greatest looking flies, but they caught fish. There's something very satisfying about fooling a trout with something you created yourself.

 

[dennishoddy]

Very nice looking flies Meatgrinder! It's probably been 15 years since I sat down at my tying desk. I was self taught by checking out books at the library with my dad and probably started when I was 12 or 13. Never was able to tie the greatest looking flies, but they caught fish. There's something very satisfying about fooling a trout with something you created yourself.

Yes! Similar to reloading ones own ammo.

 

[Dave70968]

I do, though it's been a while.

Been a while since I've had a chance to go fly fishing, too.

 

[justin_h635]

I do, though it's been a while.

Been a while since I've had a chance to go fly fishing, too.

I did this quite a bit as a a kid. Some guy from Arkansas set up at the Okc Tackle Show and sold kits. Nice guy. The vise sucked but I could whip finish with the best of them. Bet I still have that kit somewhere.

 

[Deer Slayer]

Meatgrinder - You need to join me at Backwoods Equip Co on N. May when we have fly tying sessions. You will have fun and learn a lot.

 

[meatGrinder]

You bet DS. I didn't know you tied flies.
Let me know when they are going on.

 

[dennishoddy]

Meatgrinder - You need to join me at Backwoods Equip Co on N. May when we have fly tying sessions. You will have fun and learn a lot.

So, I'm chopped liver? When are these "sessions" happening, and is it one of those classes for "special people" ??

LOL, you know I'm jerking your chain.

If I could get an invite, and its during the day, I'd love to come to one, or two.