Fly Tying Progress

The latest flies I tied up: from the bottom up - kebari-ish on a 16, a half-thickness Killer Bug and a "per instruction" full-thickness Killer Bug - both on 14 size hooks. On the vise is the head on a clouser on a size 4 hook. The small flies are obviously for the freshwater (lake behind our neighborhood), but the clousers and the sand crab flies I will be tying are targeting Virginia Beach and the Outer Banks (later in August or September).

First Fly I Tied

I put this red and tan clouser together during lunch on Friday.

Tying isn't as hard as it may seem, but tying well is hard. I didn't tie this too well. The part ahead of the eyes is too thick. The hair bunched up as I was tying it down - I have alot to learn in this area (which is why I'm fascinated by this stuff).

I did throw this fly around a bit in the afternoon - the hairs broke where they cross the eye dumbbell.

Practice makes perfect!!!