MAINE - Life in the Slow Lane
your flies are looking awesome you are already better then I LOL i am not very good unless i can watch someone do it 1st then i can recreate things that way i need some lessons and to sit down and tie with some people .. those elk hair caddis will catch you a fish this weekend for sure , i plan on having htem along with a few diffrent size stimulators which i buy , i just not good enough nor do i have the patience for some of the flies 
The viedo of deer hair caddis on youtube is a good fly worked good for me pretty easy to tie the women makes it easy to follow and clearly shows you all the materials right at the start .. i caught many fish with them down to the river this spring >
I have been trying to get the royal coachmen down and have failed. I am 0/10 at the moment....
The caddis I tied came from a vimeo video link from Nic I believe. It took a few tries but I got it eventually with out too much trouble. Proportions are a bit off on some, but its all part of the learning curve I guess. 
Thanks for the feedback bud. I'll guide you through making some of these sometime soon, so you can add it to your portfolio. 
See you soon!!!!
Theron
Thanks to Bobby and some others I have overcome my failures!
The royal coachmen:
Portfolio ? LOL you make me sound professional i am new to this game yep few years under my belt but just starting to see all the possibilities, it is so diverse its crazy.. to master all of flyfishing would be a lifetime achievment which i am sure would even fall completely short..... To do it old school you would start by building your own bamboo rod maybe?, build your own leaders, tie your own flies, hike the mountains in search of brooks and streams that hold wild brook trout. Find waters that produce fish find out and design flies that they will take ... it is endless... casting is a whole other subject..... it keeps going to me thats why its fun its easy to hold intrest of myself and others due to the information and all that can be done and tried ... never know some fly you design may be the next big trout / salmon fly of the northeast... it can be done my Friends dad did it in the 70's and it is one of my favorite flies...
Quote by: Ziggyz420... it can be done my Friends dad did it in the 70's and it is one of my favorite flies...
Well what is it....? Don't leave us hanging bro.
You are absolutely correct about fly fishing there is so much to learn and know there is little chance that one can discover it all in one lifetime. That is why it is so essential to have a system like these boards in place, by sharing knowledge with one another we can better shape a well rounded fisherman in less time.
Because as beautiful as nature is and as determined as I have been, I would have lost some interest if I had not found some success in fly fishing this summer. I would have given it up for another outdoor activity with out the help of kind people like yourselves. I could not find anyone else who was fly fishing for quite a while that was willing to share their knowledge and experiences with me. I ran across one fellow from ME who now resides here that helped me a bit and I caught my first trout standing next to him. Everyone else was obviously uninterested in having me anywhere near them while they fished, and pretty much ignored me when I spoke.
This might be a little more grim of a picture than the actual scenario as fly fisherman were not all that common, but I didn't get much help from people I bumped into, until later on into the season. But at that point I had met Ziggy and some others on forum boards and they prepared me to discuss fly fishing with some level of intelligence.
Thanks Ziggy and everyone else that had a hand in my development.
Theron
I would like to point out that I am aware that my coachmen are still amateur grade. But none the less I am excited that they look as thought they will likely be fish able, and are identifiable in my opinion.
I would never have guessed that there would be someone I could type a couple of brief non-descript lines to about troubles I was having tying, and viola, they could address my problem so that I may actually tie a presentable fly. But Bobby has done just that. I am very impressed that he was able to apparently visualize the way I was tying from my message and explain a more effective method to me.
I suspect that Stephen in this forum would likely be able to do the same. He seems extremely knowledgeable about tying as well. All of you are so detrimental to my success that I wish to thank all of you for participating with me.
Although I have never met most of you I feel as though I am beginning to build new friendships with all of you that post with frequency. It is as if I have my morning coffee and a pow-wow with you all every morning. I can't wait to take in that liquid life from a bean and take in what you all have to offer me every morning.
Thanks,
Theron
Yep fun and pleasurable your correct the learning curve is completely diffrent then it was say 20 years ago and it def. frustrates many of the old timers they worked for there knowledge threw trial and error ,and people now adays can come along and type something into a machine and then it is there for them to take and use ... i appreciate the web and have learned so much from it and the people i have met has been great i ahve learned so much in a short time from these people which were good to me they made me learn on my own threw trial and error with guidence it has been enjoyable doing this . i am slow sometimes but then it just clicks and i get it yep sometimes numb and oblivious to the obivous but if i pay attention and watch and listen to people who are better then i then i can take that information and translate it into something i can use it has worked i also learn stuff from people new to the sport ... everyone goes in diffrent directions threw this thread i have learned how to tie this fly that i have neve attempted but would now with more confidence
The fly i spoke of is the wood duck herron fly designed by Nick lambrou the fater of a good friens of mine Tony that got me into my 1st ever fly fishing fish a crappie at massibesic lake back in 1999
This is sweet fly with bead head they also tie a bronze malard that is sweet along with olive colored wood duck herron all great trout and salmon flies in my opinion ... i always catch fish with them. i have to learn to tie it ... i found this should be able to figure it out have to get the materials.
Ziggy
I edited your post and this is what I did for the link. First I copied the link URL, then typed out "Wood Duck Heron". Highlight Wood Duck Heron and click the link Icon, paste in the link and click "Target" tab and select "New Window". Then save. Then I deleted your raw link. What this does is make the link open in a new tab or window so you don't lose where you are on the site. When done with the link just close the tab or window.
Looks better too on the page.
Please don't chastise me for being so picky, it is how I am.
See Yah
Lee
I love it Lee! You are teaching us technology everyday!
Theron
Hi Theron
I think your caddis are very fishable and don't look bad at all.
The rule of thumb is normally 5 turns of hackle along the body for most flies
requiring body hackle. Of course there is always exceptions to this.
Additionally, may I be so bold as to suggest that the next time you shop
for hackles...buy Whiting-Bert Miner-Dry fly hackle....Grade B hackle capes is is what I use
and I find them long and thin enough to tie 4-6 flies from one feather...
I have been paying about $26 Can, for them..So they should be a bit cheaper
on your side of the border.
Happy Tying
Stephen
Happy Fishing and Tying