some from this morning

[R. Michael Charske]

started filling the fly boxes a few weeks ago, in preparation for next month. about a dozen or so more of these and it's... on to the next pattern.

[Jeffrey D. Abney]

These look really good......

[R. Michael Charske]

Thanks Jeffrey

[carl hendrix]

all of these look super good Michael!!  glad to see another fly tyer on site!!   blue gills are our favorite fish to go after!!

[R. Michael Charske]

Thanks Carl.

My first post. I wanted to make sure i could post and picture. I haven't found the new members intro page yet. Thanks for the welcome.

I usually lurk for a period of time before joining a forum but... I found this place, saw flyfisherman, fly tyers and bluegill fisherman were here and jumped in.

Looking forward to diving in deeper. 

[jim cosgrove]

bullet head beauties ,what size there?

[R. Michael Charske]

size 10, 3xl

[jim cosgrove]

thanks

[carl hendrix]

hi Michael-- this site is the very best site dedicated to the pursuit of blue gills!!  ( even if some of the guys here go after those trash fish-- also known as green carp;; the more common name  would be bass tho) !!  we have fly tyers;; jig makers as well as jig tyers;; rod makers;; even fishing float makers!! take some time to browse around-  check out the blogs and post. most of all- if you have any questions-- just ask!  its guaranteed somebody will answer!!!

[R. Michael Charske]

Thanks Carl,

I too have built rods. That said. I was fascinated by the floats i saw while browsing, almost makes me want to investigate how to use them. Would be a new trick for an old dog though. But I love the 'folk art' of them !!!

i am very excited to look at lots of stuff on this site. I already looked though about 40 pages of photos and there are lots of folks that can 'write with light'... AMAZING

rest assured i am NOT shy and the questions will be forth coming.

Thanks for the fine welcome.

[DAVID L EITUTIS]

WHAT WE HAVE HERE FOLKS is an advanced tier !!!!!! check out his deer hair bugs . You need to see some of Sleepy's work , MARK SLEEPER ON HERE .......We gotta call ya something other than the full name, I'm TOOTY , and lots of folks on here go by nicknames. Gonna give you one right mow Mr. Charske , how bout MC ?

[R. Michael Charske]

lots of folks call me highway (from 30 years in the motion picture business as The Highwayman & Co).

Charske is fine too. very proud of the name and i dare say you will likely not meet another (with that spelling). sons, daughters, grandchildren excepted, still pretty long odds.

Thank you for the compliment. I learned to tie a simple wooly worm from old mountain hermit who killed chickens for feathers and had a SPOOL of chenille and a shoebox of hooks, all the same type and size. No vise. In the 70's I sold flies to and was tutored by Dan Bailey Sr. (yes i lived in Texas and he was in Montana). my flies were also sold by the old company H Cook Sporting Goods. my forte was 'muddler minnows and i tied thousands (that's how i learned to spin deer hair).  have to say i am most fascinated with the talent and artistry of spinning and stacking hair in this day and age. a lot of serious talent out there that far surpasses anything i have ever done. but thanks again !!!