More tying...... Girdle Bug.

A few guys on Tar Heel Fly Fishng Forum have started an online fly tying contest.  Well, not a contest so much as a fly is picked and everyone sees what they can produce.  Everyone then comments on the flies and gives attaboys and dobetters.  This week was Girdle Bugs, BWO nymph, or attractor nymphs.  I picked Girdle Bug because it looked like something I could tie easily.

I screwed up initially by misunderstanding the posting deadline.  I thought I had all week and I only had a day.  So naturally I slept all day and failed to get the supplies I needed to tie this bug the right way.  I had no other alternative but to do the "guy thing" and half-ass slap something together.  I rummaged through my tying bag and stole a bungee cord then set to work creating a fly that looked like it came straight off the short bus.   This monster would probably scare more fish than it would ever hope to catch.  In fact I would probably have to hope that it would hit a fish squarely on the head rendering it unconscious and then magically foul hooking it.  That is no way to fish!

So I decided to make up for my lack of planning and went off in search of proper tying materials.  A few dollars later I was ready to take a second crack at the Girdle Bug.  I think the second try was much better and a whole lot more fish-able.  I am still in need of a lot of practice so that my flies look a lot neater.  I also need to purchase some more supplies so that I can branch out a little and tie more difficult flies.  I think I am going to try out some nymph patterns and try to fill out my fly box. 

Practice makes perfect.