Can’t. I’m tying flies…

#flyfishing #flytying

I am sort of grateful that I work on the 11th floor, so that I can get some exercise every restroom break as I am sitting at my desk all day😉

It’s been 8 days since last time I fly fished – rain is forecast towards the weekend. I might do fly tying instead…but additional sitting is not helping me. I can buy flies to save time, but I can’t buy fishing activity to save time… hopefully, I get to fish this weekend😉

#FlyFishing #DeskWork #Fishing #Exercise #Stairs #Mindfulness #Medication #FlyTying

Pumpkin spice glass beads for pumpkin spice sunfish. For some reason, I start seeing these warmouth sunfish late summer into early fall.

I caught it on a new-to-me Fenwick FF70 7' 5-6 weight fiberglass fly rod that has the date 7/7/70 written on the rod tube. The glass beads came from a bead shop in Athens Ohio. One of the feathers came from a pheasant, and the other came from my new ratty rooster skin.

#glassbeads #pumpkinspice #warmouth #sunfish #flyfishing #flytying #weightforward #fiberglass #rooster #pheasant

I bought a barnyard rooster skin on eBay, and it turned out a little on the ratty side. On the other hand, I have some primo flytying-bred chicken feathers that I am afraid to use because they are so expensive. I am not afraid to use my ratty rooster skin. It was not a small bird, so even the ugly feathers have plenty of barbs to palmer around a hook.

I've got here three wet flies. In each case, the rear palmered feather is a stiffer pheasant feather, and the front palmered feather is a softer rooster feather. The orange hotspot is recycled leftover backing.

#flytying #flyfishing #rooster #pheasant #wetfly #fishing #downeye

Goofing around at the vise tonight. I present the hairdo.

Next week I'll be fishing for small mouth bass in Indianapolis. The following week, I'm headed to West Virginia for brook trout.

#FlyFishing #Flytying #fishing #hairdressing #hairdo #ostrich

@danthebugman
Rainy days would be best for fly tying 😊

#FlyTying #FlyFishing

Big thunderstorm rolling through, and I'm stuck inside. Crayfish imitation time.

#Flytying #FlyFishing #crayfish #crawdad #invertebrates

There is something contemplative in tying flies from a 155 year old book. (The Flyfisher's Entomology, This is the 7th ed. 1868. Original flies still attached). #flyfishing #flytying. #books
Beginning working on a red spinner.
Pic #1 underlines why it's called angling.

Chonky boy for largemouth bass. If the wind stays calm, I'll take it out on the paddle board tonight.

#flyfishing #flytying #flyfriday #fishing #largemouthbass #outdoors #nature

@flickingfeathers
Still, making those huge flies would be fun imagining somebody casting them into the ocean 😁 - are they considered to be "flies" at this level 🤔

This reminds me of one of Hank Patterson fly fishing videos - "the fly doesn't need to be a fly to be a fly" 😊

#FlyFishing #FlyTying

@flickingfeathers

While I have no idea about how fediverse works, I wish you good luck with marlin fishing 😊

BTW, I can also see your posts by searching #FlyTying 😉

#FlyFishing

Black Creek (Hayes Creek), a tributary of the Lehigh River, PA

After fishing (bushwhacking😁) more than 6 hours within Mud Run Natural Area, I still needed to be in a natural area 🤔

A detour before going back home, spending an additional hour to end the long weekend 😊

The water was cooler than Mud Run 💦
15C/59F, 5 PM

Further upstream, Forth Run, is even colder 😉

Happy #FlyFishing #Fishing #FlyTying #Hiking #Outdoor #Walking #Creek #Nature #Wildlife

Mud Run Natural Area, Hickory Run State Park, PA

Because I couldn’t enjoy fishing yesterday, I drove an hour and a half to come back here 😊

I slipped into the water 💦

Today is a sunny day, having lunch while my waders are drying 😉

A great place for a nap 😴

Water temp: 14C/57F 10AM, 15.5C/60F 1 PM

Happy #FlyFishing #Fishing #FlyTying #Hiking #Outdoor #Walking #Creek #Nature #Wildlife

Mud Run Natural Area, Hickory Run State Park, PA

I am usually excited when I approach this section for fly fishing, well, actually the entirety of the Mud Run Natural Area (except for the crowded Hawk Falls area, although the falls are beautiful) 😊

But not today, trout seemed active, though 🤔 I need to start fresh some time soon 😉

Happy #FlyFishing #Fishing #FlyTying #Hiking #Outdoor #Walking #Creek #Nature #Wildlife

Mud Run Natural Area, Hickory Run State Park, PA

I wasn’t much motivated to do fishing 🤔 but I did enjoy hiking and the scenery of this beautiful cold water stream 😊

Mud Run, Water temp, 15C, 4 PM

Happy #FlyFishing #Fishing #FlyTying #Hiking #Outdoor #Walking #Creek #Nature

Hawk falls, Hickory Run State Park, PA

This is a popular point of interest 😊

Water is very cold even during summer 😉
Hawk Run, 13C, 2 pm

Happy #FlyFishing #Fishing #FlyTying #Hiking #Outdoor #Walking #Creek #Nature #Wildlife

Hickory Run State Park, PA

A result of nature abuse 😕
This place is used to be my starting point for fly fishing this creek after visiting the waterfalls - these postings didn’t exist last year 😐

I need to go further upstream for fly fishing 🤔

Happy #FlyFishing #Fishing #FlyTying #Hiking #Outdoor #Walking #Creek #Nature #Wildlife

They appeared again 😑
I am almost certain that they are the same “five“ that ruined my fishing spot about a half mile upstream 5 days ago 😑

The five are two grayish and three brownish 😊

They are really telling me not to fish 🤔
So, I stopped, anyway I need to go to my daughter’s swim meet 😉

But I plan to go north tomorrow 😊

Darby Creek, Water temp, 18C, 11 am

Happy #FlyFishing #Fishing #FlyTying #Hiking #Outdoor #Walking #Creek #Nature #Wildlife

A male Pumpkinseed is protecting its nest 😊
Some Redbreast sunfish were bugging him 😐 
This creek has several sunfish species, like Pumpkinseed (abundant), Bluegill (abundant), Redbreast sunfish (most abundant), Green sunfish (occasional), and some hybrids

Happy #FlyFishing #Fishing #FlyTying #Hiking #Outdoor #Walking #Creek #Nature #Sunfish #Pumpkinseed

Darby Creek, PA

It was a busy weekend, but I was able to spend a couple of hours on Sunday evening fly fishing 😊

Nothings special, I like fishing local 😉 very relaxing, although a goose family ruined this excellent fishing spot - so, no catch - trout are happy except that geese harassed them 😉

Happy #FlyFishing #Fishing #FlyTying #Hiking #Outdoor #Walking #Creek #Nature #Wildlife