And the winner is.............

.....I'll tell you in a minute. 

I wanted to thank every one who left comments and invite those that didn't to do so next time.  You can't win if you don't leave a comment.  I need to start thinking of the next contest!!

Stay tuned for more tying videos and more flies to be posted on the blog. 


With the # 16 pick it is .................Kelly L of the Itinerant Angler
Kelly shoot me your address and I will get these tied up and sent your way.
juan@anglerscovey.com

Thanks for all those that participated and let's do this again soon.

Juan  

Super Duper Free Giveaway!!!!!

Here is the deal.  I am doing a random drawing on this blog.  Here is how it works.

1.  Leave a comment here about anything.  Let me know what you think about the blog, what you would like to see or any other comment.  What are your favorite flies, places to fish, flies to tie, ect. Only one comment please.

2.  Leave some sort of identifying information like a name, location, link, email address (it's up to you). Please do not e-mail me.   

3.  On Monday evening, I will visit http://www.random.org/ and have a number generated.  I will then list the winners name and number on a new blog post.  The winner will have 2 days after I post to contact me with their mailing address. If I don't hear from the winner after 2 days I will select a new winner and then I will post it on the blog.

4.  Winner will receive 1/2 dozen # 22 BWO Ice Emergers and a 1/2 dozen # 8 Hopper Juans in Tan/Brown.

5.  I will ship once flies are completed.   I will ship to the US only (sorry). 

That's it.  Have fun.

PMD Ice Emerger #22

Tan/Brown Hopper Juan

Vincent Su tying Demo 11/21/09

Vincent Su Parachute 11/21/09 from Juan Ramirez on Vimeo.
Vincent Su ties a perfect parachute using his 720 vise. This vise makes it easy to tie perfect parachutes. See it in action here.

Tying Demo with Vincent Su

Vincent Su will be at Ghillies Fly Shop on Friday November 21st from 10:00am-12:00pm.  Vincent is from Denver Colorado and is one of the best tiers in the area.  He is also the inventor of the 720 vise.  You may have seen this vise, if not click here for his website.  He can tie some amazing flies on his vise and makes tying parachutes look super easy.  I guess they are if you use the 720 vise.  Come check him out and see his super mad skills in action.  You will be impressed!!

Ghillies Fly Shop
3314 Austin Bluffs Pkwy
Colorado Springs, CO
719-531-5413

Projected on HDTV.

Size 30 Extended body parachute tied perfectly!

Para mayfly.

Tying Midges, Friday, 11/20/09

A class to cover different patterns and how to tie midges. This class is aimed toward the beginnig tier as well as the more advanced tier. The flies covered will be some of the more popular and successful patterns out there.  While midges are small and easy to tie, if one does not know where to start or how to imitate the naturals, this class will teach you what you need to know. Patterns we will cover include: U.V. Pearl Jam Midge, K.F. Emerger, UFO Midge, Flasher UFO Midge, Rainbow Warrior, Rojo Midge and the CDC Hanging Midge.  This will be a great class to get you started in tying great flies. 

Ghillies Fly Shop 719-531-5413
Call to sign up.  Limited to 6 students.  Kids under 18 are free.  All materials/hooks/vises are provided or bring your own.  Class cost $25.00
 
UFO-Cream

Rojo Midge

Rainbow Warrior

KF Emerger

UFO Flasher

UV Pearl Jam Midge

Jim Wallach, Tying Demo at Ghillies Fly Shop 11/14/09

These videos are best if you hit play and then immediately hit pause to let the video load a bit so it's not so choppy.



Jim Wallach, Fly tying Demo, Ghillies Fly Shop 11/14/09 from Juan Ramirez on Vimeo.
Jim Wallach tying the Sunken Trico/BWO at Ghillies Fly Shop tying Demo on 11/14/09. Ths is a fairly quick and easy fly to tie. It looks like a killer pattern for those picky fish.


Darlon Midge, Jim Wallach, 11/14/09 from Juan Ramirez on Vimeo.
Jim shows us one of his favorite patterns to use during the winter. It's an easy fly to tie.

Jim Wallach, Fly tying Demo, Saturday 11/14

The Nov. 14 session will feature Jim Wallach, a great tier from Denver with a program titled "Seeing Black and White - Tricos and Midges." Wallach began fly fishing and fly tying in Chicago some 25 years ago and has lived in Colorado the past six years. He has fished and tied flies for virtually every fresh-water gamefish in the United States and has operated a custom-tying business, JW Custom Flies. Jim is planning to tie the Darlon Hatching Midge and CDC Emergent Midge from "Modern Midges", Parachute quill Body Trico , Trico Nymph, & Sunken Trico Spinner. This will be a great demo to learn some new winter patterns.  Join us at 10:00AM on Saturday.
Ghillies Fly Shop
3314 Austin Bluffs Pkwy
Colorado Springs, CO 80918-5730
(719) 531-5413


"Charmer"

"CDC Emerging Midge"

"Sunken Trico Convertable"

"CDC Stacker Emerger"

"Silent Stone"

"AK-47 Hopper"

Videos of Carl Pennington's Flies on 11/07/09

D-Rib Golden Stone Fly by Carl Pennington, 11/07/09 from Juan Ramirez on Vimeo.
Carl Pennington Fly Tying Demo at Ghillies Fly Shop on Nov. 07, 2009, Colorado Springs, CO. The D-Rib Golden Stone is one of the coolest flies I have seen. It is a perfect match to our local stones and is a very durable fly. Try this in any of the stretchs of the South Platte River. Carl is from Denver, CO and is a fly designer for Montana Fly Company.



HMD (Home Made Device) Fly by Carl Pennington, 11/07/09 from Juan Ramirez on Vimeo.
Carl Pennington Fly Tying Demo at Ghillies Fly Shop on Nov. 07, 2009, Colorado Springs, CO. The HMD is a great imitation of a caddis..or a scud..or a buggy bug. It will just produce for you and catch fish. Give it a try. Carl is from Denver, CO and is a fly designer for Montana Fly Company.

Got Hoppers?

Tying Demo on Saturday 11/07/09, Carl Pennington

Join us this Saturday as Carl Pennington travels down from Denver to show us some of his latest creations.  Carl is a fly designer for Montana Fly Company, recently having them pick up his D-Rib Golden Stone and Biot Emerger.    Carl is also a fly tying instructor for Anglers All in Littleton CO.  Free snacks and coffee to enjoy as you watch in HD video.

See Carl's flies and a bio here:
http://www.danica.com/flytier/cpennington/cpennington.htm

Check out his blog here:
http://cpsflyfishingandflytying.blogspot.com/

Ghillies Fly Shop

3314 Austin Bluffs Pkwy Colorado Springs, CO 80918
719-531-5413

Demo starts at 10:00AM

DH Hopper

D-Rib Golden Stone

Biot Emerger

Working with CDC, Tying Class this Friday 11/06/09

Join me as we kick off the winter 2009/2010 fly tying class schedule. 

Ghillies Fly Shop

3314 Austin Bluffs Pkwy

719-531-5413

Call to sign up.  Limited to 6 students.  6:30-8:30PM

All materials and tools will be provided.  The cost is $25.00. 

All classes in High Definition video.

This year starts with learning how to work with and use CDC.  CDC flies are some of the easiest and most useful flies to tie.  Come and learn how to tie the following flies: 

CDC Loop Wing Emerger, CDC Low Rider, CDC B-WO, CDC Caddis and CDC Compara Dun.