I realize this is a older thread but fly fishing and tying flies are at there best when aged.

Not trying to steal the thread but to help it out.
I just got into the act of tying my own flies this past Feb 09. Since then there is no telling how many I have tied. Its a whole bunch of em. I tie mostly for saltwater species but do make some for freshwater.
I tie mainly for red drum and speckled trout. I give a lot of my flies away to our fishing group and a lot of guys out of Fayetteville in FAAN. (Fayetteville Area Angler Network
http://www.fayettevilleanglers.com/
These are Spooky Shad....I haven't tried em yet but you are suppose to
be able to walk the dog with these. If not they still will make for a great
topwater slider.
Clouser and Deceivers..maybe a couple of Half and Half.