Yep. I've had more than I could use since the 80's. Doesn't mean I don't need more....

Yes. I try to be creative on substitutions rather than buying one more material. I almost never have everything I need.

I still have my first rooster cape from 1980 - barred ginger - useful stuff

I'm glad to see that I'm not alone !!!

hey hersh, i skinned a road-killed woodchuck a few years back. have more than enuf. PM your address if you want a piece.

A few years ago I tied four orange shade Light Cahill duns. They set in my fly box until fishing them this past Fall, when I used them to catch quite a few trout. Wanting to restock, I looked for the dubbing I’d likely used for the flies. I hadn’t documented the dubbing used and couldn’t find a match in my dubbing drawer. Then I remembered donating about 25 excess dubbing packs a local TU chapter. Through the member I’d given the bag to I attempted a search before giving up and blending a substitute.

Jeff

I was lucky, my fly fishing mentor was just leaving the hobby when I was getting into it and when he could no longer fly fish he gave me all his tying supplies for which filled my entire extra room. Yet I still keep finding things to buy to add to my supplies.

Always..............

I am like Bulldog.I still have the first cape I got in 82 or 83.A black Metz #2 I traded for a Cardinal 4.

Glad I read this thread. Heck I thought I was the only one. I don't feel so bad now.

Having lots of extra tying materials let’s one be experimental and come up with new variations. Fly tying recipes are just the starting point...

Bloodhound-Two large totes in about a year of tying?That sounds about right.Wait until about 15 or 20 years from now.