I am a fly tier and fly fisher since about 1994.  Actually one of those that can't switch to fly-fishing only!  As we say in Sweden "the stripes never fades away" (free translation!). 

I am over 40 and working as a nuclear engineer.  Wife, two kids, a rabbit and a guinea-pig (no way these will end as tying material!).  We live near the great lake Mälaren in the middle of Sweden so most of my fishing is done there for perch (Perca fluviatilis, my all-time favorite!), pike, walleye and eel.  Grew up as a coarse fisherman in France (lived there for 19 years). 

So what about more "noble" species?  Not that often, occasionally sea run-trout when visiting my folks in the south of Sweden. 

Tying?  I am one of these self-taught sloooow ones, too many (unrealized) ideas, collecting far too much new stuff and contemplating too much all the nice creations on the Internet. I should stop dreaming and instead improve my casting. 

On my small fly-menu here I have selected streamers of my own "designed" for perch fishing.  Of course these don't produce better than the "classics" but who doesn't like trying to reinvent the wheel! 

Fly fishing for perch is not that easy, you have to locate the schools and be careful not to scratch and loose any.  If so, the hurt one will often swim away taking the rest of his buddies with him! 

A final notice:  As you can see none of my flies show pinched or de-barbed hooks.  The reason is that perch is my favorite fish to eat!