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After a couple of months away from the desk with school and hunting taking up most of my time i am looking foreward to getting back to the table and tying some flies. I dont know what to tie though,...

Thanks for the help everyone, they are finally starting to turn out how i want. If i can ever get my camera to work i will post some pictures.
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Thanks for the help, i will try these suggestions and post some pictures of the before and after flies.
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I was sitting down and tying some soft hackles because they are some of the best looking flies to me and i dont have barely any in my boxes. Well i see how the collar on most of the flies i have seen...

I tied this one
tail:wooduck
shuck: olive zlon
body: sulfur dubbing
Wing: light gray zlon

Thanks for teh help everyone. i do not remember the name of the guy.
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the guy that did my lesson said that if a clinch knot is used it will pull the dry fly under water. is this true?
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That looks like the knot. Thanks for the help

When i took a fly fishing lesson a while back, the guy showed a knot that he said to tie tippet to fly but used on a dry fly with the hook turned down. I cannot remember what the name is or how to...

Thanks for the hlep. We might do some camping but as far as i know we are planning on renting a cabin in the area.

Our family vacation was moved to the first two weeks in august. This will be my first time fishing out there and need some help. We are going to yelllowstone and up into the tetons. What flies should...

I have some just sitting around and have seen some flies that use it. Like egss, and ants, How are these flies made?

I have tried tying a few this evening but they were a very far cry from some of the ones ive boughten or have borrowed from friends. What are some tips for getting the head and collar right? Or the...

I started fly tying by tying egg flies out of glow bug yarn and some knock off brands that i could find around here for cheap. They were marginal, at best. I bought some McFly foam this weekend and...

Thanks for all of the information. Bringing both rods crossed my mind, but our vehicle is usually packed tight when we go on vacations and i only have one rod tube. I am working on getting another...

we are going to be around yellowstone and the tetons. Probably just walk and wade.

We are taking a family trip out west this year. Gonna get some fishing in and maybe do a little backpacking. We are going at the end of june. What flies should i tie, and what rod should i bring? My...

If you are going to skin them, the sharper the knife the better. I trap and save a few every year for fly tying and a razor sharp knife really helps. Beavers are fun to catch, but not fun to skin......

i took 4 hours to clean my area thursday and tied 2 dozen flies yesterday and it is worse than yours

I just got done setting up with the guy and i am tying a sulfer emerger, size 16. He said for this pattern i get 11 dollars a dozen. He is selling me all of the hooks, thread and other materials at...

I have a meeting tomorrow morning with a guy from the Old Ausable fly shop in grayling.

Alright thanks. I am a sophmore in highschool and we are requiered to get a work permit if we get a job, does anyone have a clue if this applies to fly tying. I figured that if i could tie during the...

I found a place i can sell flies and just sat down and tied a half a dozen pheasent tail nymphs. It took me 23 minutes almost exactly. What is the ideal time for each fly?

Just started on my trout flies, mostly bwo's, adams, para adams, grhe, ptn, and some other odds and ends have seen around this winter.

I got a adapter that gray ghost sent to me and tied a few flies, mostly boa leaches and a few egg sucking leeches. I need some ideas of what else to tie. Mostly for steelhead and salmon. I will try...