Great advice from the previous guys. As someone who has only been tying a couple of years, I need to devote more time to tying to develop all of the skills that I need.

Someone touched on this but I found a local mentor who has been tying a long time and is very skilled who is also willing to share his knowledge with this 50 year old kid. Finding a mentor is a cool thing indeed.

Figuring out a plan for your tying, not just tying a new pattern because it looks cool, but how does this next new pattern fit into your overall arsenal of flies for your personal combat with the fish.

As a beginner a good pinch wrap will do a lot for you, if you don't master some of the real basics your fly won't work out very well.

Their are some good articles on this web site from a man named Al Campbell,