/r/flytying
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Useful Techniques and Information
How to tie on wings (PDF!)
Step-By-Step Guides (SBS) and Patterns
Fly Tying Videos
"The Professor" - Györfi Zsolt (Youtube) - Györfi's patterns have been the best of the best that r/flytying has seen. Definitely check out his videos to see how he ties these amazingly detailed flies.
David Cammiss (Youtube) - He talks the beginner through how to create flies before moving on to intermediate level ties.
Davie McPhail (Youtube) – He describes in an easy method how to create a range of flies.
The Weekly Fly - This website allows you to search by fly name, fly tier or by the targeted species of fish.
Fly Tying: The Angler's Art - LeRoy Hyatt and Carolyn Sells describe how and why certain patterns attract different fish, tying techniques, the use of materials and presentation of flies.
Relevant Subreddits
/r/flytying
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Looking for the name of this fly and any tips on tying it— I’m not experienced enough to reverse engineer tying the whole thing. I’m especially curious about how the hackle is tied on. It looks to be a hackle stacker-style, maybe with a dark thread.
21:51 UTC
Fly #7
21:40 UTC
Just finished this. #4 hook, alevin
19:36 UTC
Tied a few today
Couple of Wooly Buggers and a Diawl Bach that lived up to it's name.
18:54 UTC
Mini Dungeon.
Sz6 Hanak H950BL, sz6 MFC Vertical eye 7052 trailer.
Still not happy with the deer hair head.
18:42 UTC
Muddlers with a short rabbit strip wing. Something unweighted for fall troutspey.
17:23 UTC
Coloured UV resin recommendations
I’d like to start tying with some coloured UV resins, but Solarez and Loon look pretty expensive per bottle. I’m wondering if anyone found a different brand on Amazon that works well, or have come up with a method for dying clear resin.
Has anyone had success with a cheaper brand?
Had anyone tried both Solarez and Loon and can say which is better?
16:26 UTC
Scoodic Sunrise
15:58 UTC
Trusty old Hi Vis emerger
I usually tie these in size 14-20 with different dubbings- they’re simple, quick to tie and effective. They sit low in the water and I usually pick off fish that were a little shy of high floating dries.
14:09 UTC
Shrimp
13:31 UTC
Random Dee Spey
Clumpy in spots but she’ll fish
01:55 UTC
Flashback Pheasant tail nymph
01:55 UTC
RIP Bob Pops
00:38 UTC
Holberton, size 12.
23:04 UTC
20 Incher, tied on a size 6 Umpqua TMC200R
23:02 UTC
EP Fibre part 2
Tried EP fibers again a bit better this time but not good, the transition to blue was pretty shitty. But I at least found the problem.
21:58 UTC
Dubbing coming off/loose
So I only been tying for 4 months or so. I tied up these flys this week and was out fishing with the top one today. After catching a couple fish with it I noticed the dubbing coming off/loose.
Is there a way to fix that? More dubbing? Longer stretches of thinner dubbing so I get more wraps? Just a product of catching fish with it?
21:28 UTC
Sight Finder
21:17 UTC
Changing venues need to unload a lot of stuff
Hey there unfortunately due to a layoff I need to move back to NJ from Pennsylvania so I'll be switching gears from fresh trout to saltwater fishing exclusively so I need to unload a ton of unopened never used fly tying materials shoot e a dm if you'd like the list I want to sell it all in one transaction.
19:58 UTC
First Klinkhammer came out all right I think
In my first ever post here, someone suggested I tie this pattern and I think it came out pretty good, I’m even getting the posts down a little more efficiently it seems. This community has been really cool so far thanks for all the encouraging words and suggestions. I’m stoked!
19:04 UTC
Uv resin alevin #10 hook
Pretty happy how this one came out
18:50 UTC
Hazelwood Special
18:43 UTC
RIP Bob Popovics
The man, the myth, the legend. His contributions to this hobby+art are incalculable. His Pop Fleyes book opened my eyes (along with so many others) to a new world of possibilities.
Figured I would post here for anyone who hadn't heard the sad news.
18:13 UTC
Probably my favorite trout streamer
17:37 UTC
Solarez bone dry brush
Anyone else have a problem with brushes splaying in the bottle? Its frustrating as it makes it almost unusable
17:21 UTC