I teach with Trout Unlimited useing this book. The ABC's of Fly Tying. By Maurice Beliveau. I highly recommend it if your new to tying.I've been teaching professionaly now for 15 years.The tying styles demonstrated in this book will help you develop good tying habits!! Email me if you have questions.Happy New Year. Bobby
yep, its a book to keep an eye out for though. you want to start with some simple flies though, woolie buggers and some bucktail style flies, those carrie steven style flies are alot tougher to tie, they take me an hour to tie one i like, it amazes me they sell for so cheap once you see how much goes into one.
yep, its a book to keep an eye out for though. you want to start with some simple flies though, woolie buggers and some bucktail style flies, those carrie steven style flies are alot tougher to tie, they take me an hour to tie one i like, it amazes me they sell for so cheap once you see how much goes into one.
My feelings exactly Mike, for what they sell them for, I'll buy mine. Would be a nice way to pass the winter away, but I'm very picky, perfectionist type, so that leaves me out as far as tying flies, ha,ha.
there is still something special about catching on a fly you made. once setup with bucktail you can tie a few flies an hour and tie color combos no one else has, similar to taping your own lures, and they catch fish well. i wouldnt be on a brown trout or rainbow lake with out a few woolybuggers and the salmon do like the hair streamers and the malibou streamers as well as anything. those polar bear streamers i posted work as well if not better than anything, i almost consider them priceless because you can not get that fur anywhere now and my supply is really limited, i tie them up when things get real slow
Just thinking of new ways to take up time in the off season,don't ice fish since the Feb swim a couple years back,and I don't have rabbit dogs anymore. Fly tying is something I always have wanted to do,tried taping my own spoons and they caught fish.I'm looking forward to the success with flies.
BARRY
i dont know if there are any fly shops in your area, but a good shop will help people a night or two a week, its in there best interest to get you started. i believe someone here was doing beginner classes as well, maybe chappy? i was lucky, 20 or so years back in college there was a 2 credit class in tying, i could skip class if i went fishing LOL, i took canoeng too hahahaha they made me, omg lol
Tying Classic Freshwater Streamers
by David Klausmeyer
Mike Martinek Jr. also has a DVD out called Hooked on Fly Tying Classic Maine Streamers.
I haven't seen the video but Mike is one of the most well known Rangeley style tyers out there today, so I am sure it is good.
Tying Classic Freshwater Streamers
by David Klausmeyer
Mike Martinek Jr. also has a DVD out called Hooked on Fly Tying Classic Maine Streamers.
I haven't seen the video but Mike is one of the most well known Rangeley style tyers out there today, so I am sure it is good.
havent seen his dvd but martinek does some things with the streamers to make them more fishy than streamers off the shelf, adds bulk underneath that fluffs out the sides adding some width to the fly from veiwing from below. he does classes as well, worth looking into after you can tie some basic flies
Thanks to all for the input I haven't heard of any classes in the area (Canaan) or close by,I have a book and materials on order.Anyone with more input keep it coming it's great.
BARRY
craft type stores have some good materials for fly tying and they are usually alot cheaper, things like a siler paint type marker and you can paint the white bucktail. cvs, pick up a bottle of sally hansen hard as nails with nylon added, good for coating the wraps and head
Thanks to everyone again all this info has been very helpful got my materials in the mail today hopefully the book will be here tomorrow and let the tying begin.It always amazes me (although it shouldn't) how helpful this site is people so willing to share.Thank you all very much!!!!
BARRY
Barry
I will put you on the list next year for duck feathers
Also, if you need a test dummy for your flies and streamers let me know
Still got to get out and see you - when do you want to make the run to Cabelas?
Ya the feathers would be great Bill and I'll make sure to tie up some special flies for you( now where did I put that fish repellent?) Don't know on the Cabelas trip it about 100 bucks an hour for me to walk around up there give me a call later.
BARRY
Our second DVD in the "Love Affair with Angling" series (with ice fishing pic of Yo-Adrien Lavoie and huge laker on the cover) also features the great streamer fly tying skills of Mike Martinek and Jim Warner from Wolfeboro tying the Winni Smelt. Also footate of Alan Nute and Chuck French tying streamers. It should be in the stores as well as on sale at Deepwaterspress.com
Coming back from Munich Germany to ice fish with sons and grand children on Feb 18-21. We'll be at my cottage on east bear. If out there stop by for a warm up or a snapps!