Mar 24 2007
Why to Tie your own fly !!
Fly tying. This is a great way to spend those rainy days. As it has not stopped raining here for the last month you can guess what i have been doing. I need to go and buy a few new fly boxes because i have run out of room in the ones I have with all the new flies I have tied.
Fly tying can be a very relaxing way to spend a day or an evening. Fly tying is a essential part of becoming a better fly fisherman. I still say that the beginner fly fisher should stay away from tying until they have a better grasp of the sport.
If you are new to fly tying, TAKE A CLASS. You will learn all the small things needed to start tying and this will help to keep the frustration level down. This can be very frustrating at first, once you learn the basics and learn to open your mind this will become very relaxing.
I have tied my own flies on and off for the last 14 years and have found that you need to have a open mind. Don’t look at the materials you get with a kit and say, what can i tie, look around at everything in the store and the house and say, What can I tie with that?
I have found that the best flies I have tied are ones that are from materials that are not the normal materials. All that can stop a good fly tier is their imagination, so keep on imagining what you can create.
The last thing I will say on this is, always make sure you take your fly tying kit with you on your fishing trip. I always have mine, you never know what you will need to tie when on the water.
Remember to TAKE A CLASS if you are new at this. I will download some photo’s of some of my flies in a future post so you can see what I mean by imagination is Key.
