Fly Fishing Flies
Tying Fly Fishing Flies
Discover an incredible amount of pride from tying flies your self and hooking into a reluctant trout. You will find many fly fishing flies readily available online and in your favorite fishing supply store. Once you practice the fine art of fly tying you will always be able to design and tie the exact color, size and texture of your own fishing flies.
You may find tying your own flies to be difficult at first, but just like any activity practice makes perfect. You will need some basic fly tying tools before you get started tying, such as fly vice, scissors, pliers and thread. Good quality tying tools will provide you with a better fly than you might purchase at the store. Remember to keep it real and as life like as possible to convince the fish it is real.
Here is a brief list of fly tying tools you should have on hand.
Hooks of different shapes and sizes.
Thread of all different colors and gauges.
A variety of fur like fox and rabbit.
A collection of bird feathers especially from pheasants and peacocks.
Do not forget the craft cement.
When your ready to begin tying your first fly you’ll want to decide exactly what fly you would like to create. Get hold of a detailed picture of the fly from a book or from the internet, you’ll find many sources with pictures such as May flies, Caddis flies etc. Once you can see the fly in detail you’ll want to get hold of the correct materials to make it to closely resemble the real thing as possible.
Do a little research before tying your first fly. Take a look at a lot of pictures from fly fishing books or even do a Google search for pictures of Caddis flies, May flies or even hoppers. You will quickly be able to study the detail to help you closely imitate the real fly in your fly tying.
The process is actually quite routine once you start wrapping the thread around the hook and then attaching the appropriate fur and feathers, making sure they are secure as you go. Then just keep adding the fly materials until you have your desired look.
To help you master the art of fly tying there are classes available or instructional fly tying videos which you can find online.
These will help tremendously along the way. Even a good fly fishing book will help speed things along. You should stick with some simple fly patterns and soon you will be tying great fishing flies. Then experiment with you own designs and ideas.
Fly tying will come easier the more you practice, but once mastered, tying your own flies can add great satisfaction and excitement when you start catching prize trout, salmon and bass on a fly you’ve just made.
