Tying materials

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Tying materials - articles

Article Copper Braid Mar 27. 2024 Material This type of braid is found in electronics stores, but is a great new addition to the fly tyer’s arsenal of useful copper products See some patterns here	Article Get Knotting Jan 30. 2024 Tie the knot Monofilament of many kinds can be used as a fly material as it can be seen in this simple Knot Bug See how here	Article There's deer hair ... Jan 25. 2024 Materials ... and then there's deer hair. And it can be many different things. It is not at all that easy to find the right kind for the many patterns with this fantastic material Deer hair 101
Article When AI invents flies Jun 24. 2023 Machines We challenged artificial intelligence to create a fly pattern. It went fairly well ... and then again … not quite well. Read about it here	Article The Fish’s View Feb 8. 2023 We, wet, wet Why go to the trouble of photographing a fly that is soaking wet? Well, in many cases it can dramatically alter the appearance of the imitation. Read more here	Article Bites in Pink Satin Jan 6. 2023 Nymph Satin ribbon can’t be used in as many different ways as organza, but it definitely makes some juicy looking fish snacks. Learn how to use it here
Article The Grizzly Wonder Jul 7. 2021 Feathers Grizzly hackle is something which most tyers use all the time and which we all take for granted, but in my eyes grizzly isn't nearly as appreciated as it deserves to be Much more here	Article Buying Saddle Hackle Mar 16. 2021 Shopping What to look for when buying coarser saddle hackle - for saltwater and pike flies, for streamers, for salmon flies or other uses Learn what to look for here	Article My oldest piece of material Oct 26. 2019 Ancient I have a dried hare skin, which I have owned for as long as I have tied flies. A lot of flies and a lot of wisdom has come from that skin. Read the story here.
Article An Italian take on Ora Smith Oct 18. 2019 Streamers Italian fly tyer Giuseppe Finardi is intrigued by US Ora Smith's streamers featuring wings made almost exclusively from golden pheasant crest. See his take on them here	Article Hair pin intruder shanks Mar 4. 2019 DIY I have been making my own intruder shanks from straight hair pins for a while, and they are easy to make, inexpensive and work really well. See how here	Article Using bead chains Jan 21. 2019 Eyes Plain and simple bead chain is one of the cheapest fly tying materials around, but very useful and a great addition to many flies. Get some ideas here