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The first pattern you tie matters

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When you first start tying flies, you should be very particular on which flies you start with. Choose a difficult fly, you will get frustrated and give up. Or choose a fly that is overly complicated with lots of materials, you will spend a small fortune to get everything for that pattern. Instead, start off easy and simple. I recommend 4 different flies, depending on what type of fishing you plan on doing. If you are primarily a nymph fisherman, I recommend a zebra midge. If you mostly fish streamers, then a wooly bugger. Only want to fish dry flies? Then a foam beetle. And finally if you are a saltwater fly fisherman, start with the clouser minnow. All of these are relatively simple and somewhat easy to tie. This will give you the ability to work on your thread and material control, rather than struggling with a difficult pattern for months.

In this video, I show how to tie each of the suggested flies, and give tips on material control for the beginner tier. If you haven't already watched the rest of this series, please check out the playlist here.. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzm0MUllTsDJKPgCU9DBou4O4aVTXw-lQ. This series includes what tools you need to get, how to use those tools and some techniques you must learn before you start to tie, what materials you should get, and what flies are best to tie for your very first flies.

After you learn the suggested pattern, and tie a few of them, then you can go purchase other materials for another pattern you want to tie. Next week I plan on starting a new series with my suggestions for your next patterns to try after these.

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