Hair and Fur Hair and Fur is a component of many flies. Selecting the proper type is crucial to achieving good results in tying. To discern a quality hair patch, look for straight hair without much curvature. Any curvature will be difficult to use especially for wings and tails. Also look at the hair tips…
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Thread and Wire Selection of Thread, Floss, and Wire can be a personal choice. Thread can be based on Silk, Nylon, or Polyester materials. Each has their own merits. Most thread, today, is polyester. It is easy to handle and has a good breaking strength. Many threads are rated by diameter such as 3/0, 6/0,…
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Dubbing Dubbing is material that is wrapped around the thread and usually applied to the fly pattern as a body material. Dry flies generally require a fine textured dubbing while nymph patterns usually utilize a coarser dubbing with guard hairs present. Dubbing materials can be either natural or synthetic. A generalism exists that fur from…
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Synthetics Fly Tying Materials are often divided between Natural and Synthetic origins. The natural materials were those that could be captured within nature. Items like feathers, hair, and fur were utilized for fly tying exclusively up until the 1970’s. Starting in the 1970’s, synthetics, which were manufactured materials, started to play an important part in…
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Fly Swaps Euro Nymph Fly Swap (2023) Hosted by: StevenOjai To the Fly Swap Extended Body Mayfly Swap (2011) Hosted by: StevenOjai To the Fly Swap Hot Creek Fly Swap (2010) Hosted by: Jeff (Phelps Bros) To the Fly Swap October Caddis Swap (2010) Hosted by: StevenOjai To the Fly Swap Spring Streamer Swap (2010)…
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Euro Nymph Fly Swap 2023 Hosted by: StevenOjai Fly Name: Cosmic CaddisTyer: Stevenojai Tying Instructions Materials: Hook: Firehole Stick 316, #18-22 Thread: Veevus 14/0 Black Bead: Black Tungsten Bead Hackle: Black CDC Feather and UV2 Holo Silver Ice Dubbing Abdomen: Tapered Synthetic Quill Golden Olive Thorax: Black Superfine Resin: UV Loons Fly Finish, Thin…
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Extended Body Mayfly Swap 2011 Hosted by: StevenOjai Fly Name: Gray Drake Extended BodyTyer: Cyberfish Materials: Hook: TMC 2499, #14 Thread: Uni-thread 8/0 Dun Wing: Mottled Light Dun Web Wing Tail: Amber Microfibetts Abdomen: Grizzly Saddle hackle stem Thorax: Light Gray Superfine Hackle: Grizzly Dun Fly Name: BWO Extended BodyTyer: Flyn Ryan …
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Hot Creek Fly Swap 2010 Hosted by: Phelps Bros. This was a Hot Creek swap at the end of 2010 and discussed on Fly Fishing Addicts Forum. Fly Name: UsualTyer: Fflutterffly Fly Name: WD40Tyer: Pigeon Fly Name: Green MidgeTyer: Wildman Fly Name: Red MidgeTyer: Wildman Fly Name: Hot Creek CaddisTyer: Phelps…
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October Caddis Swap Hosted by: Stevenojai This was an October Caddis swap in September 2010 and discussed on Fly Fishing Addicts Forum. Burlap PupaTyer: Borntoflyfish Suede PupaTyer: Borntoflyfish October Caddis DryTyer: Borntoflyfish CDC & ElkTyer: Eric Mikey Weir’s Caramel CaddisTyer: Wildman Metallic Caddis #1Tyer: Ashtree1 Metallic Caddis #2Tyer: Ashtree1 …
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Spring Streamer Fly Swap 2010 Hosted by: StevenOjai Fly Name: Brown & BigTyer: Gottatieafly Fly Name: Black Wooly BuggerTyer: Gottatieafly Fly Name: ClouserTyer: Ryan Fly Name: Articulated ClouserTyer: Ryan Fly Name: Creek BuggerTyer: Wildman Fly Name: Kirman BuggerTyer: Wildman Fly Name: GongaTyer: StevenOjai Fly Name: Olive Marabou MuddlerTyer:…
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