Fly Tying

[flyfish]

Oh don't get me wrong, I LOVE fly tying and spending money on it doesn't bother me. There's always some new synthetic material to try, and of course I have to buy one of every color just in case

[Tim_T]

With my tying skills lacking, the qulity of my flies and the overall cost for me personally, it probably cost me more to tie my own, but I still have a good time doing it!

[Oldhipboots]

It's an enjoyable pass time and very pleasing when a fish wallops a fly you made yourself. You can go as expensive or as economical as you want. There's a lady on the net that makes excellent hand-tied flies and they are really hand-tied. She doesn't use a vise or other equipment.

I get a lot of my rubber, feathers, beads, etc. at craft stores for a lot less than you'd pay at a fly shop.

There are hundreds of fly tying sites on the web that give excellent instruction as well as you tube videos on tying. Hatches Magazine and others have good libraries on individual flies and how to tie. If you like fly fishing, you'll most likely lite the tying too.

[Oldhipboots]

With fall coming, you also get a lot of dubbing fur, squirrel tails, buck tail and assorted feathers from you hunting buddies and/or road kill. Just a thought.