When it comes to the materials to tie flies, the options are endless. I started collecting my materials based on the flies I was learning to tie, however, I’ll list some of the “must have” materials ...

Sustainability is the watchword these days. Fall and spring hunting go hand in hand with the fly tyer’s bench, and harvesting meat and materials can coincide. Flies are still created by hand these ...

Having all but ignored it for many years, I’ve begun experimenting with rabbit fur as a fly-tying material, and I like it. I’m not sure why I never got much into it before — there has always been ...

Every year in January, the local rabbit-hunting club has a day designated when they all get together for hunting and a banquet. This is the time when I get my rabbit's feet to tie the fly I created ...

Sustainability is the watchword these days, and harvesting meat for your freezer can also pay dividends for you and your fly-tying friends. Fall hunting goes hand in hand with the tyers bench; ...

If there’s anything more rewarding than catching a fish on a fly tied with your own two hands, it is doing so with fly tying material salvaged from game animals you’ve harvested afield. In ...

Joe Nicklo doesn’t want to be known as the guy who killed the sacred tradition of fly-tying. But maybe he wouldn’t mind being known as the guy who reinvented it. Or better still, the guy who ...

Do you have the ambition to tie your own flies? Getting started doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing books available and the treasure trove of ...

If there’s anything more rewarding than catching a fish on a fly tied with your own twohands, it is doing so with fly tying material salvaged from game animals you’vepersonally harvested afield. In ...