Beginner's Corner

3,138 topics in this forum

1. Best Beginner Fly Tying Book 1 2 3 4 14

   By CapeBSalar, February 19, 2005
   • 201 replies
   • 104,836 views
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   • WWKimba
   • September 12

2. Bead to hook size ??? 1 2 3 4

   By Steeldrifter, April 23, 2006
   • 49 replies
   • 40,291 views
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   • RickZieger
   • August 18

3. New FlyFisherman Magazine tying insert 1 2 3

   By CapeBSalar, June 23, 2005
   • 38 replies
   • 35,823 views
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   • skeet3t
   • June 20

4. Opinion - Golden Pheasant Too Sparse

   By BHouk, Tuesday at 07:21 PM
   • 6 replies
   • 123 views
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   • Mogup
   • 6 hours ago

5. My First Tied Fly

   By CentralOregonFlyFisher, March 2, 2019
   • 9 replies
   • 1,053 views
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   • denduke
   • Tuesday at 08:05 PM

6. Second (of 5) Edition of New Tier Swap is now open for enrollment

   By WWKimba, Monday at 04:18 PM   

   • new tiers
   • new to swaps
   • 0 replies
   • 22 views
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   • WWKimba
   • Monday at 04:18 PM

7. UTC 70 thread?

   By [email protected], September 11
   • 10 replies
   • 106 views
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   • flytire
   • September 12

8. Don't tie flies! (Well at least THAT was the name of the original article!)

   By WWKimba, September 2   

   • materials beginers
   • new to tying
   • 1 reply
   • 215 views
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   • WWKimba
   • September 8

9. Offering to host new tier fly swaps

   By WWKimba, August 21   

   • new tiers
   • 3 replies
   • 125 views
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   • WWKimba
   • September 8

10. Tying in hair on Elk Hair Caddis 1 2

    By troutdynamite, January 10, 2011
    • 17 replies
    • 3,183 views
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    • WWKimba
    • September 2

11. Necessity of Waxing Silk Thread?

    By haziz, August 19
    • 4 replies
    • 139 views
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    • BobHRAH
    • August 31

12. Going bigger on 3wt rod?

    By [email protected], August 18
    • 14 replies
    • 233 views
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    • skeet3t
    • August 28

13. Beginner Flies? 1 2

    By haziz, August 16
    • 16 replies
    • 385 views
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    • Bill_729
    • August 26

14. Fly clips?

    By [email protected], August 18
    • 14 replies
    • 254 views
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    • skeet3t
    • August 22

15. Whitings farm rooster crest?

    By [email protected], August 22
    • 4 replies
    • 124 views
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    • [email protected]
    • August 22

16. Your Ugliest Fly

    By troutmaster08, August 15
    • 8 replies
    • 187 views
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    • denduke
    • August 17

17. Dropper method?

    By [email protected], August 15
    • 6 replies
    • 141 views
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    • chugbug27
    • August 15

18. Solarez resin?

    By [email protected], August 13
    • 4 replies
    • 119 views
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    • Philly
    • August 14

19. Tippet to leader?

    By [email protected], August 14
    • 8 replies
    • 132 views
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    • xterrabill
    • August 14

20. UV resin?

    By [email protected], August 7
    • 11 replies
    • 204 views
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    • denduke
    • August 12

21. LEAST Flossy GSP Thread?

    By haziz, August 4
    • 10 replies
    • 219 views
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    • vicente
    • August 12

22. What x leader and tippet for 3wt rod?

    By [email protected], August 12
    • 2 replies
    • 87 views
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    • Pbass
    • August 12

23. Dont forget to....

    By flytire, August 10
    • 7 replies
    • 157 views
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    • RickZieger
    • August 11

24. Here it is ya all!

    By [email protected], August 9
    • 11 replies
    • 166 views
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    • Jaydub
    • August 11

25. What fly for a beginner to start with? 1 2

    By [email protected], August 8
    • 18 replies
    • 230 views
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    • flytire
    • August 9

26. 300 Denier 4 strand ?

    By [email protected], August 8
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
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    • chugbug27
    • August 8

27. New Clousers

    By eborraga, October 26, 2018
    • 14 replies
    • 1,046 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 6

28. Hook Placement In Vise

    By Jcb68, February 8, 2019
    • 13 replies
    • 1,170 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 5

29. Foam for Gurglers 1 2

    By walpy, January 23
    • 16 replies
    • 1,133 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 4

30. San Juan Worm Chenille 1 2

    By Getagrip, April 20, 2015
    • 16 replies
    • 1,943 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 4

31. US Made Tools and Waxed Thread

    By GaryS, July 1
    • 10 replies
    • 400 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 4

32. CLOUSERS

    By GuyGP10, June 14
    • 9 replies
    • 454 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 4

33. Soft Hackle?

    By haziz, August 2
    • 9 replies
    • 212 views
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    • RickZieger
    • August 3

34. Fly tying book 1 2

    By [email protected], July 30
    • 15 replies
    • 246 views
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    • BHouk
    • July 31

35. Fly material

    By [email protected], July 28
    • 14 replies
    • 237 views
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    • Philly
    • July 31

36. Good Video explaining hatches

    By SilverCreek, June 30
    • 2 replies
    • 243 views
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    • Landon P
    • July 15

37. Regal Revolution for Streamers

    By GaryS, June 3
    • 14 replies
    • 475 views
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    • Landon P
    • June 15

38. Light Cahill- Tailing Material

    By Scott Gatton, May 27
    • 4 replies
    • 235 views
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    • Daneal
    • June 14

39. Hackle Feathers

    By flytire, May 20
    • 1 reply
    • 335 views
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    • Daneal
    • June 12

40. Legality of using wild bird feathers 1 2 3

    By Roland58, May 27, 2016   

    • Legal songbird
    • 34 replies
    • 3,747 views
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    • Mike West
    • May 29

41. Preserving Natural Materials 1 2

    By tangledup, April 5
    • 17 replies
    • 596 views
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    • cphubert
    • May 27

42. Weighted VS. Unweighted Flies

    By WWKimba, May 1   

    • tying tips
    • 4 replies
    • 282 views
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    • Philly
    • May 10

43. Thread Control

    By WWKimba, May 3   

    • tying tips
    • 13 replies
    • 355 views
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    • WWKimba
    • May 4

44. Clouser Clones

    By WWKimba, May 2   

    • tying tips
    • 3 replies
    • 207 views
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    • WWKimba
    • May 3

45. Alpaca wool 1 2

    By Rjohn7, April 18, 2019
    • 17 replies
    • 2,389 views
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    • denduke
    • May 2

46. New fly to tie 1 2

    By Jcb68, March 13, 2019
    • 15 replies
    • 1,186 views
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    • WWKimba
    • May 1

47. Tying Squrrel Fur To Trebble Hooks

    By Dennis71, April 26
    • 5 replies
    • 234 views
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    • SilverCreek
    • April 26

48. Thread recommendations for size 2,4,6

    By Tyler beh, April 18
    • 7 replies
    • 264 views
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    • Philly
    • April 21

49. Paint for foam poppers

    By FlyFish84, July 28, 2010
    • 13 replies
    • 2,443 views
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    • Philly
    • April 17

50. bass tying materials

    By GavinSchu, March 29
    • 4 replies
    • 301 views
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    • The Mad Duck
    • March 30

51. how long does it take yall to tie a fly 1 2

    By creekfishin, December 10, 2009
    • 27 replies
    • 4,369 views
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    • Sandan
    • March 26

52. Merkins Style Crab Question

    By terrymiller1973, April 25, 2013
    • 10 replies
    • 1,214 views
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    • Edward Snowden
    • February 29

53. Neat idea for painting dumbbell eyes 1 2

    By Skeet6, September 14, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 1,368 views
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    • David Parker
    • February 29

54. How do you get a foam fly to land correctly?

    By kevin24018, February 12
    • 8 replies
    • 1,047 views
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    • tidewaterfly
    • February 16

55. Help UV resin leak

    By BillF, January 29
    • 13 replies
    • 767 views
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    • samsonboi
    • February 1

56. Who has the best price on a peak rotary vise

    By robbor, May 1, 2018
    • 7 replies
    • 2,327 views
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    • Mark Knapp
    • January 16

57. scrounging materials again. 1 2

    By Rjohn7, March 2, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 2,744 views
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    • Rjohn7
    • January 14

58. THROAT OR COLLAR

    By quillknot, May 17, 2008
    • 9 replies
    • 2,232 views
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    • flytire
    • November 6, 2019

59. Fly materials kits 1 2

    By kyblev, February 26, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 2,016 views
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    • hook549
    • October 5, 2019

60. Why use a 2xl

    By ov10fac, August 16, 2019   

    • 2xl
    • 11 replies
    • 982 views
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    • chugbug27
    • September 16, 2019

61. polar fiber vs EP fiber?

    By bd108, August 25, 2019
    • 6 replies
    • 1,284 views
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    • petelangevin
    • September 3, 2019

62. First dubbing brush

    By finsandpins, April 13, 2019
    • 7 replies
    • 996 views
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    • DarrellP
    • August 13, 2019

63. Best glue for foam

    By dogfacedoc, June 21, 2019
    • 10 replies
    • 1,598 views
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    • dogfacedoc
    • July 19, 2019

64. Beginner fly tying equipment

    By Swampfoxforeman, July 4, 2019
    • 14 replies
    • 1,411 views
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    • chugbug27
    • July 13, 2019

65. wooly worm tying

    By jokesr1629, July 7, 2019
    • 5 replies
    • 802 views
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    • Piker20
    • July 8, 2019

66. Fly swimming upside down? 1 2

    By BillNye, May 21, 2019
    • 22 replies
    • 4,672 views
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    • dogfacedoc
    • June 23, 2019

67. Tying Monster Flys for BIG Toothy Critters

    By DarkAngelEyes84, June 21, 2019   

    • Pike
    • Musky
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Pike
      • Musky
      • Big Flys
    • 7 replies
    • 934 views
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    • yooperflyfisher
    • June 23, 2019

68. Confused on feather selections. HELP 1 2

    By kyblev, March 8, 2019
    • 29 replies
    • 3,084 views
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    • Charlie1947
    • June 18, 2019

69. "from another hobby" fly tying materials...useful or not?

    By azmarston, May 9, 2019   

    • materials
    • 12 replies
    • 1,298 views
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    • azmarston
    • May 24, 2019

70. First articulated streamer

    By dogfacedoc, May 9, 2019
    • 4 replies
    • 831 views
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    • BillNye
    • May 23, 2019

71. SHWAPF

    By fishaholic69, November 23, 2007
    • 6 replies
    • 2,131 views
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    • fshng2
    • May 8, 2019

72. CDC

    By JeffD, March 23, 2017
    • 10 replies
    • 2,259 views
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    • Flicted
    • May 8, 2019

73. Mousing in New Zealand

    By SilverCreek, March 19, 2019
    • 1 reply
    • 641 views
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    • ggmiller
    • March 20, 2019

74. Golden pheasant uses

    By Kolkacreek, March 2, 2019
    • 13 replies
    • 961 views
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    • Kolkacreek
    • March 9, 2019

75. Fly Fishing Rod Recommendations??? 1 2

    By lambertjohna, October 6, 2018
    • 19 replies
    • 2,691 views
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    • fishinguy
    • March 7, 2019