Beginner's Corner

3,144 topics in this forum

1. Secret Santa Christmas Swap

   By vicrider, October 4
   • 0 replies
   • 44 views
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   • vicrider
   • October 4

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

   By CapeBSalar, February 19, 2005
   • 201 replies
   • 105,106 views
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   • WWKimba
   • September 12

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

   By Steeldrifter, April 23, 2006
   • 49 replies
   • 40,491 views
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   • RickZieger
   • August 18

4. New FlyFisherman Magazine tying insert 1 2 3

   By CapeBSalar, June 23, 2005
   • 38 replies
   • 35,874 views
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   • skeet3t
   • June 20

5. Beginner Flies? 1 2

   By haziz, August 16
   • 17 replies
   • 493 views
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   • DarrellP
   • Yesterday at 05:02 AM

6. Preserving Natural Materials 1 2

   By tangledup, April 5
   • 22 replies
   • 732 views
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   • cphubert
   • Sunday at 11:39 PM

7. J. Stockard Fly Fishing offering free tying tools

   By WWKimba, October 13   

   • new to tying
   • 6 replies
   • 167 views
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   • Bill_729
   • Saturday at 04:37 PM

8. Hi vis 3wt fly line?

   By [email protected], September 22
   • 4 replies
   • 111 views
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   • vicrider
   • Friday at 06:15 AM

9. Beginner Swaps - status

   By WWKimba, October 4   

   • new tiers
   • new to swaps
   • 0 replies
   • 102 views
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   • WWKimba
   • October 4

10. A shout out for a fellow tier!

    By WWKimba, September 25   

    • new tiers
    • simple fly pattern videos
    • 1 reply
    • 171 views
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    • redietz
    • September 26

11. First Morrish mouse 1 2

    By Swmalone, September 22
    • 19 replies
    • 317 views
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    • fshng2
    • September 25

12. Necessity of Waxing Silk Thread?

    By haziz, August 19
    • 6 replies
    • 215 views
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    • Mogup
    • September 21

13. Opinion - Golden Pheasant Too Sparse

    By BHouk, September 15
    • 7 replies
    • 174 views
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    • BHouk
    • September 20

14. My First Tied Fly

    By CentralOregonFlyFisher, March 2, 2019
    • 9 replies
    • 1,142 views
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    • denduke
    • September 15

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

    By WWKimba, September 14   

    • new tiers
    • new to swaps
    • 0 replies
    • 36 views
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    • WWKimba
    • September 14

16. UTC 70 thread?

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

17. 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
    • 249 views
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    • WWKimba
    • September 8

18. Offering to host new tier fly swaps

    By WWKimba, August 21   

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

19. Tying in hair on Elk Hair Caddis 1 2

    By troutdynamite, January 10, 2011
    • 17 replies
    • 3,226 views
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    • WWKimba
    • September 2

20. Going bigger on 3wt rod?

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

21. Fly clips?

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

22. Whitings farm rooster crest?

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

23. Your Ugliest Fly

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

24. Dropper method?

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

25. Solarez resin?

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

26. Tippet to leader?

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

27. UV resin?

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

28. LEAST Flossy GSP Thread?

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

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

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

30. Dont forget to....

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

31. Here it is ya all!

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

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

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

33. 300 Denier 4 strand ?

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

34. New Clousers

    By eborraga, October 26, 2018
    • 14 replies
    • 1,063 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 6

35. Hook Placement In Vise

    By Jcb68, February 8, 2019
    • 13 replies
    • 1,211 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 5

36. Foam for Gurglers 1 2

    By walpy, January 23
    • 16 replies
    • 1,197 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 4

37. San Juan Worm Chenille 1 2

    By Getagrip, April 20, 2015
    • 16 replies
    • 1,982 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 4

38. US Made Tools and Waxed Thread

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

39. CLOUSERS

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

40. Soft Hackle?

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

41. Fly tying book 1 2

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

42. Fly material

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

43. Good Video explaining hatches

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

44. Regal Revolution for Streamers

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

45. Light Cahill- Tailing Material

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

46. Hackle Feathers

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

47. Legality of using wild bird feathers 1 2 3

    By Roland58, May 27, 2016   

    • Legal songbird
    • 34 replies
    • 3,872 views
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    • Mike West
    • May 29

48. Weighted VS. Unweighted Flies

    By WWKimba, May 1   

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

49. Thread Control

    By WWKimba, May 3   

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

50. Clouser Clones

    By WWKimba, May 2   

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

51. Alpaca wool 1 2

    By Rjohn7, April 18, 2019
    • 17 replies
    • 2,460 views
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    • denduke
    • May 2

52. New fly to tie 1 2

    By Jcb68, March 13, 2019
    • 15 replies
    • 1,209 views
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    • WWKimba
    • May 1

53. Tying Squrrel Fur To Trebble Hooks

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

54. Thread recommendations for size 2,4,6

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

55. Paint for foam poppers

    By FlyFish84, July 28, 2010
    • 13 replies
    • 2,486 views
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    • Philly
    • April 17

56. bass tying materials

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

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

    By creekfishin, December 10, 2009
    • 27 replies
    • 4,462 views
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    • Sandan
    • March 26

58. Merkins Style Crab Question

    By terrymiller1973, April 25, 2013
    • 10 replies
    • 1,244 views
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    • Edward Snowden
    • February 29

59. Neat idea for painting dumbbell eyes 1 2

    By Skeet6, September 14, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 1,415 views
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    • David Parker
    • February 29

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

    By kevin24018, February 12
    • 8 replies
    • 1,095 views
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    • tidewaterfly
    • February 16

61. Help UV resin leak

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

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

    By robbor, May 1, 2018
    • 7 replies
    • 2,375 views
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    • Mark Knapp
    • January 16

63. scrounging materials again. 1 2

    By Rjohn7, March 2, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 2,799 views
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    • Rjohn7
    • January 14

64. THROAT OR COLLAR

    By quillknot, May 17, 2008
    • 9 replies
    • 2,267 views
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    • flytire
    • November 6, 2019

65. Fly materials kits 1 2

    By kyblev, February 26, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 2,093 views
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    • hook549
    • October 5, 2019

66. Why use a 2xl

    By ov10fac, August 16, 2019   

    • 2xl
    • 11 replies
    • 1,032 views
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    • chugbug27
    • September 16, 2019

67. polar fiber vs EP fiber?

    By bd108, August 25, 2019
    • 6 replies
    • 1,351 views
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    • petelangevin
    • September 3, 2019

68. First dubbing brush

    By finsandpins, April 13, 2019
    • 7 replies
    • 1,028 views
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    • DarrellP
    • August 13, 2019

69. Best glue for foam

    By dogfacedoc, June 21, 2019
    • 10 replies
    • 1,640 views
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    • dogfacedoc
    • July 19, 2019

70. Beginner fly tying equipment

    By Swampfoxforeman, July 4, 2019
    • 14 replies
    • 1,447 views
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    • chugbug27
    • July 13, 2019

71. wooly worm tying

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

72. Fly swimming upside down? 1 2

    By BillNye, May 21, 2019
    • 22 replies
    • 4,736 views
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    • dogfacedoc
    • June 23, 2019

73. 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
    • 968 views
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    • yooperflyfisher
    • June 23, 2019

74. Confused on feather selections. HELP 1 2

    By kyblev, March 8, 2019
    • 29 replies
    • 3,188 views
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    • Charlie1947
    • June 18, 2019

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

    By azmarston, May 9, 2019   

    • materials
    • 12 replies
    • 1,348 views
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    • azmarston
    • May 24, 2019