Beginner's Corner

3,148 topics in this forum

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

   By CapeBSalar, February 19, 2005
   • 202 replies
   • 105,598 views
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   • SilverCreek
   • Saturday at 02:07 AM

2. Secret Santa Christmas Swap

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

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

   By Steeldrifter, April 23, 2006
   • 49 replies
   • 40,739 views
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   • RickZieger
   • August 18

4. New FlyFisherman Magazine tying insert 1 2 3

   By CapeBSalar, June 23, 2005
   • 38 replies
   • 35,931 views
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   • skeet3t
   • June 20

5. A thread comparison chart?

   By RUSSMYSTER, Monday at 09:15 PM
   • 7 replies
   • 75 views
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   • Chris_in_Louisiana
   • 11 hours ago

6. Hi vis 3wt fly line?

   By [email protected], September 22
   • 6 replies
   • 163 views
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   • utyer
   • 15 hours ago

7. Fly Tyers Beginners should start with

   By WWKimba, Monday at 06:01 PM   

   • new tyer
   • 4 replies
   • 79 views
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   • mikechell
   • Yesterday at 12:18 AM

8. Third (of 5) Edition of the New Tyer Fly Swap is now open

   By WWKimba, November 20   

   • new to swaps
   • new tyers
   • 0 replies
   • 74 views
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   • WWKimba
   • November 20

9. Preserving Natural Materials 1 2

   By tangledup, April 5
   • 27 replies
   • 1,085 views
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   • SilverCreek
   • November 5

10. Left Handed Fly Tools 1 2

    By Phil Miller, October 24
    • 22 replies
    • 348 views
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    • Sandan
    • November 4

11. Hackle Feathers

    By flytire, May 20
    • 2 replies
    • 503 views
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    • Fatman
    • October 27

12. Alpaca wool 1 2

    By Rjohn7, April 18, 2019
    • 22 replies
    • 2,697 views
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    • niveker
    • October 24

13. Beginner Flies? 1 2

    By haziz, August 16
    • 17 replies
    • 626 views
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    • DarrellP
    • October 20

14. J. Stockard Fly Fishing offering free tying tools

    By WWKimba, October 13   

    • new to tying
    • 6 replies
    • 239 views
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    • Bill_729
    • October 17

15. Beginner Swaps - status

    By WWKimba, October 4   

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

16. A shout out for a fellow tier!

    By WWKimba, September 25   

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

17. First Morrish mouse 1 2

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

18. Necessity of Waxing Silk Thread?

    By haziz, August 19
    • 6 replies
    • 252 views
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    • Moshup
    • September 21

19. Opinion - Golden Pheasant Too Sparse

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

20. My First Tied Fly

    By CentralOregonFlyFisher, March 2, 2019
    • 9 replies
    • 1,224 views
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    • denduke
    • September 15

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

    By WWKimba, September 14   

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

22. UTC 70 thread?

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

23. 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
    • 275 views
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    • WWKimba
    • September 8

24. Offering to host new tier fly swaps

    By WWKimba, August 21   

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

25. Tying in hair on Elk Hair Caddis 1 2

    By troutdynamite, January 10, 2011
    • 17 replies
    • 3,277 views
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    • WWKimba
    • September 2

26. Going bigger on 3wt rod?

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

27. Fly clips?

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

28. Whitings farm rooster crest?

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

29. Your Ugliest Fly

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

30. Dropper method?

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

31. Solarez resin?

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

32. Tippet to leader?

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

33. UV resin?

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

34. LEAST Flossy GSP Thread?

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

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

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

36. Dont forget to....

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

37. Here it is ya all!

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

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

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

39. 300 Denier 4 strand ?

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

40. New Clousers

    By eborraga, October 26, 2018
    • 14 replies
    • 1,077 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 6

41. Hook Placement In Vise

    By Jcb68, February 8, 2019
    • 13 replies
    • 1,264 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 5

42. Foam for Gurglers 1 2

    By walpy, January 23
    • 16 replies
    • 1,266 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 4

43. San Juan Worm Chenille 1 2

    By Getagrip, April 20, 2015
    • 16 replies
    • 2,049 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 4

44. US Made Tools and Waxed Thread

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

45. CLOUSERS

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

46. Soft Hackle?

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

47. Fly tying book 1 2

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

48. Fly material

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

49. Good Video explaining hatches

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

50. Regal Revolution for Streamers

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

51. Light Cahill- Tailing Material

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

52. Legality of using wild bird feathers 1 2 3

    By Roland58, May 27, 2016   

    • Legal songbird
    • 34 replies
    • 4,032 views
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    • Mike West
    • May 29

53. Weighted VS. Unweighted Flies

    By WWKimba, May 1   

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

54. Thread Control

    By WWKimba, May 3   

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

55. Clouser Clones

    By WWKimba, May 2   

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

56. New fly to tie 1 2

    By Jcb68, March 13, 2019
    • 15 replies
    • 1,238 views
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    • WWKimba
    • May 1

57. Tying Squrrel Fur To Trebble Hooks

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

58. Thread recommendations for size 2,4,6

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

59. Paint for foam poppers

    By FlyFish84, July 28, 2010
    • 13 replies
    • 2,548 views
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    • Philly
    • April 17

60. bass tying materials

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

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

    By creekfishin, December 10, 2009
    • 27 replies
    • 4,566 views
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    • Sandan
    • March 26

62. Merkins Style Crab Question

    By terrymiller1973, April 25, 2013
    • 10 replies
    • 1,282 views
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    • Edward Snowden
    • February 29

63. Neat idea for painting dumbbell eyes 1 2

    By Skeet6, September 14, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 1,484 views
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    • David Parker
    • February 29

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

    By kevin24018, February 12
    • 8 replies
    • 1,141 views
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    • tidewaterfly
    • February 16

65. Help UV resin leak

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

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

    By robbor, May 1, 2018
    • 7 replies
    • 2,417 views
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    • Mark Knapp
    • January 16

67. scrounging materials again. 1 2

    By Rjohn7, March 2, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 2,870 views
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    • Rjohn7
    • January 14

68. THROAT OR COLLAR

    By quillknot, May 17, 2008
    • 9 replies
    • 2,303 views
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    • flytire
    • November 6, 2019

69. Fly materials kits 1 2

    By kyblev, February 26, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 2,165 views
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    • hook549
    • October 5, 2019

70. Why use a 2xl

    By ov10fac, August 16, 2019   

    • 2xl
    • 11 replies
    • 1,117 views
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    • chugbug27
    • September 16, 2019

71. polar fiber vs EP fiber?

    By bd108, August 25, 2019
    • 6 replies
    • 1,411 views
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    • petelangevin
    • September 3, 2019

72. First dubbing brush

    By finsandpins, April 13, 2019
    • 7 replies
    • 1,060 views
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    • DarrellP
    • August 13, 2019

73. Best glue for foam

    By dogfacedoc, June 21, 2019
    • 10 replies
    • 1,696 views
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    • dogfacedoc
    • July 19, 2019

74. Beginner fly tying equipment

    By Swampfoxforeman, July 4, 2019
    • 14 replies
    • 1,490 views
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    • chugbug27
    • July 13, 2019

75. wooly worm tying

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