Beginner's Corner

3,146 topics in this forum

1. Secret Santa Christmas Swap

   By vicrider, October 4
   • 0 replies
   • 71 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
   • 105,465 views
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   • WWKimba
   • September 12

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

   By Steeldrifter, April 23, 2006
   • 49 replies
   • 40,683 views
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   • RickZieger
   • August 18

4. New FlyFisherman Magazine tying insert 1 2 3

   By CapeBSalar, June 23, 2005
   • 38 replies
   • 35,909 views
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   • skeet3t
   • June 20

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

   By WWKimba, November 20   

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

6. Preserving Natural Materials 1 2

   By tangledup, April 5
   • 27 replies
   • 1,073 views
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   • SilverCreek
   • November 5

7. Left Handed Fly Tools 1 2

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

8. Hackle Feathers

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

9. Alpaca wool 1 2

   By Rjohn7, April 18, 2019
   • 22 replies
   • 2,676 views
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   • niveker
   • October 24

10. Beginner Flies? 1 2

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

11. J. Stockard Fly Fishing offering free tying tools

    By WWKimba, October 13   

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

12. Hi vis 3wt fly line?

    By [email protected], September 22
    • 4 replies
    • 136 views
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    • vicrider
    • October 16

13. Beginner Swaps - status

    By WWKimba, October 4   

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

14. A shout out for a fellow tier!

    By WWKimba, September 25   

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

15. First Morrish mouse 1 2

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

16. Necessity of Waxing Silk Thread?

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

17. Opinion - Golden Pheasant Too Sparse

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

18. My First Tied Fly

    By CentralOregonFlyFisher, March 2, 2019
    • 9 replies
    • 1,208 views
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    • denduke
    • September 15

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

    By WWKimba, September 14   

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

20. UTC 70 thread?

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

21. 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
    • 271 views
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    • WWKimba
    • September 8

22. Offering to host new tier fly swaps

    By WWKimba, August 21   

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

23. Tying in hair on Elk Hair Caddis 1 2

    By troutdynamite, January 10, 2011
    • 17 replies
    • 3,269 views
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    • WWKimba
    • September 2

24. Going bigger on 3wt rod?

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

25. Fly clips?

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

26. Whitings farm rooster crest?

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

27. Your Ugliest Fly

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

28. Dropper method?

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

29. Solarez resin?

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

30. Tippet to leader?

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

31. UV resin?

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

32. LEAST Flossy GSP Thread?

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

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

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

34. Dont forget to....

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

35. Here it is ya all!

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

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

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

37. 300 Denier 4 strand ?

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

38. New Clousers

    By eborraga, October 26, 2018
    • 14 replies
    • 1,073 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 6

39. Hook Placement In Vise

    By Jcb68, February 8, 2019
    • 13 replies
    • 1,257 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 5

40. Foam for Gurglers 1 2

    By walpy, January 23
    • 16 replies
    • 1,253 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 4

41. San Juan Worm Chenille 1 2

    By Getagrip, April 20, 2015
    • 16 replies
    • 2,039 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 4

42. US Made Tools and Waxed Thread

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

43. CLOUSERS

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

44. Soft Hackle?

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

45. Fly tying book 1 2

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

46. Fly material

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

47. Good Video explaining hatches

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

48. Regal Revolution for Streamers

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

49. Light Cahill- Tailing Material

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

50. Legality of using wild bird feathers 1 2 3

    By Roland58, May 27, 2016   

    • Legal songbird
    • 34 replies
    • 4,010 views
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    • Mike West
    • May 29

51. Weighted VS. Unweighted Flies

    By WWKimba, May 1   

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

52. Thread Control

    By WWKimba, May 3   

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

53. Clouser Clones

    By WWKimba, May 2   

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

54. New fly to tie 1 2

    By Jcb68, March 13, 2019
    • 15 replies
    • 1,228 views
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    • WWKimba
    • May 1

55. Tying Squrrel Fur To Trebble Hooks

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

56. Thread recommendations for size 2,4,6

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

57. Paint for foam poppers

    By FlyFish84, July 28, 2010
    • 13 replies
    • 2,540 views
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    • Philly
    • April 17

58. bass tying materials

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

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

    By creekfishin, December 10, 2009
    • 27 replies
    • 4,546 views
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    • Sandan
    • March 26

60. Merkins Style Crab Question

    By terrymiller1973, April 25, 2013
    • 10 replies
    • 1,277 views
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    • Edward Snowden
    • February 29

61. Neat idea for painting dumbbell eyes 1 2

    By Skeet6, September 14, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 1,475 views
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    • David Parker
    • February 29

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

    By kevin24018, February 12
    • 8 replies
    • 1,136 views
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    • tidewaterfly
    • February 16

63. Help UV resin leak

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

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

    By robbor, May 1, 2018
    • 7 replies
    • 2,409 views
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    • Mark Knapp
    • January 16

65. scrounging materials again. 1 2

    By Rjohn7, March 2, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 2,858 views
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    • Rjohn7
    • January 14

66. THROAT OR COLLAR

    By quillknot, May 17, 2008
    • 9 replies
    • 2,298 views
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    • flytire
    • November 6, 2019

67. Fly materials kits 1 2

    By kyblev, February 26, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 2,138 views
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    • hook549
    • October 5, 2019

68. Why use a 2xl

    By ov10fac, August 16, 2019   

    • 2xl
    • 11 replies
    • 1,091 views
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    • chugbug27
    • September 16, 2019

69. polar fiber vs EP fiber?

    By bd108, August 25, 2019
    • 6 replies
    • 1,399 views
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    • petelangevin
    • September 3, 2019

70. First dubbing brush

    By finsandpins, April 13, 2019
    • 7 replies
    • 1,049 views
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    • DarrellP
    • August 13, 2019

71. Best glue for foam

    By dogfacedoc, June 21, 2019
    • 10 replies
    • 1,675 views
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    • dogfacedoc
    • July 19, 2019

72. Beginner fly tying equipment

    By Swampfoxforeman, July 4, 2019
    • 14 replies
    • 1,472 views
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    • chugbug27
    • July 13, 2019

73. wooly worm tying

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

74. Fly swimming upside down? 1 2

    By BillNye, May 21, 2019
    • 22 replies
    • 4,805 views
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    • dogfacedoc
    • June 23, 2019

75. 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
    • 1,001 views
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    • yooperflyfisher
    • June 23, 2019