Beginner's Corner

3,149 topics in this forum

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

   By CapeBSalar, February 19, 2005
   • 202 replies
   • 105,636 views
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   • SilverCreek
   • November 28

2. Secret Santa Christmas Swap

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

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

   By Steeldrifter, April 23, 2006
   • 49 replies
   • 40,753 views
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   • RickZieger
   • August 18

4. New FlyFisherman Magazine tying insert 1 2 3

   By CapeBSalar, June 23, 2005
   • 38 replies
   • 35,937 views
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   • skeet3t
   • June 20

5. Fly Tyers Beginners should start with

   By WWKimba, Monday at 06:01 PM   

   • new tyer
   • 13 replies
   • 169 views
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   • skeet3t
   • 13 hours ago

6. Excited About Tomorrow

   By fiveonomo, Thursday at 03:04 AM
   • 3 replies
   • 48 views
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   • WWKimba
   • Thursday at 05:53 PM

7. A thread comparison chart?

   By RUSSMYSTER, Monday at 09:15 PM
   • 7 replies
   • 104 views
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   • Chris_in_Louisiana
   • Wednesday at 01:10 AM

8. Hi vis 3wt fly line?

   By [email protected], September 22
   • 6 replies
   • 171 views
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   • utyer
   • Tuesday at 09:09 PM

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

   By WWKimba, November 20   

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

10. Preserving Natural Materials 1 2

    By tangledup, April 5
    • 27 replies
    • 1,090 views
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    • SilverCreek
    • November 5

11. Left Handed Fly Tools 1 2

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

12. Hackle Feathers

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

13. Alpaca wool 1 2

    By Rjohn7, April 18, 2019
    • 22 replies
    • 2,706 views
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    • niveker
    • October 24

14. Beginner Flies? 1 2

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

15. J. Stockard Fly Fishing offering free tying tools

    By WWKimba, October 13   

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

16. Beginner Swaps - status

    By WWKimba, October 4   

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

17. A shout out for a fellow tier!

    By WWKimba, September 25   

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

18. First Morrish mouse 1 2

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

19. Necessity of Waxing Silk Thread?

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

20. Opinion - Golden Pheasant Too Sparse

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

21. My First Tied Fly

    By CentralOregonFlyFisher, March 2, 2019
    • 9 replies
    • 1,231 views
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    • denduke
    • September 15

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

    By WWKimba, September 14   

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

23. UTC 70 thread?

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

24. 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
    • 277 views
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    • WWKimba
    • September 8

25. Offering to host new tier fly swaps

    By WWKimba, August 21   

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

26. Tying in hair on Elk Hair Caddis 1 2

    By troutdynamite, January 10, 2011
    • 17 replies
    • 3,281 views
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    • WWKimba
    • September 2

27. Going bigger on 3wt rod?

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

28. Fly clips?

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

29. Whitings farm rooster crest?

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

30. Your Ugliest Fly

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

31. Dropper method?

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

32. Solarez resin?

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

33. Tippet to leader?

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

34. UV resin?

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

35. LEAST Flossy GSP Thread?

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

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

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

37. Dont forget to....

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

38. Here it is ya all!

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

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

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

40. 300 Denier 4 strand ?

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

41. New Clousers

    By eborraga, October 26, 2018
    • 14 replies
    • 1,079 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 6

42. Hook Placement In Vise

    By Jcb68, February 8, 2019
    • 13 replies
    • 1,270 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 5

43. Foam for Gurglers 1 2

    By walpy, January 23
    • 16 replies
    • 1,273 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 4

44. San Juan Worm Chenille 1 2

    By Getagrip, April 20, 2015
    • 16 replies
    • 2,056 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 4

45. US Made Tools and Waxed Thread

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

46. CLOUSERS

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

47. Soft Hackle?

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

48. Fly tying book 1 2

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

49. Fly material

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

50. Good Video explaining hatches

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

51. Regal Revolution for Streamers

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

52. Light Cahill- Tailing Material

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

53. Legality of using wild bird feathers 1 2 3

    By Roland58, May 27, 2016   

    • Legal songbird
    • 34 replies
    • 4,044 views
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    • Mike West
    • May 29

54. Weighted VS. Unweighted Flies

    By WWKimba, May 1   

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

55. Thread Control

    By WWKimba, May 3   

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

56. Clouser Clones

    By WWKimba, May 2   

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

57. New fly to tie 1 2

    By Jcb68, March 13, 2019
    • 15 replies
    • 1,241 views
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    • WWKimba
    • May 1

58. Tying Squrrel Fur To Trebble Hooks

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

59. Thread recommendations for size 2,4,6

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

60. Paint for foam poppers

    By FlyFish84, July 28, 2010
    • 13 replies
    • 2,551 views
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    • Philly
    • April 17

61. bass tying materials

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

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

    By creekfishin, December 10, 2009
    • 27 replies
    • 4,571 views
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    • Sandan
    • March 26

63. Merkins Style Crab Question

    By terrymiller1973, April 25, 2013
    • 10 replies
    • 1,284 views
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    • Edward Snowden
    • February 29

64. Neat idea for painting dumbbell eyes 1 2

    By Skeet6, September 14, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 1,491 views
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    • David Parker
    • February 29

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

    By kevin24018, February 12
    • 8 replies
    • 1,144 views
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    • tidewaterfly
    • February 16

66. Help UV resin leak

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

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

    By robbor, May 1, 2018
    • 7 replies
    • 2,419 views
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    • Mark Knapp
    • January 16

68. scrounging materials again. 1 2

    By Rjohn7, March 2, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 2,875 views
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    • Rjohn7
    • January 14

69. THROAT OR COLLAR

    By quillknot, May 17, 2008
    • 9 replies
    • 2,307 views
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    • flytire
    • November 6, 2019

70. Fly materials kits 1 2

    By kyblev, February 26, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 2,169 views
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    • hook549
    • October 5, 2019

71. Why use a 2xl

    By ov10fac, August 16, 2019   

    • 2xl
    • 11 replies
    • 1,121 views
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    • chugbug27
    • September 16, 2019

72. polar fiber vs EP fiber?

    By bd108, August 25, 2019
    • 6 replies
    • 1,414 views
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    • petelangevin
    • September 3, 2019

73. First dubbing brush

    By finsandpins, April 13, 2019
    • 7 replies
    • 1,064 views
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    • DarrellP
    • August 13, 2019

74. Best glue for foam

    By dogfacedoc, June 21, 2019
    • 10 replies
    • 1,699 views
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    • dogfacedoc
    • July 19, 2019

75. Beginner fly tying equipment

    By Swampfoxforeman, July 4, 2019
    • 14 replies
    • 1,495 views
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    • chugbug27
    • July 13, 2019