Beginner's Corner

3,140 topics in this forum

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

   By CapeBSalar, February 19, 2005
   • 201 replies
   • 104,881 views
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   • WWKimba
   • September 12

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

   By Steeldrifter, April 23, 2006
   • 49 replies
   • 40,304 views
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   • RickZieger
   • August 18

3. New FlyFisherman Magazine tying insert 1 2 3

   By CapeBSalar, June 23, 2005
   • 38 replies
   • 35,829 views
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   • skeet3t
   • June 20

4. First Morrish mouse

   By Swmalone, 11 hours ago
   • 9 replies
   • 63 views
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   • chugbug27
   • 2 hours ago

5. Hi vis 3wt fly line?

   By [email protected], 11 hours ago
   • 3 replies
   • 36 views
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   • [email protected]
   • 5 hours ago

6. Necessity of Waxing Silk Thread?

   By haziz, August 19
   • 6 replies
   • 182 views
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   • Mogup
   • Monday at 09:46 PM

7. Opinion - Golden Pheasant Too Sparse

   By BHouk, September 15
   • 7 replies
   • 152 views
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   • BHouk
   • Sunday at 12:01 PM

8. My First Tied Fly

   By CentralOregonFlyFisher, March 2, 2019
   • 9 replies
   • 1,073 views
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   • denduke
   • September 15

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

   By WWKimba, September 14   

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

10. UTC 70 thread?

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

11. 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
    • 223 views
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    • WWKimba
    • September 8

12. Offering to host new tier fly swaps

    By WWKimba, August 21   

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

13. Tying in hair on Elk Hair Caddis 1 2

    By troutdynamite, January 10, 2011
    • 17 replies
    • 3,187 views
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    • WWKimba
    • September 2

14. Going bigger on 3wt rod?

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

15. Beginner Flies? 1 2

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

16. Fly clips?

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

17. Whitings farm rooster crest?

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

18. Your Ugliest Fly

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

19. Dropper method?

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

20. Solarez resin?

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

21. Tippet to leader?

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

22. UV resin?

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

23. LEAST Flossy GSP Thread?

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

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

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

25. Dont forget to....

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

26. Here it is ya all!

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

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

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

28. 300 Denier 4 strand ?

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

29. New Clousers

    By eborraga, October 26, 2018
    • 14 replies
    • 1,048 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 6

30. Hook Placement In Vise

    By Jcb68, February 8, 2019
    • 13 replies
    • 1,176 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 5

31. Foam for Gurglers 1 2

    By walpy, January 23
    • 16 replies
    • 1,141 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 4

32. San Juan Worm Chenille 1 2

    By Getagrip, April 20, 2015
    • 16 replies
    • 1,947 views
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    • Fish Finder
    • August 4

33. US Made Tools and Waxed Thread

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

34. CLOUSERS

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

35. Soft Hackle?

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

36. Fly tying book 1 2

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

37. Fly material

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

38. Good Video explaining hatches

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

39. Regal Revolution for Streamers

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

40. Light Cahill- Tailing Material

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

41. Hackle Feathers

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

42. Legality of using wild bird feathers 1 2 3

    By Roland58, May 27, 2016   

    • Legal songbird
    • 34 replies
    • 3,763 views
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    • Mike West
    • May 29

43. Preserving Natural Materials 1 2

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

44. Weighted VS. Unweighted Flies

    By WWKimba, May 1   

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

45. Thread Control

    By WWKimba, May 3   

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

46. Clouser Clones

    By WWKimba, May 2   

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

47. Alpaca wool 1 2

    By Rjohn7, April 18, 2019
    • 17 replies
    • 2,398 views
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    • denduke
    • May 2

48. New fly to tie 1 2

    By Jcb68, March 13, 2019
    • 15 replies
    • 1,188 views
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    • WWKimba
    • May 1

49. Tying Squrrel Fur To Trebble Hooks

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

50. Thread recommendations for size 2,4,6

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

51. Paint for foam poppers

    By FlyFish84, July 28, 2010
    • 13 replies
    • 2,446 views
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    • Philly
    • April 17

52. bass tying materials

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

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

    By creekfishin, December 10, 2009
    • 27 replies
    • 4,373 views
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    • Sandan
    • March 26

54. Merkins Style Crab Question

    By terrymiller1973, April 25, 2013
    • 10 replies
    • 1,219 views
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    • Edward Snowden
    • February 29

55. Neat idea for painting dumbbell eyes 1 2

    By Skeet6, September 14, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 1,377 views
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    • David Parker
    • February 29

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

    By kevin24018, February 12
    • 8 replies
    • 1,052 views
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    • tidewaterfly
    • February 16

57. Help UV resin leak

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

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

    By robbor, May 1, 2018
    • 7 replies
    • 2,335 views
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    • Mark Knapp
    • January 16

59. scrounging materials again. 1 2

    By Rjohn7, March 2, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 2,753 views
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    • Rjohn7
    • January 14

60. THROAT OR COLLAR

    By quillknot, May 17, 2008
    • 9 replies
    • 2,236 views
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    • flytire
    • November 6, 2019

61. Fly materials kits 1 2

    By kyblev, February 26, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 2,023 views
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    • hook549
    • October 5, 2019

62. Why use a 2xl

    By ov10fac, August 16, 2019   

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

63. polar fiber vs EP fiber?

    By bd108, August 25, 2019
    • 6 replies
    • 1,292 views
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    • petelangevin
    • September 3, 2019

64. First dubbing brush

    By finsandpins, April 13, 2019
    • 7 replies
    • 1,000 views
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    • DarrellP
    • August 13, 2019

65. Best glue for foam

    By dogfacedoc, June 21, 2019
    • 10 replies
    • 1,605 views
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    • dogfacedoc
    • July 19, 2019

66. Beginner fly tying equipment

    By Swampfoxforeman, July 4, 2019
    • 14 replies
    • 1,415 views
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    • chugbug27
    • July 13, 2019

67. wooly worm tying

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

68. Fly swimming upside down? 1 2

    By BillNye, May 21, 2019
    • 22 replies
    • 4,682 views
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    • dogfacedoc
    • June 23, 2019

69. 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
    • 939 views
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    • yooperflyfisher
    • June 23, 2019

70. Confused on feather selections. HELP 1 2

    By kyblev, March 8, 2019
    • 29 replies
    • 3,094 views
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    • Charlie1947
    • June 18, 2019

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

    By azmarston, May 9, 2019   

    • materials
    • 12 replies
    • 1,304 views
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    • azmarston
    • May 24, 2019

72. First articulated streamer

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

73. SHWAPF

    By fishaholic69, November 23, 2007
    • 6 replies
    • 2,135 views
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    • fshng2
    • May 8, 2019

74. CDC

    By JeffD, March 23, 2017
    • 10 replies
    • 2,266 views
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    • Flicted
    • May 8, 2019

75. Mousing in New Zealand

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