Beginner's Corner

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1. Clouser Minnow Help

   By Tom19, August 17, 2013
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   • Tom19
   • August 22, 2013

2. First try at a hopper - Chubby Chernobyl

   By flyguy613, June 28, 2015
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   • flytire
   • June 28, 2015

3. Some steelhead flies I would like reviewed...

   By justinl8688, June 19, 2007
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   • Termite
   • June 22, 2007

4. Dubbing storage

   By Chase Creek, December 1, 2010
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   • Bryan Wright
   • December 2, 2010

5. great present

   By DaUP, December 27, 2005
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   • FisherKid93
   • December 30, 2005

6. Blog Art

   By Bone, March 14, 2006
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   • Bone
   • March 14, 2006

7. peacock nymph

   By fishaholic69, October 19, 2007
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   • fishaholic69
   • October 23, 2007

8. Poppers and Paint

   By Seadog, December 14, 2007
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   • netabrookie
   • December 15, 2007

9. UTC 70 thread?

   By [email protected], September 11, 2020
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   • flytire
   • September 12, 2020

10. Thank you OLB

    By mikeflyguy, July 22, 2006
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    • Redleg
    • July 22, 2006

11. beginner advice needed

    By alistairh, May 28, 2012
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    • utyer
    • May 28, 2012

12. what I tied today

    By stabgnid, March 22, 2015
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    • stabgnid
    • March 23, 2015

13. Need help identifying these flies

    By Fishywood, March 23, 2016
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    • vicente
    • March 23, 2016

14. Can anyone tell me what cape this is

    By TOM PRUETT, April 5, 2010
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    • riffleriversteelheadslayer
    • April 5, 2010

15. How to Choose a Fly Tying

    By Ludwiged, November 2, 2011
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    • bluegill576
    • November 7, 2011

16. where to buy hooks

    By flynnboy, April 24, 2014
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    • Preach
    • April 25, 2014

17. Another Experiment...

    By hopperfisher, October 21, 2012
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    • flytire
    • October 21, 2012

18. spreader

    By agn54, February 11, 2009
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    • agn54
    • February 12, 2009

19. tying the wings onto a royal coachman

    By jwilson, July 8, 2009
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    • jwilson
    • July 9, 2009

20. Muskie Fly - What materials

    By Arkman, September 24, 2010
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    • deeky
    • September 25, 2010

21. Identify this please.

    By Piker20, July 28, 2014
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    • Fisherboy0301
    • July 28, 2014

22. brush cap modification

    By flytire, May 31, 2015
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    • mikechell
    • June 13, 2015

23. soft hackle help

    By dpenrod, February 25, 2007
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    • Chase Creek
    • February 25, 2007

24. kits

    By bufaloeletric, May 24, 2012
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    • Ebrant10
    • May 24, 2012

25. tres generation

    By ericsong, January 31, 2007
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    • Worstcaster
    • January 31, 2007

26. Think I caught a terrible disease.

    By Skip48, October 8, 2007
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    • Chase Creek
    • October 9, 2007

27. Correct floss application?

    By scotth, December 17, 2007
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    • Sagittarius62
    • December 18, 2007

28. Need help tying with rabbit strips

    By RustyB, May 10, 2010
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    • day5
    • May 11, 2010

29. Firs fly...opinions?

    By tmabes, November 2, 2011
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    • jhammer
    • November 3, 2011

30. Beach snooking in the morning

    By Pmoconnor89, June 30, 2012
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    • SCOwens
    • August 13, 2012

31. First Ties

    By bkatz1, January 15, 2013
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    • Roofish
    • February 3, 2013

32. Got a few questions on ice flies and tied my littlest bug to date.

    By SuperBassAckwardFly, December 24, 2011
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    • flytyer166
    • December 26, 2011

33. Video Tutorials

    By BWL, August 9, 2011
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    • Steve P
    • August 10, 2011

34. Newbie looking to get set up

    By notenuftoys, December 31, 2009
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    • notenuftoys
    • December 31, 2009

35. ssan juan worm chenille

    By BeginnerFlyTyer, November 17, 2010
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    • BeginnerFlyTyer
    • November 18, 2010

36. New fly tying station

    By beltdrive, April 16, 2013
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    • mikechell
    • April 18, 2013

37. Lure won't retrieve straight

    By PeterMan, August 4, 2014
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    • PeterMan
    • August 5, 2014

38. What i've been up to

    By mtn, August 2, 2006
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    • mtn
    • August 2, 2006

39. Entomology and fly tying

    By FishDragon, October 4, 2011
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    • Ghostrider
    • October 5, 2011

40. First fly?

    By Papa Indigo, May 16, 2012
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    • Piker20
    • May 16, 2012

41. new fish

    By KayTs Flies, June 16, 2012
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    • KayTs Flies
    • June 17, 2012

42. what flies to use when??

    By jonathon, July 29, 2007
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    • flytyingscotsman
    • July 31, 2007

43. some recent ties

    By lostman, March 28, 2013
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    • lostman
    • March 31, 2013

44. Cape color question

    By scotth, January 3, 2008
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    • rockworm
    • January 4, 2008

45. New to it all...

    By oxquo, December 24, 2007
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    • panfisherteen
    • December 29, 2007

46. Thread Broke

    By EHLawyer, February 22, 2009
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    • EHLawyer
    • February 23, 2009

47. Good Source About Poppers

    By jchance, April 5, 2009
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    • Bugsy
    • April 6, 2009

48. beadhead flashback pheasent tail

    By fishaholic69, November 4, 2007
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    • ILikeFish
    • November 5, 2007

49. what hair for spinning

    By creekfishin, December 7, 2009
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    • Bruce Derington
    • December 8, 2009

50. Dubbing: center tying???

    By despatiesim, March 19, 2016
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    • despatiesim
    • March 20, 2016

51. Newbies first brassies

    By 870ExpressMag, November 3, 2016
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    • flytire
    • November 4, 2016

52. thread

    By creekfishin, November 18, 2009
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    • Old Hat
    • November 19, 2009

53. HELP!! Need some "feather advice"

    By Chefben4, July 21, 2011
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    • Chefben4
    • August 4, 2011

54. Beginner's Swap

    By Blues Brother, February 20, 2006
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    • backstroker
    • February 22, 2006

55. skip's dad

    By fishaholic69, October 28, 2007
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    • fishaholic69
    • October 29, 2007

56. Lots of fly tying stuff, don't know what I can do with it

    By patio87, February 23, 2009
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    • peregrines
    • February 23, 2009

57. Dry fly hackle issues

    By Tailout, January 12, 2013
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    • Curtis Fry
    • January 24, 2013

58. New from Maryland

    By spinsheet, January 20, 2013
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    • rsimino
    • February 24, 2013

59. New here and to fly tying and fly fishing

    By trapper shrek, March 3, 2013
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    • SilverCreek
    • March 6, 2013

60. How many spools?

    By DWSmith, April 9, 2023
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    • redband02
    • April 18, 2023

61. Any Suggestions on perfecting these

    By CrookedHook, November 27, 2011
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    • CrookedHook
    • November 28, 2011

62. Fishing Mexico

    By ray309, January 5, 2008
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    • Houdini
    • January 5, 2008

63. Merry Fishmas Eve to all the Saskatchewanites!

    By oxquo, May 2, 2008
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    • fishaholic69
    • May 4, 2008

64. My first flies

    By jmota, April 19, 2013
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    • keep_lookingup
    • April 21, 2013

65. Soft Hackle Flies

    By icezen, April 28, 2014
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    • Preach
    • April 29, 2014

66. Dying

    By ccahoon2, April 9, 2016
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    • SilverCreek
    • April 10, 2016

67. Mounting Dumbell Eyes(Video)

    By Alex C., July 31, 2006
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    • fly time
    • July 31, 2006

68. My first Wooly Bugger

    By rich5665, February 4, 2009
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    • aztec_spitz
    • February 5, 2009

69. question

    By DAVIDM, February 27, 2008
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    • DAVIDM
    • February 27, 2008

70. D-Ribbing, Does It Float?

    By Randyflycaster, January 30, 2015
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    • Jaydub
    • January 31, 2015

71. Hopper Pattern Critique

    By tim980, June 12, 2014
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    • FlyTyer15
    • June 12, 2014

72. Few ?'s On Beads

    By Funnel30, July 19, 2007
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    • Skip48
    • July 19, 2007

73. Mosquito Hawk (1st attempt)

    By dvs, March 3, 2009
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    • MontanaBound
    • March 4, 2009

74. Sauk Mtn. Slayer

    By silverbullet32, July 8, 2009
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    • Camo Clad Warrior
    • July 18, 2009

75. Color confusion

    By Markbob, August 18, 2011
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    • tidewaterfly
    • August 19, 2011