novabass 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2012 I read an interview and watched a video of Chris Helms lately. Being a beginner, I had not heard of him before, but now I know more about him and the flies he ties. I was wondering what other fly tyers I should check out? Could you guys list some please? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joops 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2012 Try davie mcphail channel you tube. Brilliant fly tier. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2012 charlie craven dave cammiss scott sanchez john barr mike mercer craig mathews sylvester nemes fran betters mike valla al & gretch beatty gary lafontaine dave hughes jack dennis dave brandt hans weilennman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neldricken37 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2012 Try davie mcphail channel you tube. Brilliant fly tier. Davie mcphail is second to none when it comes to tying,he is from the same town as me in scotland and actually grew up in the same village as i.i have learned an awful lot from his tying videos on youtube and the way he talks through every step of the fly he is tying,gret tips,great progress in your tying from davie,he even tells you where to source the materials,anything you want to ask him he will respond through youtube and answer your query,i once asked him about an irish wet fly called the mulranney pig which catches lots of wild browns on the west of scotland hill lochs and he gave me the pattern and wished me well,allthe best my friend,john. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2012 Also, Oliver Edwards Roy Christie Steve Thornton Rene Harrop John Betts Rick Takahashi Bill Logan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted January 6, 2012 I would add Skip Morris to the list also. He has some very good books out. For small stuff (midges etc) try Ed Engle. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluegill576 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2012 It's a kind of obvious one but I did t see bob clouser yet. He is a great fly tier and fisher along with just a great personality and mindset. I was lucky enough to participate in a class of his at last years fly fishing show and I learned so much. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcodog 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2012 Mary Dette Clark Ted Patlin Joe Fox Ralph Graves Mike Valla Sly Nemes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dustin Guyette 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2012 i would add don bastian to the list Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troutguy 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2012 Ruben Cross Harry and Elsie Darbee Walt and Winnie Dette (Mary didn't have far to go to learn) Theodore Gordon Ed Hewitt Art Flick Joseph D Bates (only read this book if you want big fish) J Edson Leonard Vernon Hidy Jim Leisenring Ernest Schwiebert George Herter Lee Wulff Poul Jorgensen Preston Jennings If you ever get a chance go to the Catskill Fly Fishing Museum and experience hallowed ground. http://www.cffcm.net/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H Dot Verseman 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2012 Kelly Galloup, Rich Strolis, Loren Williams, Aaron Jasper, George Daniel, Lance Egan, Ak Best, John Barr, Rick Takahashi, Ed Engle, Randal Kaufmann, Davy Wotton, Vladi Trzebunia, If I repeated some names already mentioned, I apologize, I just glanced through them and these came to mind amongst the others you have listed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heavynets 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2012 Dave Whitlock and A. K. Best unless I missed seeing them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaydub 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2012 Jim Schollmeyer Ted Leeson John Shewey Mike Lawson Bob Quigley Ken Morrish Andy Burk Darrell Martin Some no longer with us: Polly Rosborough Al Troth Gary Lafontaine Andre Puyans Shane Stalcup Eric leiser and the list goes on... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planettrout 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2012 A few others... Mike Mercer Tim Fox Vince Wilcox Tracy Petersen Pat Dorsey Chad Guarke Hogan Brown Greg Vinci Sasa Stosic Dave Hise Vladi Trzebunia Andy Baird...really small flies Larry Kingrey Dave Bloom Mike Lawson Dave Quigley Willy Self Rene Harrop Walt Wiese PT/TB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted January 6, 2012 Well novabass, that should get you started. And once you get done with the "professionals" there are a ton of outstanding amateur tyers scattered across numerous web sites. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites