Hello from Ohio

[Sidewinder689 0]

Hello, I am fairly new to the world of fly fishing. A good friend of mine got me to try it one day and I have been addicted ever since, don't even pick up my spinning reels or bait casters anymore. I figured I could learn from some of you more experienced fly fishers, plus I love participating in and reading about the fly fishing community. I just got a vise and came cant wait to try it out, any advice on good tools and materials would be appreciated!

[mikechell 0]

Welcome to the site, Sidewinder.

You might not pick them up anymore, but don't get rid of them. There are days too windy for fly fishing. There are small creeks with too much tree cover to get any back cast. These are times and places I just pull out the conventional gear and fish ... no lost flies to tree, nor hooked ears to wind.

But there are MANY great threads, especially in the "beginners" forum, that can give you tons of information.

There are also MANY great people on this site who'll be glad to answer any questions you pose.

 

Stick around, participate and take plenty of pictures of your progress ... we ALL love pictures.

[josephcsylvia 0]

Hey sidewinder, fly tying and fishing is addictive. Listen to mike about not getting rid of the conventional stuff.

 

As far as materials you need to tell us what your fishing for and where! I could tell you that partridge is great but if your a saltwater tier its almost never used so give us some info.

[FlaFly 0]

hey Side.... welcome! Since you asked, I'll tell you what I tell all new tyers: You need to tie some flies that will help you develop basic techniques. Go to www.flyanglersonline.com and scroll down the side to find Fly Tying. Under Fly Tying, select the beginners section. There you will progress through a good description of the basic tools and materials and how they are used, and then some basic flies that every tyer should tie, and every fly fisher should have in their fly box, because they not only help you develop technique, they are also extremely good flies for catching fish. For example the Wooly Bugger (or Booger) is a very popular fly, and you should tie a bunch of them in different colors, concentrating on getting it right. If you see something you did that doesn't match the pictures in their step-by-step, then unwind it and do it over. Practice isn't practice unless you practice doing it right.

 

And like Mike said, when you get through tying some, let us see them and critique them. Don't worry too much about your photography at this point... just take pix of them while they're still on the vise, and save the pix in your computer so you can attach them to a post (post them in the top forum... from the tyers' bench). Good luck and happy fishing.