i am also a beginner, trying hard, sometimes too hard. i picked up some nice equipment from a lady whose husband passed away, got some nice hackle cheap, the vice was a great buy $75.00, some books, lots of material, i hunt and used to trap so i also got a lot of material from those sources. these are some of my flies i tied this winter, i want to try these caddis patterns i whipped together, the streams i fish have a lot. also a pic of where i spend a lot of time at the desk. i think i should stick to archery !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!