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This is copied from my blog. If it is not OK to post links, let me know and I will make sure I take them out and refrain from posting them in the future. I did some searching, but couldn't find anything that said link were OK or not OK.
http://www.brookfieldangler.com/2012/02/bfa-ties-flies.html
A while back, I was given a practically brand new Dan-Vice by a great guy named Brandon. My initial plan for this vice was to tie up some gar lures - they weren't going to be pretty and the term fly would have been an outright lie - but that never really happened, and the vice just sat there collecting dust.
Fast forward a few months to when I decided to start fly fishing...it wasn't long before I was becoming addicted! Once I caught my first fish on the fly, and took a few solo fly trips, I was officially hooked. Following my trip with my buddy Sam where I caught my first coho on the fly, I developed an overwhelming urge to attempt tying my own flies! With that, I hit the great information highway we call the internet in search of a few patterns that I wanted to tie for different species like pike, steelhead, bass, and carp. Once finding these patterns, I made a materials list in Excel and then I went shopping on Ebay! For no more than $40, I ordered a bunch of materials to get me on my way.
The first tie that I decided to tackle was a pattern that I saw on the blog Illinois-Wisconsin Fishing called the Estaz Egg. I ended up tying a few of these last night and by the last one, I was starting to get the hang of this!
If you are a friend on the BrookFieldAngler Facebook page, you may have already seen these - if not here they are!!
Attempt 1
Attempt 2
Attempt 3
Overall, I am quite happy with the results! I still need to get used the whole whip finishing thing as this seems to be the biggest challenge right now. I am currently trying to do it by hand and may buy a whip finisher to make things easier and to be a bit more precise with the thread placement.
My next fly will be an awesome pike fly from a guy named Simon who lives on Replot Island in Finland called the Replot Stinger. This will be done in time for the upcoming pike spawn!
Beginner materials to get me started - pike and bass flies
in Beginner's Corner
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As someone who just went/is going through the same thing, I recommend finding two or three flies that you want to tie. Once you identify those, make a list of materials needed to tie those and then go shopping.
Many of those materials will transfer to other patterns - especially tools and threads.
As you complete the first couple of patterns, pick a couple more that you want to tie and repeat the whole process. By the tiem you tie a dozen or so patterns, you will have a nice little selection of materials to tie a bunch of different things