flyjake

Hi Gillage, thanks for sharing! It's always interesting to see what systems people have for storing their patterns. I think the thing that Microsoft OneNote lacks is the ability for others to see your patterns. I'm not able to see any of your patterns unless you've shared the link to the OneNote page with me. Flykeeper is a public database where any pattern posted to the site can be seen by everyone. Also, are you able to filter by multiple things? It looks like OneNote only offers you the ability to search through documents by a single search term. What I'm envisioning for the material search is something similar to a recipe finder, where you enter all the materials you have and you get back the patterns that you are able to tie.

Hi Bob, thanks for the question! One benefit to Flykeeper is that you can see thumbnail images for each pattern posted to the site, and can filter patterns based on certain characteristics. For example, if you know the name of the pattern you are looking for you can filter the patterns down by that name, and can quickly see from the thumbnail if that's the page you want. With bookmarks you are limited to the names you give the bookmarks and the folders that you group them in. Having to scan over bookmark names and click through links before finding what you need can be a pain, especially if you have a lot of bookmarks and your organizational skills aren't great. With that said, I don't think the ability to potentially find past patterns more quickly is the big value-add when it comes to Flykeeper's search capabilities. As I mentioned previously, users can filter patterns based on characteristics of the pattern. Right now users can filter by name, type, target species and tutorial type, and in the future I plan on extending this to include the ability to filter by materials. I've heard folks mention that being able to see what patterns they can tie based on the materials they have would be a neat feature.

Hey all, my name is Jake! I've been fly fishing on and off for around 10 years. I've recently gotten a lot more into it, and within the past year started tying some flies of my own. As I started tying and looking at resources online I noticed two things: 1. Fly tying tutorials are spread out across numerous websites and platforms. Some people have their own websites and post their patterns there, some people store their patterns in Microsoft OneNote (or similar), while others post in forums or on social media (like in the Step-by-Step topic on this site, on Reddit, on Instagram, or on YouTube) 2. Most of the aforementioned websites/platforms aren't made for storing step-by-step tutorials. Most of the sites only provide a single generic textbox which quickly becomes overloaded with images and text. Also, the ability to search through patterns on these sites and find what you're looking isn't easy For these reasons, I’ve been working on a website called Flykeeper. My goal with this website is to have one central location for fly tyers to share their patterns and knowledge. In addition, I'd like to add features that makes it easy for all of us to store the information we value. If this interests you, please check out the website at https://theflykeeper.com. If you have any suggestions on features you'd like to see added, please let me know!

Thank you all for the advice!

Hello, I am just getting into fly tying and have a question about vises. From what I have read on this forum and on the internet it is worth buying a good, robust vise since they last a lifetime and starter toolkits tend to be cheap. After perusing the different related topics in this forum, two of the most popular vises that are mentioned and within my price range are the Peak Rotary vise and the Griffin Odyssey Spider vise. It looks like they are both true rotary vises and have similar features. I'm wondering if the Peak Rotary vise offers something that justifies the extra $60, or if the Griffin Odyssey Spider will give me everything I need. Keep in mind, I am just getting into this hobby and have no experience tying flies. Thanks!