niveker 0 Report post Posted February 3 35 minutes ago, Poopdeck said: Don't be afraid to substitute and don’t feel for one second that strict adherence to anyones pattern recipe is needed to tie a fly that will catch a fish. Tie away and fish them up. Best advice right there for someone new to tying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted February 7 On 2/3/2023 at 10:55 AM, Poopdeck said: Don't be afraid to substitute and don’t feel for one second that strict adherence to anyones pattern recipe is needed to tie a fly that will catch a fish. Tie away and fish them up. That sir is what Flytying is all about and where are a whole lot of the fun is to be found. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites