... Olympian in January, a victim of the downturn in newspapers) explains as well as anyone how fly tying is like wood carving and traces his obsession over many ... had boxes of trout flies that never got wet - until I started fly fishing in warmwater lakes and ponds. I discovered that ... trout flies. Eventually I reached the most dangerous point in fly tying - or lure making. That's when you stay up ...

[ November 7, 2009; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Fly Fishing Maryland? Please join us for a Beginners Fly Tying Class on Saturday, November 7, from 9:00 AM till 12:00 PM. It's an introductory fly tying class that focuses on Gunpowder River favorite fly patterns. One of our Maryland river guides will be teaching this fun-filled beginners class. Cost of the class is $45

... digital camera, try a flat-bed scanner. Once you have the image in your computer, display the fly at full size. That half inch fly in your vise suddenly ... long on your computer screen. You will notice flaws not visible to the naked eye. To improve your tying even more, post that picture on an internet fly tying forum and ask for advice. The forums are great places to get expert tiers to give you ...

FLY TYING PATTERNS AND INSTRUCTIONS Learn how to tie trout flies. Saturday November 21st at 9:30 a.m. John Hoffmann, Well known fly angler and tyer, will be at the podium demonstrating some new variations of the old traditional soft hackle patterns. John is using the tying methods for soft hackles to tie patterns to match the hatches

... with a program titled "Seeing Black and White - Tricos and Midges." Wallach began fly fishing and fly tying in Chicago some 25 years ago and has ... every fresh-water gamefish in the United States and has operated a custom-tying business, JW Custom Flies. Jim is planning to ... patterns.  Join us at 10:00AM on Saturday. Ghillies Fly Shop 3314 Austin Bluffs Pkwy Colorado Springs, ...

- Howdy, Last night I sat down at the vice and entered the timeless realm of Ray Bergman trout flies. My attempted pattern? The Alexandra. When I first saw this fly in the Autumn 2009 issue of Fly Tyer, I was immediately attracted to the abundance of peacock sword and the bright red throat. The original