Don't buy a fly tying kit.

The mark of a professional is that they can produce a final product that is both uniform and of high quality. Whether it’s a golf swing or dicing onions you get there through repetition. Fly tying is no different, tying a number of flies in succession is the path to... [Read More]

And this I mean two ways. First, tie fewer flies better. If you do that you require fewer tools and a smaller variety of materials which leads to the second way I mean this. Tie flies using better materials. [Read More]

I am proposing that you spend $350 for fly tying tools (most of that number spent on a tying vise) and following that up by dropping another $350 for materials. Seven hundred bucks is a fair bit of money, but you’ve probably shit away as much if not more than... [Read More]

Using the materials in the Effective Fly Box to tie a wider variety of nymphs.