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I have tied commercially for 5 years and have taught fly tying classes for 4 years. During that time I have picked up tips and techniques that make flytying easier and faster. I would like to pass these on to you and maybe help make your fly tying and fly fishing more fun and exciting. Our pages are divided into 2 categories:
The BASICS are a quick reference to the fundamentals.
The TYING FLIES for a step by step, how to tie a fly instruction of your favorite patterns.
Please keep in mind, there are better ways to tie flies out there and this is only meant to be a guide. You have to develop your own style and don’t take one persons ideas as infallible.
Be sure to check out the FLY PATTERNS PAGE for a list of other fly patterns that can be tied with the techniques found in the instructions.

I hope I can shed a little light on the sometimes frustrating art of fly tying. ENJOY!

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These pages are linked to each fly instruction page where needed but are provided here for quick access.

Drawings are used in the operation pages for clarity and to reduce size of image files. One photo is used for individual fly patterns. The fly tying instructions are broken down into different operations, that way I could put lots of drawings for each operation and still have low KB pages. Some flies share the same operation pages and the only thing different is the color of materials or the materials are different but are tied in the same way. Please be patient for images to download. For ease of learning, I recommend starting with the Wooly Bugger, then tie the: Light Cahill, Red Quill, Adams, Elkhair Caddis, Pheasant Tail, Hare's Ear, Prince, Royal Wulff then BWO Parachute.

Enough hot air from me, clamp your vice to your computer desk and let's tie one on!

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E-mail: Derek Porter