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IKEA Fly Tying Board

Nov 24. 2019
DIY How to make a 10 dollar tying station based on a cheap IKEA cutting board.
See how here
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My oldest piece of material

Oct 26. 2019
Ancient I have a dried hare skin, which I have owned for as long as I have tied flies. A lot of flies and a lot of wisdom has come from that skin.
Read the story here.
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These videos will make you a better fly tyer

Sep 3. 2019
Tips Renowned fly tyer and tying instructor Wayne Luallen presents a series of short videos, which will help you become a much better fly-tyer.
Read more here.
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Hair pin intruder shanks

Mar 4. 2019
DIY I have been making my own intruder shanks from straight hair pins for a while, and they are easy to make, inexpensive and work really well.
See how here
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Rotating your bobbin holder

Feb 19. 2019
Spin If you want to use the advantages of controlling twist in your tying thread, you need a bobbin holder that allows rotation. Not all do.
Learn more here
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Intruder conversions

Jan 26. 2019
Transforming I got the crazy idea to convert some Danish sea trout and salmon flies to intruders. It worked out surprisingly well.
See some examples in the article
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Using bead chains

Jan 21. 2019
Eyes Plain and simple bead chain is one of the cheapest fly tying materials around, but very useful and a great addition to many flies.
Get some ideas here
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Tying better flies

Jan 16. 2019
Swiss/Norwegian Fabien Moulin aims to tie some really good looking flies, and ponders a bit about how to improve as a fly tyer.
Read Fabien's thoughts here.
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Crystallin Task Light

Dec 17. 2018
Light My search for a great fly tying lamp may be over. This one is close to ideal for my purposes
See my review here
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The Mighty Green Drake

Nov 20. 2018
Summer pleasures The large mayflies are a summer phenomenon, but it might be worth reading up on off season.
Get ready here.
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Wiggling Frog Legs

Jun 17. 2018
Froggy Frogs are high on the menu for many fish If there's one thing that gives away a swimming frog, it's the legs!
Learn to make sexy frog legs here.
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Dragons and Damsels

May 12. 2018
Frequent fliers Odonata is the Latin name for the order of dragonflies and damselflies. This article is about them.
Learn to tie and fish them.
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Tom’s bobbin holders

Mar 1. 2018
DIY Get ready to meet the “Hummingbird”, a very different bobbin holder designed and made by Dutch Tom Biesot
See the article here
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DIY dubbing brush maker

Feb 7. 2018
Spinning Bretislav has a little machine in his collection of fly-tying tools. It was made by his father about 20 years back.
See how to make it here
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Meade's crazy flies

Dec 25. 2017
Different Australian Rob Meade's flies are totally crazy contraptions using foam in strange shapes, odd constructions, rubber legs, large eyes and lots of color. Flies just after my heart!
See more here

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