Anybody ever use Dog hair as a dubbing material? I was asked to tie some patterns using Basset hound fur/undercoat. Any (serious) suggestions? I know there's...

Hello all, I'm de-lurking here for a moment to ask a very basic question. I'm really just a beginner at tying, and the vise I use came in one of those kits....

Will someone please remind me of the name of that extinct fly tying wax that everyone raves about? Thanks. vince

All this talk about vises and tying reminded me that I *promised* myself I wouldn't wait until December this year to hold the annual Dog Days Fly Swap. This...

I have been tying up flies for steelhead as of late. It was brought to my attention that the proper ammount of trurns for the ribbing on these flies is 5. Does...

I've read the books and the online tutorials; but I'm having just s bit of trouble with this dubbing loop thing. I'm hoping somebody's explanation can shorten...

The Spirit River guy here in Aus. has deliverd unto me three of said feet. I perused the recent(ish) thread/s where Tom/Willi described using a coffee...

looking for a "portable" /perm(?) vise light that's small ,bright and cool (temp) for my tying vise that I'll be able to take on the road with me. One that I'm...

I read on the web recently that the color of dry fly wings doesn't really matter all that much. The article stated that the 'footprint' of the fly matters to...

I came home tonight from an ordeal that can only be described as a Profoundly Life Altering experience. The crushing words : “You have Cancer”, to the 6 week...

Date: June 17-19 2005 John Day River Small Mouth Bass Float Trip With only one response so far (and a maybe at that), I thought maybe a little marketing of...

For anybody looking for a really good and easy method of tying parachutes, try...

I bought a detached body tool today, because I hate trying to tie deer hair onto a needle, left handed. It's like trying to juggle with jelly and the result's...

Well, I have heard untold numbers of discussions on this, taken part in more than a few, and read a great deal about it, including weighty scientific tomes and...

I don't fish much for trout, and I was just wondering, how many of you fish for smallmouth bass and what is your favorite fly for catching the "gamest fish...

The DDFS flies are separated and packaged. The people who sent return postage and packaging will have their flies sent tomorrow. The people who chucked in a...

How much of your tying time do you spend inventing flies, modifying flies you invented vs. trying to make nice replicas of known patterns? I like tying the...

pattern for a parachute Adams. I am attempting to tie then with a moose tail, muskrat dubbed body which only extends up to the wing post, poly-yarn wing post,...

Had some great fun fishing some old fashioned Tup's (14's & 16's fine wired hooks) recently. Fished slightly awashed, these are deadly imitations of spinners ...

I guess I will have to quit trying to read this newsgroup. I just checked it out and there was one post about a traveling vise. 4 links to some porno crap and...