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...

Months ago there was a request for Cicada patterns. I said I'd post Greg Hoover's pattern as soon as he gave it out. (Greg is an entomologist at Penn State...

"GuyT" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Question please: For basic tying of nymphs and dries (for...

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...

Hi all i am in need of some goose biots in an amber color and some peacock herl dyed amber also... my local fly shop has no such item... anyone have some...

Being a retired Marine and again too much time on my hands I was going to start tying my submission. Is the old hagard swap master going to again run the...

I'm still pretty new to the fly tying hobby. I've only been doing it for about 6 months. The other day a friend gave me a piece of REAL polar bear fur his...

I seem to be (almost) the only one posting to this newsgroup. There are a lot of fly tiers out there, and there are (so far) no insult fests in this group. ...

What would you consider to float a fly better? Polyester yarn? Antron yarn? Or some other type of yarn?

Matt In your book "Flyfishing New Jersey" under the streamer section you speak of the power of blue. Why is it that people over look blue? Is it that people...

"Chas Wade" wrote in message ... Scott Seidman ...

I have begun over the last year or so to tie almost all my nymphs and some wet flies on curved hooks (i.e. caddis hooks). To me, a nymph adrift is seldom...

???? Opinions. Never tied them. Weight, appearance, results, more? G

I got a used copy of Ernest Schwiebert's book, "Nymphs" and I've been working on tying some of the mayflies. But, you know, they all look a lot alike. I've...

Whoda thunk a question about such an easy fly... I was tying some up last night, size 12-18, and I could not get the bodies on the smaller ones to be compact...

Hi all I bought a bulk spool of silver tinsel a number of years ago and it was meant to last forever. However after 3 or 4 years the tinsel started showing...

I almost let a piece of roffian history and lore go by unnoticed. Every year in the August/September time frame, Joe Fleischman used to host the Dog Days Fly...

I am tying up some Mickey Finns using a braided mylar material that is falling apart pretty easy. I've decided to coat the mylar in Softex to keep the fishes...

Okay guys, mark your calendars because July 10-17 (a Saturday through Saturday affair with the Friday before and the Sunday after being optional) will...

I tried to tie a cdc caddis, and it didnt float very well. A cdc caddis fly I tied had antron just behind the cdc (both at 45 degree angles, going from tail...