Wolfgang wrote:
"me" wrote in message
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Hi Fellas

I was watching How It's Made on the Discovery channel recently and
a
fellow was tying a fly. I was intrigued and impressed!!

Where can one learn the fine art of tying flies?

Books and website links will be helpful as well as any other info
you can give me. Thanks in advance.

I would love to learn how to do this. :-D

You've gotten some good advice so far, and there is probably more to
come.
If all else fails, just hang around wherever you can find fly tying
materials for sale. Ask the people you see shopping there. Odds are
they
will tell you more than you want to know......and it's just a matter
of time
till one of them offers to demonstrate.

Wolfgang
and, no, taking up fly fishing is not a necessary part of the
equation.

Now do not flame me for the following please g Get ahold of an Orvis
and LLBean Flyfishing catalog. Might as well get the Cabela's one while
you are at it. Tons of books on the subject and ample photos of all
the equipment and supplies. Run that mental adding machine while you
are at it.It will explain why hand tied flies by a master tier (???)
are not exactly a dime a dozen. I think that loose leaf Orvis fly
typing manual/catalog of patterns are outstanding manuals where every
step is illustrated with either sketches or photographs. Also these
folks sell strater fly tying kits. And be sure to check out those
incredible salmon flys! g

As someone has already mentioned, learning to fly fish will connect all
the dots for you as to why flies are tied in a particular manner; the
imporatance of flotation etc. Then, when it is too cold outside to do
anything except shovel snow or ice fish, you can while away the winter
months tying flies and cleaning reels, deaming of opening day. g

Consider joining your local chapter of Trout Unlimited. Many of them
offer fly tying lessions and workshops.

This is my first post to this list so please treat me gently. g

david