Beginners

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Flytying for Beginners Oct 24. 2021 Rookie A beginner's book that I'd actually recommend to beginners! Great pattern selection, excellent photography and nicely coupled to online videos.	Buying Fur and Skin Oct 9. 2017 Shopping Fur patches can be bought in flyshops, but there are many other sources for good fur - from furriers to roadkill. Learn what to look for here
Great beginner's books Jul 12. 2017 Library This article covers a handful of books that I would recommend to the new fly-angler and fly-tyer - the angler who is dipping his or her toes in the fly-fishing pond for the first time See the list here	The Fly Fisher Apr 13. 2017 A large and beautiful book about the concept of fly fishing covering the subject from many angles, lavishly illustrated with amazing photos.

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Video Catch More Fish with these Pro Tips! Feb 10. 2023 Watch our first video on SMALLMOUTH fly lines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS906cLriRs	Video Fly Tying can be Tough Oct 27. 2022 ...unless using Tom Rosenbauer's 5 FAVORITE materials!	Video Beginner Pike Fly Sep 28. 2022 So here it is, a simple beginner’s pike fly which you can variate in different colors, sizes and if you don have the exact same materials it’s going to be fine anyway.
Video Fly fishing with the kids Jul 11. 2022 The past 4th of July the family and I went to Blanco state park to enjoy the outdoors. It was a hot, but beautiful day.	Video 5 Things You need for Fly Tying May 20. 2022 What are 5 things YOU need for fly tying? Comment below!	Video Is Fly Tying Worth it? Apr 1. 2022 Simple question: Is fly tying worth it?!?
Video Which fly should I tie first? Feb 25. 2022 Simple question: If you're new to fly tying, which fly do you begin with? The answer may not be so obvious.	Video Stages of Fly Tying... which are you in? Dec 3. 2021 So many phases of fly tying, discussed during this video. YOUR turn, comment below with your favorite phase or the one in now. Thanks for watching!	Review Flytying for Beginners Oct 24. 2021 Rookie A beginner's book that I'd actually recommend to beginners! Great pattern selection, excellent photography and nicely coupled to online videos.
Video My sons first River Trip Oct 16. 2020 Fly fishing on a river has different challenges than just a small lake. I really wanted to take my son out to the river to catch some fish, so he could start to learn how to deal with them.	Video Fly Fishing Tips for Beginners May 8. 2020 Harrison Hughes of Black Mountain Cinema joins us to offer three great fly fishing tips. Geared towards beginners, the tips that Harrison shares are applicable to all levels of fly fishers.	Video Best Budget Vise? Dec 6. 2019 In the next in our series of learning to tie flies, we get into some of the better options for a budget vise. Don't let a smaller budget deter you from learning to tie flies.
Video Beginner Fly Rod Kit Review Oct 23. 2018 Lets be honest, fly fishing is an expensive sport. If you want quality gear, you have to pay high prices. In fact, this is a world where a $400 fishing rod is considered a bargain.	Video Bass On A Fly - How To Mar 29. 2018 Bass are the number sport fish in America and for good reason. They are great fighters and are in virtually every state!	Video Three Easy Euro Nymphs Feb 8. 2018 Welcome to the Wasatch Expo Fly Tying Theater.

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