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When AI invents flies

Jun 24. 2023
Machines We challenged artificial intelligence to create a fly pattern. It went fairly well ... and then again … not quite well.
Read about it here
Article

How to invent a fly pattern

Apr 2. 2023
Ideas Coming up with new fly patterns is essentially like coming up with new dishes: it’s basically impossible. Everything is a variation of a variation of something that has been made before - even The Yarn Thief
See what I invented
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Art Lingren - The Artistry of Angling

Sep 30. 2022
Arthur James Lingren is a fly fishing historian born in Vancouver on January 5th, 1943 near the banks of the Fraser River.
Video

Fly Tying Videos. Which camera should I buy?

May 27. 2022
Are you thinking about getting into fly tying videos? Don't wait, start now! When it comes to cameras, you have TONS of options, and this video shares a few I've used over the years.
Video

5 Things You need for Fly Tying

May 20. 2022
What are 5 things YOU need for fly tying? Comment below!
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Fly Tying Organization

Apr 8. 2022
We welcome SPECIAL GUEST Landon Mayer and he shares some of his best tips to stay ORGANIZED when tying flies!
Video

Is Fly Tying Worth it?

Apr 1. 2022
Simple question: Is fly tying worth it?!?
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Virtual fly tying

Mar 30. 2022
During Corona it has become quite common to have social gatherings online – Skype, Zoom, Teams… you name it. Communal fly tying can be done in the same way
Video

Sunday afternoon fly tying moods

Jan 30. 2022
Great fly tying ambiance from Iceland. Ívar Örn Hauksson tying a great looking zonker in front of a window with a very nice view.
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

The Davie McPhail Interview

Oct 9. 2021
Having worked with Davie for many years and tied his flies too, we've got to know him pretty well.
Review

Simple Flies

Nov 13. 2020
Three materials Simple is good. Not primitive… simple. And this is another fine book with simple fly patterns.
Article

Motley Flies

Nov 12. 2020
Assorted I recently went through my large archive of images. Suddenly I had a whole bunch of fly images. I gathered them into a small gallery.
See it here
Video

The Feather Bender's Flytying Techniques

Sep 1. 2019
The feather bender’s new book is out, and it’s fair to say I’m pretty excited about it!

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