Fly tying materials

All the stuff we use for our flies, feathers, fur, hair, synthetics

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My oldest piece of material Oct 26. 2019 Ancient I have a dried hare skin, which I have owned for as long as I have tied flies. A lot of flies and a lot of wisdom has come from that skin. Read the story here.	An Italian take on Ora Smith Oct 18. 2019 Streamers Italian fly tyer Giuseppe Finardi is intrigued by US Ora Smith's streamers featuring wings made almost exclusively from golden pheasant crest. See his take on them here
Hair pin intruder shanks Mar 4. 2019 DIY I have been making my own intruder shanks from straight hair pins for a while, and they are easy to make, inexpensive and work really well. See how here	Using bead chains Jan 21. 2019 Eyes Plain and simple bead chain is one of the cheapest fly tying materials around, but very useful and a great addition to many flies. Get some ideas here

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Video Squorgy Aug 22. 2020 Fly tying and fishing a non-breaking, non-rotting alternative to the Squirmy Worm. A great fly for when the water is running high and coloured.	Theme Durable flies Mar 13. 2020 Tied to last A series of articles about various techniques and choices that will make your flies last longer	Video Bever's Better Buckskin Feb 12. 2020 One of my favorite free-living caddis larva patterns comes from the vise of Colorado’s Luke Bever.
Video The Real Birdman Jan 9. 2020 The Real Birdman - The story of Tom Whiting and Withing Farms.	Video Vicuna & Silicone Pupa Jan 9. 2020 Maximising translucency using just two complementary materials.	Video Ear Bugs Dec 7. 2019 Building easy segmented fly bodies with cheap silicone earring stoppers.
Video Pro Shrimp Nov 19. 2019 Click the link below here you will find the full material list:	Video Simple Hare's Wool Nymph Oct 24. 2019 A simple fly only using material from a hare's skin or hare's mask apart from the hook and tying thread. Easy to tie and very generic, and a useful fly.	Video Tulle Shrimp Sep 26. 2019 A new material for building shellbacks for shrimps and nymphs. Tulle is the polyester mesh material used to add layers to wedding dresses and ballgowns.
Video Scales on hair and fur Aug 17. 2019 Wayne Luallen explains why natural fur dubs better than synthetics and how a blend might be a solution to getting some sparkle into your dubbing.	Video Feather selection from a rooster cape Aug 17. 2019 Wayne Luallen shows the various hackle types and qualities that can be picked from a rooster cape.	Video Dry and wet material color Aug 17. 2019 Wayne Luallen demonstrates the difference in color between a material dry and wet.
Video Peacock herl left barbs wound toward the bend Jul 23. 2019 Wayne Luallen shows how to tie a peacock herl body where there will be a slight cupping of the material toward the rear of the fly.	Video Peacock herl right barbs wound toward the eye Jul 23. 2019 Wayne Luallen demonstrates winding on peacock barbs from the bird's right side towards the eye of the hook.	Video Deer hair wing with butts covered Jul 23. 2019 Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to tie on a deer hair wing on a wet fly in such a way that the butts are covered by the head.

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