Tying techniques

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Fly Couture Feb 19. 2022 Different Some tyers tie different flies. Scottish Nick Thomas, now Wales based, is one of them. And he wrote a book about it.	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.
NailFly Jun 17. 2021 Polished Here’s a simple pattern for a summer salmon fly, which can be varied almost endlessly. It uses nail polish for the body and is super fast to tie. Learn to tie it here	The Feather Mechanic Jan 10. 2021 Fly design This is a book I have been looking forward to for a while. And it doesn’t disappoint.

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Video Mole&Orange Spider Sep 24. 2022 Something that helped me a lot when tying soft hackle in my flies. Regardless if i tie dry or wet fly this technique helped me a lot.	Video Jingler Sep 18. 2022 This is just an outstanding way to tie a fly. It's one of the first flies I ever tied on my tippet and it's also among best flies I ever tried. Hope you will like it, Tight lines.	Video How to Split Legs Aug 12. 2022 Quick video of split leg technique. I assume this one is more fiddly for some. But its the way i got used to doing it.
Video Split Three Tails Jul 29. 2022 Another short video of how to split (fork) three tails.	Video Deer Hair Masterclass Jun 8. 2022 85 minutes of deer hair techniques with Andreas Andersson.	Video Woven Ammonite Nymph May 20. 2022 This pattern is based on Steve Thornton’s Ammonite nymph dressing, a real favourite amongst many tyers and fly fishers alike.
Video Finishing a brass tube tutorial \| Ívar's Fly Workshop Mar 2. 2022 In this video I will show you guys how to finish a brass tube so it is good to go and fish with it. There are few important things you need to know about it and they should all be in this video.	Review Fly Couture Feb 19. 2022 Different Some tyers tie different flies. Scottish Nick Thomas, now Wales based, is one of them. And he wrote a book about it.	Video Pine Squirrel Collar Jan 18. 2022 Detailed instructions for creating a Pine Squirrel Collar on virtually any fly.
Video 5 things you don't need in fly tying! Jan 7. 2022 Into fly tying?	Video Detached body technique Dec 17. 2021 A simple detached body technique with a twist!	Video Classic Streamers - Plus a tip Nov 14. 2021 This is an edited version of BT's Fly Tying Friday dated 12 November 2021. In it Mike Kelly shares a couple of his favorite ole-time streamers.
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 How to tie the Gamechanger Sep 30. 2021 The Gamechanger was originally created by Blane Chocklett and consists of multiple "spines" to make a moveable tail.	Video Mini Gamechanger Jun 18. 2021 The Gamechanger was originally created by Blane Chocklett and consists of multiple "spines" to make a moveable tail.

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