At Home Fly Tying Hacks:
I've put together some videos showing how to tie at home with no equipment and no materials other than what you can find at home. Getting back to square one can open your eyes to what is essential and what is getting in the way as clutter.
Parachute Abigail Adams https://youtu.be/6A2K-6CqNW4
Foam Backed Emerger https://youtu.be/C9lpKFXX3B0
Red Midge https://youtu.be/Lyku-KwiU0s
In one of these videos I actually made my own hooks.
The pandemic of 2020 gave an opportunity to look at new ways of doing things. Kids (with supervision and without the hook making challenge) are very good at fly tying with their small fingers and fine motor skills. Young anglers will learn patience, middle age anglers will learn why they need reading glasses, and senior obsessed anglers will finally be able to break free of the compulsive addiction to buy new materials for every new fly pattern.
Fly shops should not be intimidated that flies can actually be tied without equipment or the precise materials called for in a classic pattern. Fly tiers who master these flies will be in your shop as soon as you open to buy doodads and materials to improve their flies.
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