Fly-Tying

On the third Monday of each month the Land of Legend Fly-Fishers offer two fly-tying sessions at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Newark, Ohio. At 6 p.m. we offer Fundamentals of Fly-Tying. The emphasis is on learning and refining basic, essential techniques and skills of fly-tying. All materials and equipment are provided free of charge.

At 7 p.m. we offer Intermediate Fly-Tying, demonstrating more advanced techniques and using different materials to tie new patterns.

Understanding Deer Hair: deer hair.pdf

Lee Cummings False Casting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNDj-pjOnv4

Hook Conversion Charts:  Hook.pdf

The following are Orvis/Tim Flagler’s instructional videos created to assist novice tyers:

https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/video-anatomy-fly-hook

https://howtoflyfish.orvis.com/one-minute-fly-tying-tips/958-how-to-secure-a-hook-in-a-tying-vise

https://howtoflyfish.orvis.com/one-minute-fly-tying-tips/1109-how-to-start-your-thread-on-the-hook 

The following zip file contains several pdf files with basic information about hooks and fly-tying materials. Click on the file name to download it to your Downloads folder:  Hook & Hackle

Twisted Poly Parachute Post

A Simple Easy Technique

Readily adaptable to several styles and sizes of Flies

Basic Recipe:

Hook – Dry Fly 1xl, barbless or emerger 2x short

Thread – 70 or 140 Denier (6/0 or 8/0)

Yarn – Polypropylene, Floating Yarn