Base Materials List

[Teck71]

Ok so i got a beginners tieing kit sent to me from my folks in Ontario.

included is

is the basic tool except a hair stacker and whipfinishing tools. and a very small supply of materials

 

my question is a basic group of materials to start with you know the must haves

 

thanks in advance.

 

Teck

 

oh and decent tutorial sites, vieos or book would probably help to

 

Would do classes but my week is pretty full.

[maxwell]

hey dude i would recommend..

 

a pheasent tail feather

hares mask

peacock herl

gold silver and copper wire

6/0 black and camel thread

size 12 and 14 nymph hooks and gold beeds

brown and white goose biots

small pack with half dozen brown hackle feathers for a size 12

basic book on tying

 

learn how too tye the hares ear, pheasent tail and prince nymph....

[Pipes]

I'll start and i'm sure there are others that will add the basics. For beginning fly tying, I would go with the basics to tie some basic flies:

Dubbing - hare's ear, olive ice dub etc

peacock herl

pheasant tail

hackles - grizzly, maybe some type of brown saddle

gold and silver wire

marabou (black is a good start)

Chenille

elk hair

goose biot - brown and white

Bead heads - to match hook size

Hooks - variety of straight shank and nymph style (take a look at some basic fly patterns and see what the recipes are) Sizes 6 - 12 are good start for straight shank, 10 - 14 for nypmh style

Just some starting points. You will soon find yourself at the fly shop every other day picking up more essentials.

Good luck

[Lawrence]

I agree, the flyanglersonline site is a great learn too site, as far base materials Figure out what you need to tie and buy the materials for that pattern. You will find that you're materials will grow pretty fast.

 

GRHE

Hare's mask

Turkey quill

Gold Ribbing

And of course the size of hooks you will need

 

Don'f forget to look around the house for materials too, an old lamp can give you all the copper wire you will ever need!

[albannachxcuileag]

THis is a good place to start!. Advice is free, the rest you buy yourself!

[cheeler]

Don't forget the red wire and shrimp hooks!

 

If you want an easy streamer to tie, grab a bucktail, big fly thread, krystal flash, epoxy and dumbbell eyes for some clousers, or the materials mentioned above for Woolly Buggers. Bigger flies are easier to work on while you learn the basics.

 

Also, once you have a materials list, check out a craft store like Micheals for marabou, wire, peacock herl, cheap feathers, markers, beads, and other stuff which is much cheaper than that at fly shops.

 

Lastly, stop by the dollar store and pick up a cheap box of toothpicks. They're invaluable for applying epoxy, head cement, holding materials down while you wrap thread, cleaning the head cement out of eyes, etc.

[Lundvike]

I think before you go out and spend a ton of cash on material I would tie a few (dozen) flies with what came in you kit, just to make sure you enjoy it. If it is like the kit I got from my inlaws it probably came with an instruction manual to tie a few patterns specific to what materials are in the kit. just my $.02

[Teck71]

Thanks for all the advice,

 

Lundvike,

I was going to do that but I can't see that lasting very long, if it turns ount i do enjoy it.

 

on the othe hand i also have a list of materials for three flies that I plan on starting with, and i'll build from there.

 

Tight lines

Teck

[admin]

My recommendation is to buy materials for 4 or 5 flies that you use most often and start with that. Once you have tied up a few dozen flies, you'll have a pretty good idea if you like it or not, not everyone does. If you stick with it, you'll likely want to upgrade the vise from the one that came with your kit. There are tons of tutorial sites with some great pattern ideas.

 

http://flyangler.ca/index.php?option=com_f...s&Itemid=42

http://flyangler.ca/index.php?option=com_c...3&Itemid=32

http://flyanglersonline.com/flytying/beginners/

http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox/index.cfm

http://flytyingforum.com/index.php?act=flyindex

 

Of course, there is a wealth of knowledge here on the site, and lots of tyer who can help you out.

 

Some videos

http://copperfly.net/fly_tying_videos.php

http://youtube.com/profile?user=topflyman

 

When you find yourself walking behind a cute blond and you start thinking about using her hair to tie a fly rather than bounce a dime of her butt, you'll know you're in trouble.

[Rainbow]

http://www.gwentanglingsociety.co.uk/index.php

 

I am in the same boat as you, someone posted this site in another post a while back. It has some great vids starting with the basics and up to intermedate tying. Lots of different flies and also broken down into Heads Tails Hackle etc. I have found it very helpful.

 

Good luck

[ladystrange]

i posted that one. also the UK site is great. everyone is very helpful. the uk site also has book recommendations

 

i think you have the material lists organized.

 

if you can make it out every other wednesday the hook and hackle club has beginner lessons. next meeting is this wednesday at the bow river canoe club 17th and deerfoot on the east side. you can come as a guest and check it out, see if you want to join. it is a great place to meet people and you can sit down and watch someone tie something and ask questions. - very helpful

[Teck71]

Hey LS Hope the trip was good,

 

I was thinking that but I have a previous engagment on Wednesdays that I cannot break. So hook and hackle is out, for every other Wed might be able to make a 1 a month depending on where they land.

 

for now I'll start simple and work up.

 

Thanks for the advice all,

 

I have started with the 2 nymphs that I use most (other than SJW) the copper john and the Hares ear, and the third the Elk Hair Caddis. got the CJ and Hares ear going good, but the EHC still looks like my Cat up chucked a hair ball on a hook half the time.

 

Teck

[bigbowtrout]

Just ask Max for one of his cat and dog fly's and you should be set to tie maybe 100 new fly's from the material he uses for just one of those monsters

[ladystrange]

hey Teck, yeah the cruise was great, want to move to the Bahamas... I need a sugar daddy i think

 

Hook n Hackle is every 2nd and 4th wednesday of the month. i am tying at the fly fish expo this sat and sun afternoon, drop by and say hello if you are going.

[Fishietales]

For any begginers out there try this site, Alans a very helpful chap so give it a go,

 

http://www.progressiveflytying.com/