Bad, Fair, and Better is how I am going to evaluate my fly-tying classes. I have spent the last couple of days experimenting with different wooly bugger patterns that are fairly easy to tie. I have found the best way for me to learn how to tie a decent fly is to watch the video of the fly I am trying to duplicate. I didn’t realize how many fly-tying videos are available on the internet, serving as the perfect instructor.
These flies were some of the first I finished and were mainly an exercise in learning how to use the tools, which resulted in some really bad wooly buggers.
You can see with these two wooly buggers I was improving some.
Keep at it Bill, it gets so much easier.
ReplyDeleteI'd say all your buggers will catch fish, but the black ones will kill it.
Here are a few of my favorite youtube fly tying channels where the host gets to the point or offers up good tips and tricks.
https://www.youtube.com/@tightlinevideo/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@FlyFishFood/videos
John, I really appreciate the links I can use all the help I can get with my new hobby ---fly tying--- I've discovered it take patience to tie a decent fly. I agree some of my worst flies would probably land some fish.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment and hope you all have a great Christmas!