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 Fly Tier: Andrew Cooper |
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Tying Instruction : 1) Place bead on hook. 2) Tie thread in just behind bead. Tie on wood duck tail and wind back to bend in hook. 3) Tie sewing thread in on side of hook close to you. 4) Tie crystal flash in on backside of hook. 5) Wind smooth underbody with tying thread back to hook eye. 7) Tie a single overhand note with crystal flash and sewing thread at hook bend. 8) Follow the woven fly instruction, step #1 - step #10 and use a knit fixer to weave a body. 9) Tie on working thread. Dub a small thorax behind the bead and whip finish. Note : It is best to try some of the larger woven patterns before attempting this size #20. I have found that the smaller sizes are actually easier to tie, simply because there is less to them. The one thing that is crucial is good lighting, use a desk lamp whenever tying small flies. |
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When I was 13 my parents gave me a fly fishing outfit for my birthday. That year I spent a lot of time trying to fly fishing on our local trout stream. I caught nothing the whole summer. My dad, not being a fisherman, couldn't understand how I could keep going back day after day. One day a friend of his a work suggested we visit Carl Coleman who had a fly fishing store in the basement of his house. We went to Carl's and bought a fly tying kit, and Carl told us of a man who lived in my neighborhood named Lynn Holt who might help me tie some flies. That winter, Lynn graciously let me come over to his house on Wednesday nights to tie flies. The very first trip that next spring I caught my first Trout. Lynn did not ask for anything for all the lessons he gave me, he did it for the love of the sport. He was passing on a gift that will last me a lifetime.
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