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About Dale's Fly Tying
Fly tying is fun. We learn
at the vise and on the water, and with each fly we tie and trip we take we
add skill and insight that will help us the next time we craft flies and
fool fish.
I love teaching fly tying.
Through the years I've tied so many flies by default I've learned lots of
tricks. Even though I've taught literally thousands of people to tie flies
it is still a passion that must be expressed. This page is going to do that.
I hope you will take
advantage of my willingness to write, photograph and explain fly tying tips
that should help you thrive at the vise.
Learn:
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why something works,
not just how to do it |
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how to handle
materials in the easiest possible manner |
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correct use of
materials for specific patterns |
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patterns, but more
than recipes |
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proportions that make
sense and transfer to other patterns |
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aquatic insect life
cycles and how to tie patterns that work |
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much more |
Fly tying is fun. Let's
learn together. If you have any questions, please drop me a line at
daleflies@gmail.com I'll write back
with the best answer possible, and add information to the page that will
help others understand, too.
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Dale's Flies
Fly Tying: Getting Started! |
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The basics include:
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Tools and their use: what's the
most economical way to buy fly tying tools? |
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Materials: what do I really need
to tie the flies I want to use? I will show you what and how |
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How do I tie a...? No
matter the fly, I will explain tying technique that works |
How? From our
vast fly tying experience. Dale Darling has tied flies for over 25 years, many as
a commercial fly tier. He's taught classes and done clinics all over
Colorado and the west, teaching everything from basic fly tying to teaching
Full Dress Atlantic Salmon patterns.
This site is
stocked with tools and materials that work. My
Solutions
Booklets are chocked full of tying and fishing information that is
clear, concise and useful.
Join me for fly tying fun! You'll save lots of time and money by trusting
Dale's Flies.
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Fly Tying: Getting Started
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Tools |
Materials |
Basic
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Books |
Patterns |
Terms |
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Aquatic Insect
Lifecycle Tying Instruction
Have you studied Aquatic
Insects? If not, please follow the link to the Aquatic Insect Instruction
are of this site and get going! It's fun and fulfilling to know which bug is
which and what fly works to imitate that insect.
This tying section is
designed for folks who are at the intermediate level, or would like to be -
and want to grow in their knowledge and skill. Is that you? If so, come on
in and let's have some fun!
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