Fly Tying Tips
By Elaine Cook
Fly Tying Tips
By Elaine Cook
Instead of a FLY OF THE MONTH, here are a few ideas to help when you go to tie that next fly:
* One method of organizing fly tying materials is to use a ring binder (the kind that holds 8 1/2" x 11" binder paper). A variety of plastic pockets are available to fit the binders. One cool one is a plastic zippered container for pencils (good for holding chunks of deer, elk, calf tail, etc.)
* Another, good for dubbings, and yarns, etc., is a sheet of small pockets designed to hold 35mm photo slides. Check out what Staples, Office Depot or your favorite office and art supply store has to offer.
* It's not uncommon to have loose hackle feathers or lengths of material cut off from a spool or card. A Zip Loc-type baggie will separate them for future use and keep them from migrating to some hidden place or tangling with other materials.
* Fly tying tool sets often contain bobbin threaders with a long loop made from fine stainless steel wire. The wire may be harder than your bobbin tube metal, and can cut grooves inside the tube when you use it to thread the bobbin. The sharp edges of these grooves can in turn fray or break your thread. Substitute plastic dental floss threaders, for sale in most drug stores.
