Fly Tying

Keeping your fly tying materials organized isn’t just about tidiness—it’s about efficiency and making the mo...

By Joe Dellaria (with input from Joel Dellaria) It all started with a simple question. A friend of mine had ...

Some things in fly tying just belong together—like bucktail and a classic Clouser Minnow. Woolly Buggers wou...

Choosing the right thread size is a critical aspect of fly tying. The right thread can significantly influen...

I used to think one bobbin was plenty... The truth is, one bobbin will get you started, but it won’t get you...

Are your current fly tying scissors not making the cut? In the art of fly tying, precision is everything! Th...

A good fly-tying vise is like a finely balanced fly rod—once you use a well-engineered one, you wonder how y...

There’s a moment in every fly tyer’s life when they look at their vise, sigh, and think, there’s got to be a...

Everything you need to know about fly tying hooks. Read on for our ultimate guide to sizes and types, and what fly to tie on which.

Regardless of your skill or experience level, a well-thought-out fly tying workstation setup not only makes ...

The Bi-Visible pattern was conceived and named sometime in the 1920s. It is most commonly referred to as the Brown Bi-Visible, but as a pattern, brown is just one iteration of the versatile pattern. For the fly tier, the Bi-Visible is indeed simple. For the angler, the Bi-Visible is both “Visible” on the water and if tied with quality dry fly hackle is a high floater that retains its flotation properties well.

Everything you need to know about the materials to get you started in fly tying.