So You Want To Tie Flies - What You Do And Don't Need

Fly tying. Did you get into this to save money or be creative? How are you going to organize all this? Are you going to start cutting apart road kill and saving your belly button lint? Rob has been tying flies since spring break his junior year of high school. It is more than an art. He ties for fun and commercially. Rob teaches a monthly fly tying class in Arlington, Va monthly. He is renowned for his use of everyday materials that are repurposed into fly tying material. This episode is about all the tools and terminology used in the process of taking a bare piece of metal and attaching natural and synthetic materials to it with the intent of having a fish eat it. Watch Rob tie flies, discuss flies and materials, and just be creative behind the vise. Be sure to read The Feather Thief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices