Dubbing Spinner
Fly Tying/Materials
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Dubbing Spinner

Dubbing brushes and hackle brushes are used in various fly patterns. They are a way to add a lot of bulk to large flies, such as game changer or salt water flies.  But their use is not limited to large flies . Using the dubbing loop technique, small dubbed fly bodies are also easy to form.  No matter the pattern or size, they all have one thing in common.  You need a dubbing spinner.

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Fly Tying
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Tips for New Fly Tyers

Fly tying is not tricky. It has been called an art; indeed, some ties are works of art designed to display or catch fishermen instead of fish. Here are some tips to help the new fly tyer become more proficient. Have fun, and along the way, you will become part inventor, artist-craftsman, and entomologist.

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Zonker Leech
Fly Tying
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Zonker Leech

Zonker Leech

 

The Zonker Leech is an easy-to-tie effective fly. In small sizes, it may represent a swimming mayfly nymph;  in medium sizes, a leech and in larger sizes, a baitfish. No matter what sizes you tie, it looks like food to the fish.

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The   Fly Fishing Show
Fly Fishing/Fly Tying
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The Fly Fishing Show

The Fly Fishing Show is a series of shows presented by Ben Furimsky. The program has six different shows around the country; Edison, NJ, Atlanta, GA, Denver, CO, Pleasanton, CA, Lancaster, PA, and Marlboro, MA. The International Fly Tying Symposium is also one of his shows. This past weekend I had my first experience with the Atlanta Fly Fishing Show.

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Foam Beetle

Finished Foam Beetle

Fly Tying
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Foam Beetle

I recently traveled to New Jersey to attend the International Fly Tying Symposium. If you have never been, I would highly recommend it.  It was well attended, and there were some excellent fly tiers, including Fly Tyer magazine’s  Fly Tyer of the Year, Barry Ord Clake.  I especially enjoyed drinking coffee and talking to some of the tiers at 6 am in the hotel lobby.  

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Bodkin Cleaner

Bodkin Cleaner

Fly Tying
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Bodkin Cleaner

Bodkin Cleaner

When tying, I use my bodkin to pick out dubbing fibers, trapped hackle fibers, poke holes in things, and add head cement to whip finishes. As a result, it gets gunky and needs to be cleaned.

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