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Fish prefer to hide (especially the largest ones) under trees and various submerged obstacles, which poses a significant risk of losing flies to fly angler. However, the vast majority of fishermen, despite the possible loss of a fly, decide to try to catch a beautiful large brown trout (or any other species of fish) hiding under a branch or near a large tree trunk. Usually these fly throws don’t end well (at least for the most part not), as usually the fly lands and stays where we least wanted it. We usually try several more times until we find out that we no longer have these types of flies in our box.
No big deal, as they have others in the fishing shops. But they really have them? Usually the flies we want to buy are sold out or are different colors than we want or tied to an oversized hook or too expensive postage or …. .
The answer to how to get to these flies we love is to tie them ourselves. Starting to tie flies to yourself is not as challenging as it seems. You only need to buy a few basic fly tying tools and then some fly tying material. In this blog post I will describe the fly tying tools for beginners.
To make it easier to decide which tools to buy at the beginning of tying flies I have described below the most important tools that in my experience you need to have in order to start tying your own flies.
Bobbin threader
A simple tool for threading of the bobbin. It saves us time, to put the thread with your fingers through the bobbin tube usually does not go very smoothly and it is necessary to try several times to succeed. Without it we can tie flies but with it it is much easier and less stressful. I highly recommend this tool.
Bodkin needle
With this universal tool you can precisely applying varnish or glue, teasing out trapped materials, clear out excessive cement from hook eyes, pick out dubbing, separate fibers, coating and securing flies and many more possibilities of use.
Important: caution is required when working with bodkin needle due to the sharp point.
Bobbin holder
In my opinion a tool without which we cannot tie flies (it is possible to tie flies but I do not recommend). Its basic function is to precisely wind the thread and take care of the tension of the thread. In fly fishing shops you can find different types of bobbins, which differ in price, size, material, quality of workmanship and much more. I don’t recommend the cheapest because they often tear threads. If you already have the cheapest bobbin use it to hold a spool of wire.
Although the purpose of the post is to present basic beginner tools for making flies, I would still recommend beginners to buy a medium quality bobbin. You won’t regret it as you will avoid unnecessary tearing of threads and a bad mood when learning to tie flies. I experienced this myself, so very quickly (when I started tying the flies) I replaced the cheapest bobbin with a better quality bobbin and it was worth every cent ?.
Scissors
Another very important tool without which I can’t imagine tying flies. I advise you to buy a double pair of scissors at the beginning of the fly tying. One pair of cheap scissors (probably you have some older ones at home and you won’t need to buy these) for cutting harder materials such as wire, lead wire, larger pieces of material (foam, feathers, rubber, …). The second pair of scissors should be with a super fine and very sharp point due to cutting smaller pieces of material, cutting threads on smaller flies and the like. These precision scissors are found in different price range, but to start tying flies, cheaper scissors will do the job.
Whip Finisher
To keep the fly as it was, it is necessary to fix it with a slip knot (noose knot) at the end of tying. I don’t use this tool because i finish the knot by hand (hand whip finish – both small and large flies). To me personally since I tying the flies this accessory doesn’t suit me and that’s why I always finish the slip knot with my hand. Because I have thinner fingers this is not a problem for me but for people with thicker fingers I recommend using whip finish (especially for tying a smaller flies).
At the beginning of tying flies I recommend that you try both techniques of tying the final slip knot (with whip finish and by hand) and then decide which one suits you best.
Hair Stacker
If you want to have the same length and even hair wings and tails, the use of this tool is practically necessary. It can be used to align the length of various fur materials such as nutria, deer, bucktail, elk, caribou, calf and so on. It’s not the most necessary tool but it’s fine if you have it.
Hackle Plier
This useful tool is used to hold the stem of the feather while wrapping it around the hook. Make it easier to work with delicate feathers and prevent the fibers from being damaged. hackle plier can also be used to hold wires and other materials.
Dubbing twister
Its basic function is to create a dubbing loop with a thread. In addition to dubbing, other materials can also be used (flash, feathers – cdc, …).
Fly tying vise
A tool without which I can’t imagine tying flies and that’s a fly tying vise. Which one to buy only depends on the budget of the individual and also how much time he or she will spend tying the flies.
The most important part of the vise are quality jaws (clamp mechanism). With cheaper vices, rotating flies and streamers is an impossible task, as the vices unwinds after a few rotations around (the rest you can imagine ?).
If you tie only a few flies to the season, a cheaper clamp will be quite enough.
But when tying flies becomes more than just tying a few flies or steamers per season (a few boxes of flies), you should buy a more expensive fly tying holder (as much as your wallet allows), as it will last for years and provide more pleasure in tying flies.
The best decision (my opinion) for a beginner fly tiyer is to buy a cheap kit in which you get basically everything you need to get started. When your technique of tying flies progresses and you find that it is necessary to change certain fly tying tools, you buy better and higher quality tools that will last longer.
With this post I have briefly introduced which tools you need to start tying flies. It is important to buy only the necessary tools at the beginning, as too many different techniques can lead to a loss of will to tie the flies.
As I mentioned before, starting to fly flies is pretty much related to cost. The investment in a quality fly tying tool can be quite high and therefore does not mean that your fly tying will be better. When tying flies, all that matters is how many hours you invest in tying flies. It is of no use if you have the best fly tying tool in the world if dust accumulates on them. So think carefully about how much time you plan to invest in tying flies and only then decide what to buy.
Practice makes perfect.
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Spring came, and so did all the fish from the deep pools of the river, where they survived the winter (at least most fish). The water level of the river was excellent and I could already start fly fishing.
So let’s try to catch chub on a freshly tied squirmy wormy fly.
When I was here two days ago without fishing gear there were a lot of chub and other fish, now no fish activity (as usual). When I was back here a few days later there were a lot of chubs (as if they knew I didn’t have fishing gear with me) ?.
Small chub attacked the squirmy wormy 3 times before being caught on the hook.
In addition to fish in the river ((which are good signs that clean water is in the river), there are other aquatic creatures that are also food for the fish.
To some fishing spots I had to crawl and climb through nettles and thorns but it was worth it.
Amazing what a jump of a chub out of the water.
These chubs in the river are amazing acrobats.
Using the barbless hook is very useful as it is quickly released from the mouth of the fish.
Goodbye, see you another time.
Despite the fact that the chubs and of course other fish species were not in the mood for flies it was a very nice day by the river. Nevertheless, I am more than happy with fly fishing as I have caught quite a few chubs (they are still happily swimming in the river).
Where to go for a one-day afternoon trip?
We decided to go to Logar Valley. We went to see the Savinja river, which has long been on my wishlist. This time without fishing gear. We took our camera as part of the mandatory equipment.
We visited the part of Savinja that is managed by Fishing Family Ljubno.
I am attaching a link to their website: http://www.rd-ljubno.si/en
We visited their fishing district Savinja 3 + Catch and Release. I am attaching a link to this district (unfortunately only in Slovenian language) : http://www.rd-ljubno.si/revirji/savinja_3
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They have a very nice fly fishing pond, designed especially for beginner fishermen to train their fly casting.
In the pond, we can mainly catch brown trout and rainbow trout. We can also catch danube salmon, chub, carp, common nase, grayling and pike during fly fishing.
Larger fish are also stocking in the pond, therefore, trophy specimens are also found in the pond.
Next to the pond is a fishing lodge with great food.
Clean river, big trout, unspoiled nature, mountains, friendly locals and much more that Logar Valley has to offer. I made many pleasant impressions during the short time that I have been here.
The only thing I really want to do is fly on this beautiful river. This wish will be fulfilled once in the future (maybe next year) when I will be financially able enough to visit this river with a fly rod in my hand. Until then, with the camera in my hand, I will be photographing and filming this beautiful river with big fish in it.
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