Fly Tying Patterns & Resource Links
Patterns
Below you will find some patterns that may be useful.
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Tying a Foam Ant by Patuxent River Flies
Greg Cwlina of Patuxent River Flies put together a step-by-step presentation on how to tie a foam Ant.
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Tying a Foam Bee by Patuxtent River Flies
Greg Cwlina of Patuxtent River Flies put together a step-by-step presentation on how to tie a foam Bee.
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Tying a Foam Beetle by Patuxent River Flies
Greg Cwlina of Patuxent River Flies put together a step-by-step presentation on how to tie a foam Beetle.
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Winter Stoneflies
Jim Greco put together this document which was adapted from the Guide to Maryland Trout Fishing by Charlie Gelso & Larry Coburn.
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Caulk Wing Little Winter Stonefly
Carl Smolka, past TU member, put together this document on how to tie a different version of a little winter stonefly using Poly Foam Caulk Saver.Â
Links to Resources
Below you will find links to some resources that can be useful in fly tying.
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Introduction to Fly Tying
Joe Walther of SVTU put together this great informative document for those who need info on "how to get started".
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Common Fly Tying Mistakes by Kelly Galloup
In this YouTube video from The Slideinn Kelly Galloup discusses common fly tying mistakes. This video discusses the basics, such as thread control & placement, and all sorts of other good information.
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Tips for Beginners
This document, written by Charles August (who started SVTU fly tying) is full of good useful tips for those beginning to tie flies.
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2023 Fly Fishing 101 Handout Materials
This is a copy of the handout materials from our Fly Fishing 101: Introduction to Fly Fishing. There is a lot of great information here!
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J Stockard—Hook and Bead Comparison Chart
This chart is from J. Stockard Fly Fishing and gives a good description of hooks and their parts.
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Various Streamer Fly Tying Videos
This document has links to selected instructional YouTube videos on how to tie various streamer patterns.
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