Founded 1994 by Armand Courchaine

Tying Flies and Information about Fishing Them

Freshwater

Fly Tying

Beginning Fly Tying, Al Campbell Click on Fly Tying

Materials: Good, thorough information on fly tying materials, including various brands: hackle, hooks, thread, superflue, antron, hopper materials, organizing materials, etc. Much more information can be found by clicking on Mike Hogue's home page at the end of the cocument.

Hans Weilenmann Extraordinarily clear and detailed, with information, links, and at least one video (CDC & Elk)

The English Fly Fishing Shop Click on the fly for pattern & information

Westfly Fly Patterns

UFTRI Fly Catalog Some step-by step

Fly Tying Techniques

How to use a Matarelli whip finisher

"A better way to wrap hackle"

Tying upright wings

The links above come from Fly Fisherman's "Fly Tier's Bench." Check it out--there's more, and links are added from time to time. Also check out the fly patterns.

Gary and Jason Borger's online videos: ways to finish a fly--the double hitch, hand whip finish, and the Materelli whip finish tool. The videos, with their clear narrations, may be downloaded for future use.

Watch a video of tying salwater flies and learning basic techniques. The list is in the right-hand column.

You can also google a fly or a fly tying technique. Just go into Google and type a short phrase--like "whip finish," "wrap hackle," "tying a X (name the fly." Don't include the quotation marks.