Classic Fly Tying
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Classic Fly Tying details the history and process of tying fishing flies. Our mission at Classic Fly Tying is to share our knowledge of classic trout flies and how to tie them.
Classic Fly Tying
3w ago
The judging of the 2024 Sowbug Roundup fly tying contest has been completed and I had the great fortune of winning THREE more fly tying awards: Best Dry Fly, Best Traditional Wet Fly, and Best Tenkara Fly. All of the winning flies were mounting in a nice frame and the end result looks like this ..read more
Classic Fly Tying
1M ago
I’ve recently made some updates to my Framed Fly Gallery page. It now shows all 24 of my 5×7 Framed Fly Collections and both of my 8×10 Collections. There is still one glaring absence in the 5×7 gallery and a few less obvious issues but for the most part it is pretty representative of my ..read more
Classic Fly Tying
1M ago
Sowbug Roundup is a three day fly tying and fly fishing show that is held in Mountain Home, Arkansas. The next event will be held Mar 21st, 22nd, and 23rd of 2024. I will be a fly tying demonstrator at this year’s Roundup. Part of the duties of a demonstrator is to donate three flies for ..read more
Classic Fly Tying
2M ago
Sowbug Roundup is a three day fly tying and fly fishing show that is held at the Baxter County Fairgrounds in Mountain Home, Arkansas. The next event will be held Mar 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, 2024. This is the 27th year that the North Arkansas Fly Fishers (NAFF) have put on the Sowbug Roundup. The first ..read more
Classic Fly Tying
3M ago
I’ve sold quite a bit of wool yarn lately so I thought I would show how I like to use wool yarn in some of my flies. Here are some flies that use yarn for the abdomen material. These yarns are available for a very reasonable price in the Fly Tying Materials section of my ..read more
Classic Fly Tying
8M ago
I have added more colors of Jamieson’s wool yarn to my inventory. You can quickly jump to all the wool yarns I have available in the Fly Tying Materials section of my online store. Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift – New Colors I have added these colors of Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift super fine yarn to my store ..read more
Classic Fly Tying
10M ago
The judging for the 2023 Branson Expo Fly Tying Contest is complete and I am humbly able to report that I won three more fly tying awards – Best Wet Fly, Best Articulating Streamer, and Best In Show. Best Wet Fly The first award winner was my wet fly entry, the Pink Lady. This fly ..read more
Classic Fly Tying
11M ago
Another day, another fly tying contest. It kind of seems that way anyway. Preparing an entry for each contest division, and tying two flies each definitely takes some time and planning. This time it is for the Branson Fly Fishing Expo to be held July 27-29 in Branson Missouri. Branson is really a fun place ..read more
Classic Fly Tying
1y ago
Me! The judging of the 2023 Sowbug Roundup fly tying contest has been completed and I had the fortune of winning THREE fly tying awards: Best In Show, Best Warm Water Fly, and Best Wet Fly. All of the winning flies were mounting in a really nice frame and the end result looks like this ..read more
Classic Fly Tying
1y ago
Sowbug Roundup is a three day fly tying and fly fishing show that is held in Mountain Home, Arkansas. The next event will be held Mar 23rd, 24th, and 25th, 2023. As I have mentioned earlier, I will be a fly tying demonstrator at this year’s Roundup. The difference between this year and earlier years though ..read more