Fly-tying gear and materials don’t have to be expensive, but Brammer warns newcomers not to buy an inexpensive kit filled with cheap tools that won't last and materials that they might never use.

In addition to tools, fly-tying kits include the materials needed to tie the most basic fly patterns. Like any hobby kit, the more you spend, the more material you get.

The Montana Fly Co. offers more than 1,000 fly patterns, from Adams to zonkers, and from micro-midges to monster "double-bunny" pike streamers, each in four or five different sizes.

The judges have ooh-ed and ahh-ed, wowed and raised their eyebrows, and after some debate Saturday, the results are in for the Times Herald-Record's first fly-tying contest, sponsored by Thruway ...

It’ll probably stay up at least until the trout opener, because it holds all the fly tying materials to the left of my tying desk and it will take that long to refill my boxes with enough flies ...

There you have it three useful, easy-to-tie fly patterns to help you get started. But once you begin tying flies and actually catch a few fish on your own patterns someth ...

A Fly Tying Table That Makes It Possible What makes my dedicated space for tying flies possible is a fly-tying table made by Cris Jackson, the owner of Lone Bison Fly Tables.

The patterns and techniques presented here are all compatible with a 9-foot, 5- or 6-weight fly rod and reel, which are standard sizes for most trout pursuits. If you already fish dry flies and ...

Local angler and fly tyer Dan McGuire will be hosting a fly-tying demonstration on Saturday, Jan. 13, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at East Rosebud Fly Shop.