| Fly tying is an essential tool for fly fishing. Like | | | | rabbit, fox, bear, squirrel and other furs and or |
| everything else, the design of the bait for fly | | | | feathers coming from chicken, pheasant, goose, |
| fishing is to resemble a fly or a winged object | | | | partridge and duck would be inserted and placed |
| that may lure the fish to taking the bait. Fly fishing | | | | into the fly. Hence the need for the magnifying |
| has been around for more than 200 years and | | | | glass. Further flys would even have deer, elk and |
| though there have been new technologies | | | | moose hair in them or neck and saddle hackle |
| introduced in fly tying, such as the lure design | | | | from chickens. Synthetics have allowed fly tyers |
| making rare hairs or feathers that look like those | | | | to replicate such above mentioned material now |
| of endangered species, the process of fly tying is | | | | to their ty. These days silicone, epoxy and Kevlar |
| basically the same. There are several essential | | | | thread are being used in artificial fly patterns and |
| tools in the fly tying process. These are the vise | | | | weighting materials which used to be lead wire |
| to hold the fly hook to be tied, magnifying glasses | | | | back in the day now include glass, brass and |
| to see some intricate or delicate work, bobbins, | | | | tungsten beads and cones. |
| hackle gauges, hackle pliers, lights, scissors and | | | | The fly pattern is the template from which these |
| hair stackers. One may also have pliers, bodkins, | | | | items placed on a fly can be replicated in a |
| floss bobbins, dubbing twisters, bobbin threaders, | | | | consistent manner time and again. They are also |
| wing burners, whip finishers, and blenders. The old | | | | called fly dressings. It is argued that different |
| materials used in fly tying were threads, furs, | | | | dressings are made for different types of fish |
| feathers, yarn, tinsels, hair, wire, balsa and cork. | | | | and different weathers and seasons. These |
| Technology today has added other materials such | | | | observations were made from years of |
| as synthetic and dyed materials with the like of | | | | experience in fly fishing, watching what available |
| rubber legs, plastic wings, transparent plastic line, | | | | insects were present during such time that made |
| chenilles, and other stuff that can be mixed into | | | | it attractive to particular fishes. And there are |
| the body and wings of the fly. | | | | undoubtedly different fly patterns when it comes |
| Artificial flies would also be incorporated with mink, | | | | to different locations and regions. |