Fly tying.

Many of the RWFF club members have a strong interest in fly tying and we have some significant expertise in the group.

Each year a number of evenings and events include fly tying aspects as we try to encourage more people to get involved and give tying a go.

This page has some resources which will help those who are wanting to try fly tying for the first time.

Fly tying starter kit

Shown below is a list of the basic items which are needed to start fly tying a selection of Rutland flies.

  • Vice
  • Hackle pliers
  • Dubbing needle
  • Scissors
  • Varnish
  • Black, orange and yellow utc 70
  • 100 x size 10, 12 hooks
  • Red holo tinsel medium
  • Pearl tinsel medium
  • Gold wire
  • Silver wire
  • Pheasant tail
  • Hares fur
  • Fnf coral jelly fritz
  • Sunburst UV jelly fritz
  • Booby tube yellow and white in small and medium
  • Seals fur orange, red and black
  • Glister dubbing UV pearl
  • CDC feathers
  • Red game cock cape
  • Black & olive marabou
  • Black & olive chenille

Other materials to get as you expand your range of flies include:
Peacock herl, rabbit fur, black pheasant tail. glo-brite orange and green floss, white antron wool, superglue, Sally Hansen nail varnish, mink / rabbit zonker strips.

Useful videos

The following videos take you through the steps needed to create each fly.

Blob / FAB

Shuttlecock Yellow Owl

Adapt for Hares Ear body and gold rib with orange thorax head.

Muskins Black Midge