Fly tying is the process of creating artificial flies used by fishing anglers to catch fish.
Helen Shaw, a professional American flying pilot, defines it as "a simple process to tie the various materials to the link with the thread". However, threads are no longer always necessary because modern materials such as UV-cured resins can be used to fix the material to the hook.
Flying binding requires some basic equipment, flying patterns to follow or mimic, and materials suitable for a particular selected fly pattern. The flying fastener allows the flying tyer to efficiently and effectively assemble and secure the material on the hook. Binder flies were initially limited to various feathers, feathers, threads and hooks. Currently, many natural and synthetic materials are used to bind flies. A flying pattern is the instruction or recipe needed to create a fly. They specify the size and type of hooks, materials and colors to be used, as well as sequences to be followed and assembly methods. There are thousands of possible flying patterns available for tyers.
Hand-tied flies in the commercial market are sold for under a US dollar up to several US dollars each. Flying binding is a challenging and rewarding hobby for some people, a strategy to save money for others, and a profitable commercial company for professional tyers. Fly tyer professional or commercial can produce more than 36 thousand flies every year, while amateur fly fly can bind only a few flies every season for personal use.
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Approach
Some views fly binding as an art form. E. C. Gregg, in his 1940 book, states that "The purpose of this book will be to teach the whole art in a practical way of Ligging in all its branches."
Instead, A. K. Best suggests a practical way to simplify binding techniques. It is best to emphasize that flying binding is not just a handicraft but also a knowledge rooted in the observation of fish and prey, and then designs and binds artificial flies to imitate the prey to catch fish. One of the first contributions to this approach was made by Preston Jennings in his book A Book of Trout Flies.
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Fly tying history
The history of the binder (and fly design) reflects the evolution and history of fly fishing. The basic fly-tying method has not changed dramatically from the mid-19th century to the present. Most of the changes resulted from the introduction and adaptation of new materials, especially synthetics, and new hook designs. Images from the early literature devoted to fly binding and flying constructs do not show significantly different processes than those used today. The tools associated with fly binding today, however, evolved along with new technology. In the mid-19th century flies were tied up without the benefit of vise latches. Instead, the hook is held by the fingers when the fly is built. The following is from Rod Fishing in Clear Waters (London 1860):
Your materials are now in a ready state, hooks should be tied first with silk that is waxed to the best end of the hair or left colon after cutting the curved tip, this way (Plate vii No. 1): Take the bend of the hook between your left hand and your thumb, projecting shank; place the tip of the waxed silk, which should be about six inches long, and the end of the intestine along the underside of the calf; hand it over until you wrap it to the end of the calf, and two or three times back to the head of the fly; take the feather or clutch as prepared (Plate vii No. 2), place the point of the feather from where it turns to the back with the outside beside the hook, and hold it there with your left finger and thumb until you pass the silk over it, right where you left off, wrap it up two or three times in a lap down to the bend of the hook; take your scissors and cut the roots of the hair, and the excessive intestine under the hook, let it not as long as the body of the fly should be made; take the thick ends of your feathers in the tweezers or pliers and wrap them three or four times close together, follow the silk wrap until everything, or as much as you consider sufficient, is turned; then take your silk and pass the tip once or twice; cut out the excessive part of the feathers and wrap the calf with the silk, regularly and regularly, to form the body of the fly, and tighten it with a loop or two; or, if you want a thick-bodied fly or one of the knitted silk, return it again and tighten it on the shoulder; cut the left silk, set the fur just right with the needle and your finger and thumb, and the flies are made or dressed. This is the simplest method.
One of the earliest references to using flies is in Ogden on Fly Tying (London, 1887). Other fly binders - scissors, forceps, bodkins, etc.-- have remained very similar for the past 120 years.
Imitation of prey
Tying the artificial flies is always about mimicking some form of prey fish. A significant literature on the concept of imitation exists primarily for trout flies. A Flies Trout - Jennings (1935), Streamside to Naturals & amp; Their Imitations - Art Flick (1947), Matching hatch - Schweibert (1955) , Selective Trout - Swisher and Richards (1971), Nymph - Schweibert (1973), Caddisflies - LaFontaine (1989), Prey - Richards (1995) are some 20th century titles that relate extensively by mimicking nature prey. From a human point of view, many flying patterns do not exactly mimic the prey of fish found in nature, but they still work. Successful flying patterns or "kills" mimic something that is targeted by the target species. This caused the dealers and fly fishermen to make additional provisions to characterize the flies that clearly did not imitate anything specifically, but still managed to catch fish. These additional terms are not consistent but are generally associated with trout-fly patterns due to their large variations, both historical and contemporary. The pattern's Drawer term has been applied to flies that are unlike anything else but managed to pull a strike from Trout Fishing (Brooks 1972) . In Flies for Trout (1993) Dick Stewart characterizes this same pattern as General Purpose . Dave Hughes, in Trout Flies-The Tier's Reference (1999) , describes flies similar to Search for flies and characterizes three levels of imitation: Impressionistic, Target and Imitative
Paul Schullery in American Fly Fishing - A History (1996) and The Rise (2006) explains that although much has been written about the imitation theory of the fly design, all the patterns of flies success must imitate something to attract fish to attack. The various flying patterns documented today for all types of target species - trout, salmon, bass and panfish, spears, saltwater, tropical exotics, etc.-- are not easily categorized as imitative , < i> attorney , looking for or impressionistic .
Tool and fly binder material
Tools
Various tools enable and optimize binding of flies. Lewis Morris, a professional fly flyer, makes a list of important tools as a visum to hold the fly hooks that will be tied, coils, magnifying glass for fine work, destructive pliers, circulation gauges, lights, hair stackers, and scissors. Other optional tools are pliers, toothpicks, bodkins, dubbing twisters, blenders, floss bobbins, whip finishers, wing burners and spindle threaders.
Materials
Binder flies can be used to make flies on the hook. Traditional materials are yarn, yarn, feather, fur, hair, tinsels, cork, balsa and wire. Current materials include not only all kinds of natural feathers, feathers and colored feathers, but also various synthetic materials. Rabbits, eyelashes, muskrats, foxes, bears, squirrels and other feathers, deer, deer, deer and chicken hair, forest chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and fowl feathers are usually incorporated into artificial flies. Chicken neck and saddle stirrups, very important for many patterns of artificial flies, come from animals especially those raised to produce superior grip performance and color. Synthetics allow fly-suckers to imitate rare and sometimes endangered feathers and fur and create a completely new breed of fly. Synthetics such as rubber feet, plastic wings and transparent plastic straps, chenilles, and all sorts and colors of striking material that can be incorporated into the wings and body of artificial flies are currently available for the 21st century flychild. While tin wire is the traditional method of weighted fly, today's weighing materials include glass, brass and tungsten beads and cones as well as lead. Silicone, epoxy, kevlar and other modern materials are regularly incorporated in artificial flying patterns.
Hooks
Hook determines the basic size and shape of each fly and is generally an important part of the description of the fly pattern. The hooks come in different sizes, shapes, lengths and weights, and should be chosen to complement the tied pattern and method to be taken. In addition, flies constructed for use in brine are usually tied to corrosion-resistant latches.
Flight pattern
The fly pattern is a recipe for any named fly. In the old literature, especially before the 20th century, flying patterns are referred to as dressings . This pattern determines the range of sizes and types of hooks to use, materials including type, color and size, and in some cases specific instructions for achieving certain effects or configurations. The flying pattern allows tyers to consistently reproduce the given fly over time. A Light Cahill Dry fly produced by a single tyer will look very similar to the same fly produced by a completely different tyer if the pattern is followed by a reasonable accuracy and with a comparable material. Patterns can also provide alternatives to different materials and variations.
The flying patterns are usually found in flies and flies and magazines, including online sources. Although flying patterns provide consistency, different authors can publish patterns with small to medium differences across the pattern description for the same fly. In many cases, the biggest difference is in binding techniques rather than in shapes, colors or materials. The flying pattern may or may not have a finished image or a fly image to guide the tyer. Historically, flying patterns have been incorporated in texts that discuss fishing with flies genes, fly fishing techniques or fishing for a particular species or the giant fish genre. However, there are texts that are pure flying patterns and bind references with little or no instruction on how to lure them.
Part of an artificial fly
Salmon flies are historically the most complex and striking flies. The text describing the binding fly technique often uses a picture of a salmon fly to describe all parts of an artificial fly. The sections described below are typical.
Fly name
There is no convention or consistency in naming artificial flies. The popular patterns that have long had names that have survived from time to time. However, fly designers and amateur or professional fly pursuers are free to make whatever flies they choose and give them whatever name they want. Fishing writers, popular fishermen, and professional fly handlers always introduce new patterns with new names. The only naming convention is that there is no convention. Flies have been named to honor or celebrate fellow anglers: Royal Wulff, Jock Scott, Quill Gordon, Adams; named to describe its color and composition: Ginger Quill, Hare Gold Ear, Bubble Tie, and Orange; named to reflect the origin of the area: Bow River Bugger, Tellico nymph, worms San Juan; are named to reflect the prey they represent: Gold stones, Olive blue-wing, Pale Morning Dun, Elk Hair Caddis, White swimming shrimp; named to reflect nothing in particular: Woolly Bugger, Crazy Charlie, Club Sandwich; and, more often than not, named to awaken designers: Copper John nymph (John Barr), Clouser Deep Minnow (Bob Clouser), Brooks 'Montana rock (Charles Brooks), Garden' Salmonfly (Merton Parks), Carey Special (Colonel Carey ), Dahlberg Diver (Larry Dahlberg) or Dave's Hopper (Dave Whitlock).
Here's an example of how flies get their names and how they evolve over time.
- The Coachman
The most famous of all the trout flies is Coachman, originally from Tom Bosworth, who steered Queen Victoria's trainer
- The Royal Coachman
The Royal Coachman was first created by John Haily a professional fliesman who lives in New York City. In writing other things, he closed this fly so we could see, saying, "A man wants me to tie up some Coaches so he takes him to the northern woods and makes them stronger, so I tied them up with a small band of silk in the middle to prevent the peacock body from fraying.I also added the tail of feathers tied up from the wood-ducks, and I think it made a very handsome fly. "Several nights later, our circle together" debating the flies questionable, "one of the parties who claimed that the number" is suitable enough to designate flies as so many unreasonable names. " Others disagreed with him, but he said: "What can you do? This is a fly that is meant to be a Coachman, but it is not a True Coach; it's so different and what can you call it?" Mr. L. C. Orvis, brother of Mr. Charles Orvis, who was present said: "Oh that is easy enough, let's call it a Royal Coachman dressed so well!" And this name is finally known and used by everyone who is familiar with flies.
- The Royal Wulff
I will always be indebted to Dan [Dan Bailey] for his companionship and inspiration. Because I was indebted too, because Dan, who insisted on giving my name to the Wulff Series and giving me the position, I might never have experienced the opposite. We were fishing together at Esopus in the spring of 1930 when I tried some new flies that I designed in rebellion to the Catskill patterns available at the time. The new flies have wings and tailed tails for better floatation. I had planned to call one of them, Bucktail Coachman. It was Dan who insisted that I called them Wulff and he started tying them up with that name - Lee Wulff in the award at the Fog in the River-Memories of Dan Bailey.
Typical flying patterns or clothing description
A typical flying pattern appears like one of the illustrative patterns below for Adams dry fly (without binding instructions) or Clouser Deep Minnow (with binding instructions). Based on the fly pattern, the knowledgeable fly fly can reproduce the fly with the specified material.
Type of flying pattern
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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