Thread: Dayton Ohio Area Jig Tying

I've been playing with the idea myself. I just need to get some of my other projects completed so that I have project space for it.
Fisherman's Quarters downtown has a decent selection of stuff and I think they have somebody at their "round table" that ties trout flies that is willing to get a newbie started. It's just like everything else though. Start up costs are a couple hundred dollars. I wasn't looking at top of the line toys but I don't buy junk either.

Doesn't take that much to get started. You'll need a vise, a thread bobbin, some head glue, a whip finisher, good scissors, and the materials you want to tie with (marabou, feathers, flashabou, crystal flash) in the colors you link. Black, white, chartreuse, purple to start. I don't recommend a kit--the vises tend to be cheap--and you can buy the materials and tools online far more cheaply than in most retail stores. There are two books I liked when I started--The Essential Fly Tier by Leonard and The Complete Book of Fly Tying by Leiser. These books will give you the basics of how to lay down a base, layering in multiple material types and positioning, and finishing. Don't cheap out on the vise, whip finisher, or scissors.

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Field & Stream if you have any in your area.

I have a ton that I am willing to sell cheap or trade. Don't have the time. Too much to list. Boxes full of hair and feathers...vises everything
Call me 513 739-6733 Eastgate area Cincinnati.

Well I finally sat down and tried tying a few...

Pretty good. You might find later that, contrary to what they sell in stores, jigs with less marabou for a slimmer silhouette will do better.