I often am asked why I debarb my hooks in my tying videos. Fortunately, years ago I wrote and article on this subject based on what I would talk about in my beginning fly tying class as this subject almost always came up. It took me awhile to find the article as it was saved
If you are able… stop by the Bier Brewery in Noblesville Saturday (04/19) at 6:00 pm for the silent auction for the Indiana Flybrary Project . Jeff Pass has been
A short video explaining what has been happening and why no new tying videos have been published in many months. The short version is that I have been torn away
Just in case you are not aware there is a online fly tying magazine based in Sweden (I think) called Draad and I will be one of the tiers in
In case you are not a subsciber to the Dressed Irons newsletter, I sent a notice out a few days ago about what has been, or hasn’t been, happening with
This is to confirm that you have been signed up for the Dressed Irons Newsletter. You will start to receive the Newsletter as soon as the next one is sent out. Thank you for showing your interest in Dressed Irons. I look forward to your continued support. Here is a link to the 10 Fly Tying
I have mentioned in a number of videos this winter, as well as posts, that I will be attending a Tie-A-Thon this spring in Elkhart Indiana. A number of people
Having been doing videos for almost two years now and teaching classes much longer I have found that one of the most frequent questions I get from people concerns where
March 15, 2020 I have been meaning to get this article out for about the past five weeks. Unfortunately, life sometimes gets in the way of the things we WANT
After introducing and teaching people how to tie flies over the last 18 years I have answered many questions about constructing flies. Most are about specific patterns, or maybe a
Written by Ian Anderson Background The Prince Nymph is one of the first nymphs I was introduced to when I started nymphing. It is a extremely versatile pattern
Written by Ian Anderson Background The PA Ant was developed many years ago to fill the need for a quick and effective ant pattern for fishing the spring creeks
