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Fly
Tying for Trout Bums
If you are
going to be serious about the Trout Bumming lifestyle it
will involve tying your own flies. Fly tying can be
addictive like fly fishing. You will find yourself dragged
into strange new worlds and develop unusual behaviors like
the following.
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Catching and studying bugs more
carefully.
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Buying a fish stomach pump to look
over insect contents from fish bellies.
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Unusual conversations with friends
about the recent bug you caught
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Longing for a better vice
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The never ending search for the
perfect scissors.
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Carrying a large utility scissors
and sharp knife in a bloodied, smelly zip lock bag for
snipping off pieces from rotten road kills.
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Making U-Turns on highways to check
out that road kill more closely for hair or feathers.
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Wandering into sewing stores in
search of one of a kind fly tying materials.
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This also includes knitting and bead
stores.
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Cutting back on buying flies except
for the intentional support of fly shops or buying just
"one" to dissect and then duplicating it by tying
numerous others yourself.
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Suddenly you find yourself
subscribing to fly tying magazines.
I have
three different fly tying kits made up for different uses.
One is
very small and lightweight for backing, motorcycle and ATV
travel.
Another is
for horse packing and rental car Trout Bumming. It is
slightly larger yet a portable kit.
I was
smitten many years ago by the fly tying bug and converted a
room into a fly tying lodge. Large tables and numerous
drawer systems filled with feathers hooks and synthetics.
This is my large permanent station.
There are
so many benefits to tying flies. Below are a few.
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Save allot of money
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Forces you to learn more about
Entomology
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It's fun!
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Catch more fish
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If you run out of a good pattern
simply tie more
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Creates income when you sell them.
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Give them away to friends or people
you meet on the river.
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Create unique flies for specific
areas.
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It's relaxing and a stress
reliever.
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Can be used as a group activity.
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Family activity.
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Lastly, there's something about
catching fish on your own hand tied fly!
Below are
a few articles on tying your own flies.
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