allthegearnoidea
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total newbie what flyhi lads what is the best fly for a complete beginner to try
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Beatnik69
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Welcome on board allthegear. That's a very broad question you are asking. Are you fishing rivers, large or small; still waters or reservoirs? I'll hazard a guess that you are fishing stillwaters. Are you wanting to fish with dry flies, wet flies or lures? Time of year will also affect your choice of fly as well as a host of other factors. Recently my dad and I have been having success with yellow and orange flies - lures and wets. Come summertime the Shipman's buzzer can be very effective in the evening. You could try asking around your local fisheries what has been working well, or phone them in advance.
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allthegearnoidea
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sorry i dident explain myself clearly i should have said for a novice
to try and tie for a first fly
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wayne
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A good fly to tie for the first time would be either a Buzzer as this will teach you thread control techniques or a Black Pennell which will teach you the basics of tying in a tail, rib, flossing a body and hackling techniques.
I will forward onto you a few step by steps tonight by e-mail.
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allthegearnoidea
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thanks wayne will give that a try and post a pic as soon as my stuff arrives off ebay
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Jungle Cock
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As Wayne has said a buzzer and Black Pennell are the cornerstone of any beginners leap into fly tying. If you were to attend a Guild I would say one of these two patterns would be the first you would be shown and demonstrated. The Black Pennell has its origins in Scotland, it was first tied around 1860 by H Cholmondely-Pennell an experienced Angler and Naturalist. It consists of black thread, a silver tag, a tail of long golden pheasant tippets , a body of black floss ribbed with silver and a head hackle of black cock or hen tied slightly longer than the hook and with only one turn.
Noel
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