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At Leland Fly Fishing Outfitters, we understand the desire that drives us to create and fish good flies.
We want your fly tying experiences to be as rewarding as possible; from selecting materials to the hours you spend at the tying bench to successfully fishing your very own flies, fly tying should be rewarding, educational, and fun. With this in mind, we’ve selected a range of tying materials from Spirit River and Wapsi, the world's premier fly tying material suppliers.
We also proudly offer the reliability of chemically sharpened fly tying hooks from Tiemco, the strength of Wapsi UTC fly tying threads, tinsel and wire, precision fly tyer’s tools and scissors from Dr. Slick, the unmatched quality of Whitting 100’s dry fly hackle, and the solid performance, design, and durability of Dyna King and Renzetti fly tying vises.
WHY TIE YOUR OWN FLIES?
ENTOMOLOGY & “MATCHING THE HATCH”
Fly fishing offers us rewarding experiences around every bend in the sport. One of the moments when fly fishing can become so much more than just a way to put up the proverbial (or literal) “gone fishing” sign and get out of the office is when an angler tries to “match the hatch.” Exploring the banks of our favorite streams for bugs in all stages of their lifecycles in order to better understand what the fish we love are feeding on can launch us into a higher consciousness. We begin to truly understand how our aquatic ecosystems operate on a very basic level. This type of self-education can be very rewarding and can provide anglers with a meaningful lifetime pursuit. In terms of fly tying, knowing more about the life cycles, movements, behaviors, and appearances of what fish want can dramatically improve your tying choices. The more you learn about the ecosystem the fish you’re after calls home, the more appropriate tying selections you’ll make.
A QUIET, RELAXING ESCAPE
Fly tying is a craft. It’s hands-on and a tremendous way to satisfy the very human desire to simply create something. Fly tying can take us to a quiet, simple place where the only thing that matters is how well we can Palmer hackle feathers or how delicately we can tie the perfect wingcasing. These are simple pursuits, but important ones nonetheless. For when we’ve completed the perfect fly and can admire its artful qualities, we can truly forget about everything else for a while.
MAKING FRIENDS
Fly tyers understand and enjoy community. Sometimes the best part of a fly fishing trip can be the time spent sitting back at the lodge, around a campfire, or in the early morning at the picnic table tying flies with fellow anglers. This is a time to share ideas, techniques, and stories. Often fly tyers get together in the cold winter months when there’s no prospect of fly fishing in sight – just to tie some bugs.
CATCHING A FISH ON A FLY YOU TIED
There’s something to be said for the feeling of casting a fly you had a hand in tying
into the current and coming up with a fish. It’s an affirmation of your work. It’s a way to take pride in all of the long nights you spent practicing the techniques to tie the perfect dry fly collar. It is in one simple word: awesome. Moreover, fly tyers, both amateur and professional, dream of creating new and effective patterns. Indeed, many tyers aim to assemble and name the next utterly irresistible fly.
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