A custom creation Jackson has been perfecting. It shares the characteristics of a damselfly and dragonfly larva. “It looks ...

JAWS – The Core of any fly tying vise. The jaws are made of a fine, hardened steel with anti-corrosive properties. The jaw is adjustable to accommodate a wide range of hooks size 28 - 2/0 ...

My vice is my vise. I spend a lot of time (especially during the football season and the winter months) behind my fly tying vise. When I first started tying, I bought the cheapest vise setup that came ...

1. Place the hook in the vise with the point facing down. Cover the first two-thirds of the shank with thread from the hook eye toward the bend. Secure the dumbbell eyes to the top of the shank with a ...

Orvis makes fly-tying kits with materials to create several common fly patterns that have been proven to fool fish. Choose large fly patterns (size #10 or #12) first, as they’re easier to complete.

Even fly tying has experienced amazing changes since I first clamped a hook in a vise decades ago. Back in the day, natural materials like fur, hair and fathers dominated the materials offered for ...

It's a deep breath shy of 7:35 p.m. on a Thursday at Schroeder's Bar & Grill in St. Paul, and Andy Fiskness has already settled in behind his fly-tying vise in the establishment's dimly lit ...

Stormtracker 8 Meteorologist Matt DiNardo was joined by special guest Captain Simón Valencia in the WRIC NOW livestreaming studio on Wednesday, Feb. 5 to give several fly tying demonstrations.

Stormtracker 8 Meteorologist Matt DiNardo was joined by special guest Captain Simón Valencia in the WRIC NOW livestreaming ...

“Well, welcome to fly tying. You get an entry level vise. Maybe cost you $25. You use it for a while, then you find that maybe you want to do more things with it, maybe it doesn’t hold a hook ...