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 ...

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

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 ...

“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 ...

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.