fly tying kit

[imb]

Hi all,
Would be most grateful if anyone could recommend a beginers fly tying kit,(as in where to get one),need the whole shooting match vice etc,will be salmon flies that i'll be attempting to tie,thanks in advance,
Ian

[redshrimp]

I think you would be better steering clear of tying kits and just buying the basics to start off with. A lot of kits will contain items you will never use especially if you are just tying salmon flies. Some of the kits i have seen contain inferior products as well.
A cheap vise,hackle pliers,scissors and bobbin holder will be enough tools to get you started.

[Fruin]

I would have to agree; most of the kits that I have seen have been full of cr@p that you will rarely use. I think some of the shops use them to get rid of excess stuff that they cannot shift.

The tools mentioned above are about right. With the inclusion of a tube holder attachment if you intend to tie tubes. I like to apply the finishing varnish with a needle or similar, but anything will do.

Materials to start with would be;
red and black threads (I use 8/0 size but you may be better with 6/0 to begin with);
red, yellow, and black floss;
Silver and Gold tinsels(flat and oval) and wires;
red, orange, yellow, and black bucktail;
red, orange, yellow, blue, black and badger hackles (I wouldn't go splashing out a fortune on good capes to start with, unless you're loaded ;D);
golden pheasant tippet and rump feathers;
natural squirrel tail.

A bit of orange and pearl twinkley stuff for adding to tails and wings won't go amiss.

These materials should see you alright for tying flies that are known takers of fish. If you know anybody that does tie flies, they will probably have half finished capes and other bits and pieces lying around to donate.

[johnmac]

Here is a possible option for a kit, specifically for salmon fly tying (apparently!) I spotted it about a month ago, when i thought about getting in to tying Salmon flies..... but i ended up jusy buying loose materials for specific flies, like the others suggested!!

I'd be interested to know what the tiers think of this kit?? ......Glasgow Angling centre

www.fishingmegastore.com/acatalog/Fly_Tying_Kits.html

Veniard Salmon Fly Tying Kit *FIH0026AC*

£40.00 delivered i think.

[acw]

biz said:

Hi all,
Would be most grateful if anyone could recommend a beginers fly tying kit,(as in where to get one),need the whole shooting match vice etc,will be salmon flies that i'll be attempting to tie,thanks in advance,
Ian

Never been keen on most kits,but McHardys have a complete salmon hairwing kit with vice and tools @£58.95
I have had some good dealing s with them in the past.
When you have the tools ,I will send you the bits for silk cuts (know you have a sample patttern or two)Just PM me think I have an adress for you tucked away in the filofax.

[hardygem]

I would recommend speaking to john at mchardys of carlisle he is very experienced and extremely helpful for this sort of thing

www.mchardys.co.uk/

[imb]

Thanks for that info gentlemen,much appreciated