How can I get better at tying flies?

12 Ways to Tie Better Flies Faster

1. Take Your Time on the First Pattern. Before you hit production mode, take your time on your first fly pattern.
2. Prepare Materials.
3. Organize.
4. Production Mode.
5. Use Two Vises.
6. Hold Your Scissors as You Tie.
7. Don’t Trim if You Don’t Have To.
8. Use Fewer Thread Wraps.

How do you fish fly eggs?

Egg Fly Techniques Fish on a “dead-drift” in streams, they will fish well against the river or stream bottom, add a couple of split shot to keep it near to the stream bed where the bright colours can attract fish where they make look like a natural egg floating.

What’s the best way to tie a fly?

This fly tying video shows how to tie a simple Egg Pattern. An egg fly is perhaps one of the most basic flies that an angler can have in the box. This little egg can be tied on many different size hooks and with many different colors. I use this egg fly in the Fall, Winter and Spring during the brown trout and rainbow trout spawn.

What’s the best setup for fly fishing egg patterns?

There are many different leader setups that can be used with fly fishing egg patterns but the one that I find most successful is a 2 fly Setup. This fly fishing rig setup is used when nymphing moving water, such as a river or a stream. Weight can be added or removed depending on the depth of the feeding lane that you are fishing.

What kind of hook do you use to tie an egg fly?

An egg fly is perhaps one of the most basic flies that an angler can have in the box. This little egg can be tied on many different size hooks and with many different colors.

When do you use eggs as a fly?

Lets be honest, most people think of egg patterns as “not real flies”. While that may be true, no one can argue that they aren’t effective. There are times of the year, and certain fisheries that eggs can be one of the best flies you can use. Use it as an attractor, and at times you can use it as your main fly.