The only advantage I’ve found to tying my own flies is I enjoy it, so it is another hobby to take my time and money. Anymore I find myself tying a very limited variations of flies, and generally those are in preparation for specific waters or a specific upcoming trip. That is half the fun: tying all the flies you won’t end up using when you go on this upcoming awesome trip! Of course there are some that work in general and I enjoy tying them too, but I really like the fly thing prep for something specific. It’s better than scouting elk and deer before the hunt!
It doesn’t save me money. I don’t think it gives me any advantage over store bought flies. I do it simply because I like to do it.
Oh, then there are the handful of “secret” flies I tie that you can’t buy in the shops and definitely catch more fish. But I can’t talk about those.
It doesn’t save me money. I don’t think it gives me any advantage over store bought flies. I do it simply because I like to do it.
Oh, then there are the handful of “secret” flies I tie that you can’t buy in the shops and definitely catch more fish. But I can’t talk about those.
