10 Tying Tips of the Pros

Unless you are lucky enough to be chasing trout in New Zealand or Argentina or shuffling across sand ripples in Belize right now, you might be doing what we’re doing: thinking about how many flies need to be tied before the weather turns the corner.
You might even be digging out the vise for the first time in a while. If so, do yourself a favor and read Al and Gretchen Beatty’s “10 Tying Tips of the Pros.” These good folks — self-confessed “stream people” — share some very helpful advice about tying smooth dry fly bodies, rough-and-tumble one-feather hackles, and finishing flies with aplomb. New on MidCurrent.