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MORE Fly Tying Materials from Craft Stores

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Another installment of "How to find and use fly tying materials from craft stores," with some examples of flies you can easily tie.

While I encourage everyone to support your local fly shop, I realize not everyone has a local shop, and understand that tying materials can be expensive. So please support your local shops when you can but don't let the high cost of materials be a detriment to starting on your tying journey!

20 Comments

@toddslichter7831 5 years ago (edited)

Thanks, Matt. My wife is rolling her eyes while listening to this video...she knows where I am going to stop when we go to town. She knows I feed my addiction wherever I can. Lol

@jonjones2593 3 years ago

I just found your channel. I’m pretty new at tying flies and flyfishing as a whole. I started learning from my local VA and the local chapter of project healing waters. Ever since then I’ve been looking at my local craft and dollar stores for materials and then I found your videos and was excited that I wasn’t the only one looking for massive bargains on fly materials. Also, I love the fact that you have videos on how to build these flys. Thank you so much!! Fast flies and tight lines!!

@sheenapirrie7247 1 year ago

Embroidery thread comes on skeins and can be split into 6. Great video.

@epsieblaine7968 5 years ago

Good evening Matt.The rabbit pelts are great.Another thing I find useful is anti static bags,like what computer parts come in.Makes great tensel and wing cases,great stuff.Embordering thread makes great woven body flies.Great video Matt,have a great Sun. afternoon. Ken and Linda.

@chevyguy6510 5 years ago

Great ideas! Thank you.

@bruceacphoto5240 2 years ago

Keep up the great work, Matt!🍻

@JacobWalker918 1 year ago

Thank you for the knowledge ❤

@richardkunz9004 3 years ago

Plan on doing some tying this winter, thanks for sharing 😊

@bigdaddy99929 5 years ago

Great ideas!!!

@jasonatkins1095 5 years ago

I enjoyed your last video on craft materials and this didn't disappoint. Showing the flies you made from the certain materials was a great bonus 👌🏼I look forward to your next video

@leemowers9395 5 years ago

Thanks Matt for another informative video.

@randymorris8740 4 years ago (edited)

A good source of synthetic hair is Barbie's and girl's unicorn toys... (don't ask how I know this) 🤣 When my daughter's either out-grew or broken a toy with hair on it, or the toy was being thrown out, I would "extract" what I need for the fly tying bench first... This also included any "toy" that was left out where it could step on during the night... Just for an "un-official" statistic, a Little Mermaid Barbie could yield over 30 streamer wings... 😂

@karljones6594 5 years ago

Thank you Matt another great video.

@fishunderthebridge 1 year ago

Love this video so handy lol keep u the good work an smashing video

@dahutful 5 years ago

Thanks Matt - been doing it for years.
Started that way.
You da man

@crgbr1488 5 years ago

Thanks for the great tips, so hopefully, keep up with the great video, love watching them.

@markfritch3168 5 years ago

Another great video on DIY craft store stuff. If you think about it DIY is why we tie our own flies. Thanks for all the helpful tips.

@jimholland1592 5 years ago

LOL! How fun was that, Joyce watched this with me and said I should shop in her craft room. You know where I will be this evening. Thanks for a fun and informative video🤪🤣🤣👍