It comes in a wide variety of colors and sizes for different styles of flies. Natural materials are a very important part of fly tying. Deer hair is used to create wings in some flies and when spun it ...

But overall, materials are much easier to come by than “back in the day.” When you knock down that elk or get a few grouse this fall, give your fly tying buddies a call. They’ll gladly take some fur ...

coloured plates which show both the flies and the materials of which they are made. One plate also gives the colour shades by which fly-tying silk may be matched. The result is a really practical ...