Join AMFF Ambassador Scott Biron & Curator Jim Schottenham on Thursday, July 10, at 3 pm EDT for a tutorial on various fly tying tools, tips and tactics used by Scott when teaching all levels of fly tying. Scott will cover a wide range of tools and materials such as:
- Super Charging Hackle Pliers
- Needle Bodkin and upgrade from traditional bodkins
- Whip finishing tools and techniques
- Fly tyers wax and its life changing properties for tyers
- Prepping golden pheasant crests
- Painting eyes on flies
- Choosing streamer feathers for traditional feather wing flies
- Gluing streamer wings
- Prepping peacock herl
- Fly tying head cement 101
- Deer tail tips
- Cleaning and prepping waterfowl feathers
- Setting up your fly tying station
- Enhancing your work station
- Storing fly tying materials
- When to save your material bits and pieces
