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:

  • Supercharging 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
  • Head cement 101
  • Deer tail tips
  • Cleaning and prepping waterfowl feathers
  • Setting up and enhancing your fly-tying station
  • Storing fly-tying materials and when to save your bits and pieces