{"id":5017,"date":"2021-04-30T11:15:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T15:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/?p=5017"},"modified":"2021-04-29T21:45:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T01:45:54","slug":"fly-tying-basics-what-tools-will-i-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/fly-tying-basics-what-tools-will-i-need\/pentecostkyle12\/fishing\/04\/30\/2021\/5017\/","title":{"rendered":"Fly Tying Basics: What Tools Will I Need?"},"content":{"rendered":"
For most fly fishers, the sport is as much about method as it is about success. There are other ways to fish\u2014many of which are more successful, less expensive, and simpler. Fly fishing, the angler’s equivalent to traditional archery hunting, is done for pure enjoyment and challenge. It makes sense that in a sport so obsessed with tradition many fly fishers tie their own flies. Historically, that is how fly fishing worked. You tied your own flies with materials you had on hand and tried to match them to the local hatch of insects.<\/p>\n