Hi all I have been fly fishing for a couple of years now and want to try my hand at fly tying.
I have seen some "starter kits" on e-bay with tools and some materials for around £50 would would these be ok for starters or would I be better of bying things individualy
Thank for your help
Stuart

The easy answer is "yes and no"!. It is fair to say that a decent starter kit will get you up and running pretty easily, and you will be able to produce some usable flies. However, my own experience is that you may well soon find that you would like some better quality tools, and different sorts of materials from starter kit items. I think you have to try to look ahead; will you find tying to be a rewarding and entertaining occupation, upon which you are prepared to invest a good deal more than fifty quid. If not, go for the starter kit, and put up with the limitations. If you are, then go for individual items, of good quality, and take care of them. There are plenty of good books, to say nothing of forum advice, which will aim you in the right direction. Also, a visit to a good tackle shop (one which deals in tying gear, of course) will help. And decide what kind of flies you are aiming to produce; it's not much use spending good money on Top quality cock neck capes if you actually want to tie bonefish flies. Be warned, fly dressing can be addictive, and you are not likely to save money by diy. But you may love it.

Hi fish4all and welcome to the forum.

I would advice buying just the kit you need for the type of flies you want to tie to start with. The range of materials for still water flies will vary considerably from the that required for river flies.

The vice doesn't need to be anything too special and something of ebay would suffice but make sure you get a good quality ceramic bobbin holder (not an ebay cheapo one!) and quality threads.

A fair amount of beginner frustration comes from breaking threads which is normally caused by purchasing cheap threads and an inferior bobbin holder.

Lots of advice coming your way from other forum members I expect, happy tying.

Sabsman.

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Thanks for that cubera. I realize that fly’s I make myself would probably work out more expensive but it must be satisfying to catch a fish on a fly That you have tied yourself

Thanks for the advice Sabsman. I think It may be worth going to a tackle shop and getting advice on what I actually need then. You would'nt know a good one around the Tameside/Manchester area would you.