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Manufacturers of fly tying materials and tools produce products specifically designed for tying artificial flies used in fly fishing. For the most part, the materials and tools from manufacturers are sold to fly tyers through fly fishing retail outlets, both brick and mortar and online stores that buy in bulk from the manufacturers.
Fly tying (also historically referred to in England as dressing flies) is the process of producing an artificial fly used by fly fishing anglers to catch fish. Fly tying is a manual process done by a single individual using hand tools and a variety of natural and manmade materials that are attached to a hook.
Cul de canard (CDC) (French for "duck bottom") are the feathers from the back of a duck directly around the preen gland (uropygial gland); they are very buoyant due to preen oil produced by the preen gland. They are used when tying dry flies for fly fishing.
Turle knot – used while fishing for tying a hook or fly to a leader; Twined Turk's head – decorative knot with a variable number of interwoven strands forming a closed loop; Tumble hitch; Two half-hitches – an overhand knot tied around a post, followed by a half-hitch
Pinch the leader against the fly line and tube between the thumb and forefinger of your left hand, near the left end of the tube, leaving 10-12″ of the tag end of the leader free to tie the knot. Make 6–8 close together wraps, working left to right, away from the pinch, back around the fly line, leader, and tube.
Leaders and tippets play a key role in the presentations of the fly to the fish and the subsequent landing of a fish when caught. Leaders and tippets are generally constructed of monofilament or fluorocarbon fishing line. In some fly fishing situations involving toothy fish, tippets are constructed of braided or single strand stainless steel wire.
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