Tools
So far, Dr. Slick seems like a good source of tools. I got their forceps, two different sized bobbins, whip finisher, and scissors.
Materials
I got Rooster Hackle from this ebay seller: https://www.ebay.com/itm/173753310809
I got soft partridge feathers from this seller: https://www.ebay.com/itm/115594764362?var=415610184108
When I need replacement hooks, try out the Mustad hooks.
When the Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift samples run out, try Semperfli Dirty Bug Yarn.
Bead side for hooks

Guides

Learn About Fly Tying & More
– FlyTyingYarn.com
Here is some information on fly tying and how to use yarn when you tie flies. FLY TYING IN GENERAL Is it cheaper to tie your own flies or buy them? Pros and cons of buying flies vs. tying your own Best cheap fly tying vises for beginners Suggested tools for fly tying beginners Suggested fly tying materials for beginner
Beginning Fly Tying – Fly Anglers Online
Beginning Fly Tying. The Premiere OnLine
Magazine for the Fly Fishing Enthusiast. Online chat room, articles and
solid informational content. Your Online Fly Fishing Tool!

Tying for Beginners
Fly Tying for beginners tutorials by Barry Ord Clarke
Patterns

Tenkara Flies
Tenkara flies are an enigma. Wide variations in Japanese regional patterns exist, yet the reknowned authority Dr. Ishigaki has used only one pattern for the past 10 years.

Elegant Flies
Elegant flies are simple. Not all simple flies are elegant.



