Fly Swaps Can Put You On Top Of Your Fly Tying Skills

Fly Assistant does a great job of tracking both fly swaps you're in and fly swaps your hosting. As I do more fly swaps they will be added to this page, so check back often. Click on the image to go to the fly swap pictures and flies.

If you have never participated in a Fly Swap this is something you may consider. A lot of people will not even know what a fly swap is or how to do one. It's pretty basic, a group of fly tiers get together and decide they are all going to tie one type of fly pattern. Let's say the choice is Mayfly no larger than size 10. A fly swap host is in charge of exactly what pattern is picked and when the flies should be finished.

Everyone in the group ties their Mayfly patterns, and stays in touch with each other normally in a Fly Fishing forum. When you finish your Mayfly patterns you send them to the host. When all tiers in the group, normally about 12, get their flies to the host he takes 1 from each tier and puts it in their fly box.

So what you send in is 12 (normally 1 or 2 fro the host extra, so 14) Mayfly's that you tied. What you get back is 12 different Mayfly patterns tied by people across the country, or world! As you see other peoples Mayfly's you get ideas and the next set you tie will get better and better. Check you some of the flies and see what you think.

Foam Swap #1   Trylon Wet Fly Swap

Invention Swap #1