Masters of the Fly

Masters of the Fly is a community of conservation-minded, obsessed fly anglers supporting their passion through meetups, networking events and social media.
Check out mastersofthefly.com and their Instagram page for upcoming events and opportunities to get involved.
The newest upcoming event is shown at the top of the page...Scroll down to see past events, with links to the youtube videos of those events.

Saltwaterflies.com is pleased to offer the materials used in these patterns.
Some tiers may have a few of these materials on hand already, so these are offered "a-la-carte"... if you need the entire set, just click the add to cart link for each item.

Masters of the Fly 2021 - Meetup #6 - Fly Tying with Tony Friedrich.
Sunday, April 11, 2021; 8:00-9:00 PM

To Register for this event, please go to the Masters of the Fly Events page

Mtfbwu Fly - "May the Force Be With You" Fly

Hook: Ahrex PR378 #4/0 (8 pk) $8.29 Add to Cart

Thread: Danville's Flat Waxed Nylon (Color is White, size 210 Denier) $2.79 Add to Cart

Body: EP Fibers (Color is "3-D Baitfish Belly") $7.49 Add to Cart

Tail: Cohen's CGH Swim Tail size Large (Color is White) $7.29 Add to Cart

Eyes: 3-D Eyes Oval Pupil 5/16" size (Color is "Super Pearl/ Black Pupil... 20 eyes per pack") $4.75 Add to Cart

Rigging: 30# Monofilament (10 feet of 30# Mono) $1.99 Add to Cart

Rigging: 20mm - 3/4" Articulated Shank / Gamechanger Shank (20 per pack) $5.99 Add to Cart

Marker: Sharpie Marker color Brown $3.29 Add to Cart

Super Glue: Zap A Gap $4.99 Add to Cart

UV Resin: Solarez Thin Hard 1/2 oz $15.95 Add to Cart

Notes: Tony's fly is an evolved modern design that creates a large predator style streamer with very weedless properties - ideal for pike, largemouth bass, snakeheads, and other big predators that live in and around heavy cover. Key to this design is the Ahrex PR378 predator hook. A super fun fly with lots of interesting and innovative details. Order the materials that make sense to you... you may already have some of these things (uv resin, 30# mono, eyes, etc) in your kit!

Mtfbwu Fly

Previously streamed events are shown below

Masters of the Fly 2021 - Meetup #5 - Fly Tying with Ken Ekelund.

Sunday, March 21, 2021; 8:00-9:00 PM

Flatwing Fly

Rhody Flatwing

Hook: Gamakatsu SC15
#2/0 (10 pk) $5.95 Add to Cart
#3/0 (10 pk) $5.95 Add to Cart

Thread: Danville's Monofilament Tying Thread (Color is clear, size Fine) $2.79 Add to Cart

Belly: White Bucktail $6.99 Add to Cart

Wing: Olive or Chartreuse Bucktail $6.99
Olive Add to Cart
Chartreuse Add to Cart

Back: Peacock Herl $7.49/pack Add to Cart

Flash: Flashabou Silver or Gold $4.75/pack
Silver Add to Cart
Gold Add to Cart

Body: Body Braid, Silver, Gold or Pearl $3.75/pack (10 yard card)
Silver Add to Cart
Gold Add to Cart
Pearl Add to Cart

Neck Hackle (White) $45.95 (whole cape)
Whiting American Rooster Natural White Add to Cart

Flatwing Saddles Hackle (various colors - click here to see PHOTO) $29.95 (these are full saddles)
White Add to Cart
Pastel Olive Add to Cart
Pastel Chartreuse Add to Cart
Pastel Orange Add to Cart
Pastel Yellow Add to Cart
Pastel Purple Add to Cart

Head Cement (Ken suggests Sally Hansen's Hard As Nails clear formula which can be found in the cosmetics / nail care section of most drug stores.)
Zap A Gap Brush-On $4.99 Add to Cart

Optional: Jungle Cock

Notes: Ken often ties his flatwings the Eagle Claw L253 2/0 or 3/0 if you have those already; he has suggested the Gamakatsu SC15 as a suitable substitute for the Eagle Claw.
For the Flatwing Saddle Hackle it's recommended that you get one White and one of the colors; you don't necessarily need all of the colors, but feel free to if you want to have more colors on hand for future tying projects.
For head cement we are offering a Zap Super Glue product, but just about anything that you may have on hand already will work.

Masters of the Fly 2021 - Meetup #4 - Fly Tying with Jonny King.
Sunday, March 7, 2021; 8:00-9:00 PM

A special evening of fly-tying with Jonny King, the inventor of the popular Kinky Muddler fly. Jonny will demonstrate how to tie both the Kinky Muddler and the Hoo fly
- two of the most productive and versatile saltwater flies being used today.

Kinky Muddler Fly

Kinky Muddler

Hook: size #2/0 short shank saltwater
Varivas 2600ST-V #2/0 (12 pk) $11.99 Add to Cart

Thread:
Danville's Monofilament Tying Thread, Clear, size Fine $2.79/spool Add to Cart

Body: white bucktail, olive saddle hackles
Bucktail White $6.99 Add to Cart
Saddle Hackle Olive $5.49 Add to Cart

Head: Synthetic Fiber/flash Blend, olive and white
Sculpting Flash Fiber Olive $7.49 Add to Cart
Sculpting Flash Fiber White $7.49 Add to Cart
Steve Farrar Blend Olive $6.99 Add to Cart
Steve Farrar Blend White $6.99Add to Cart

Eyes: 3-D Eyes medium size
3-D Eyes 9/32" diameter, Silver (50 pack) $4.99 Add to Cart
3-D Eyes 9/32" diameter, Yellow Gold (50 pack) $4.99 Add to Cart

Adhesive:
Liquid Fusion $11.95 Add to Cart

NOTES: Jonny King recommends "Sculpting Flash Fiber" or "Steve Farrar Blend" for this fly...
Farrar Blend has a coarser texture... Sculpting Flash Fiber has a finer texture similar to "EP Fibers".
Jonny says that the Sculpting Flash Fiber is probably easier for most folks to work with, but some tiers may already use or prefer Farrar Blend.
Other hooks that will work for this fly are the Gamakatsu SL12 or Mustad C68.
Jonny King uses the "Fishskull Living Eyes", but we are offering a standard silver or gold "3-D" eye.

Hoo fly

Hook: size #2 short shank saltwater
Varivas 2600ST-V #2 (12 pk) $10.99 Add to Cart

Thread:
Danville's Monofilament Tying Thread, Clear, size Fine $2.79/spool Add to Cart

Body: craft fur, white and tan
Rainy's Craft Fur White $5.99 Add to Cart
Rainy's Craft Fur Tan $5.99 Add to Cart

Head: Senyo's Laser Dub
Dark Tan $2.79 Add to Cart
Silver Minnow Belly $2.79 Add to Cart

Eyes: 3-D Eyes, smaller sizes
3/16" Silver $4.99 Add to Cart
3/16" Yellow Gold $4.99 Add to Cart

Adhesive:
Liquid Fusion $11.95 Add to Cart

NOTES: Other hooks that will work for this fly are the Gamakatsu SL12 or Mustad C68. Jonny King uses the "Fishskull Living Eyes", but we are offering a standard silver or gold "3-D" eye.

Masters of the Fly 2021 - Meetup #3 - Fly Tying with Capt. David Blinken.
Sunday, February 21, 2021; 8:00-9:00 PM

Capt David Blinken demonstrates the tying of two of his most productive patterns for striped bass... the "Little Brown" Fly, and the "Jellyfish".

Saltwaterflies.com is pleased to offer the materials used in these patterns.
Some tiers may have a few of these materials on hand already, so these are offered "a-la-carte"... if you need the entire set, just click the add to cart link for each item.
You can view the whole event in re-play on Youtube!

Little Brown Fly

"Little Brown Fly"

Thread:
Ultra Thread 140 Denier Tan $2.49 Add to Cart

Hook:
Tiemco 811 $17.95/ea
#4 (25 pk) Add to Cart
#6 (25 pk) Add to Cart

Hackle (tail and body):
Keough "Tyer's Grade" Cape, Ginger $49.95 Add to Cart
- this is a full ginger cape, no barring on the feathers.
Strung Saddle Hackle Natural Ginger (small pack) $5.49 Add to Cart
- this is strung saddle hackle in a pack, natural ginger color, no barring on the feathers.

Eyes:
Gold Bead Chain Eyes $3.99/ea
Medium 1/8" Add to Cart
Small 3/32" Add to Cart

Flash:
Fire Fly Tye Gold $4.75 Add to Cart

Wing:
Rainy's Craft Fur Tan $5.99 Add to Cart

NOTES: Select whichever feathers appeal to you... the capes are a better value long-term since they have so many feathers that are useful for this and other fly styles,
but if you don't want to drop $50 on a full cape, the Strung Saddle will give you enough feathers to tie a handful of the "Little Brown" flies.

Jellyfish Fly

"Jellyfish Fly"

Thread:
Danville Monofilament Tying Thread (Color is clear) $2.79/spool Add to Cart

Hook:
Tiemco 800s size #2 $17.95 (25 pk) Add to Cart

Hackle (Tail):
Whiting American Rooster Cape Natural White $45.95 Add to Cart
Strung Saddle Hackle White (small pack) $5.49 Add to Cart

Tinsel Body:
Lateral Scale Mirage Opal $5.49 Add to Cart

Wing:
Steve Farrar (SF) Blend $6.99
Shrimp Add to Cart
Anchovy Add to Cart
UV White Add to Cart

Flash:
Fire Fly Tye $4.75
Gold Add to Cart
Pearl Add to Cart

NOTES: Select whichever feathers appeal to you... the capes are a better value long-term since they have so many feathers that are useful for this and other fly styles, but if you don't want to drop $50 on a full cape, the Strung Saddle will give you enough feathers to tie a handful of the "Jellyfish" flies.

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