Teaching My 9Yr Old To Tie.

[Pflugradt]

I promised my son if we had a good year with school this year and made good progress then I would let him take the fly tying class I will be teaching here shortly. After a glowing report from parent teacher conference yesterday I figured I had better get him started. We sat down last night and he learned to attach thread to a hook, the anatomy of a hook, how to whip finish, and how to attach materials with a pinch wrap. All of this took aproximately 45 minutes after which he was begging to actually tie something. So I figured we would start easy and do some ray charles. But not too easy I want him to be challenged (he responds best when his ability is tested) so he tied his first fly ever on a #16 hook. Now granted a ray charles is not exactly like tying a jock scottt for your very first fly but on a #16 I think its pretty dang impressive. Not to mention he tied an even dozen and wouldn't leave the table until they were done. So without any further delay here are my sons very first flies 6 orange with green flash and 6 olive with orange flash ray charles.

To say I'm a proud papa is an understatement. Thanks for looking guys.

Steve

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

Good job Steve, to you and your boy!! Happy to read stuff like this. I would like to get into tying eventually. Just not yet.....

[DaddyO]

Very Nice!

[Pflugradt]

Thanks y'all. He's been working on crackle backs the last couple days. Little more complicated but hopefully today he'll tie a really nice one.

[Jason R.]

Dang, kids a natural.