My seven-year-old got interested in the fly-tying corner and wanted to try. She did pretty well with some help pinch-wrapping. How can I keep this going? Anyone got experience tying with kids? #flyfishing #flytying
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This is wonderful! She did great! My daughter tied flies when she was little. She didn't want to tie any known patterns or follow recipes (which is fine.) She just wanted to tie pretty things😀
So, that's what we did! We had fun.
Enjoy that time. That's the important thing. They grow too fast.
Aww, thanks! I think that’s a great idea—taking interesting materials from wherever and wondering whether they could become part of a fly. She’s already got the magpie shiny-object gene from somebody…
She had trouble with all the things beginning fly-tiers have trouble with: bobbin control and thread tension, and doing pinch wraps. There was a little bit of frustration, which is natural.
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So, that's what we did! We had fun.
Enjoy that time. That's the important thing. They grow too fast.