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Details of the Fly Tying Challenge

Fly Fishers International Fly Tying Group 5th annual, 2024 Fly Tying Challenge has closed.

See the winners below.

Submission Rules

Click Here to Download the PDF fly recipes used in the 2024 Contest

The five categories for the 2024 Challenge:

Overall – To enter this category the tier must submit each of the Dry Fly, Wet Fly, Nymph and Streamer categories. In addition, one “tie breaker” pattern of the tier’s choice must be submitted. The name and recipe for the tie breaker fly must be provided with the submissions. Entrants in the Overall Category will not be allowed to enter categories 2 through 5.

2. Dry Fly – An Adams

3. Wet Fly – A March Brown

4. Nymph – An AP Nymph

5. Streamer – Lefty’s Deceiver

Click Here to Download the PDF fly recipes used in the 2024 Contest

All flies will become the property of FFI’s Fly Tying Group. Members of the Fly Tying Group Board of Governors are not eligible to enter the contest.

How to Submit Your Flies

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Submission Deadline

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Prizes - Congratulations
to our winners!

Winner Announcement:
The winners will be announced in Fly Tyer Magazine and FlyFisher Magazine.

First place winner of category 1, overall, will win A Nor-Vise rotary vise and an FFI Hat. For more information about the Nor-Vise see Norvise - Standard Rotary Fly Tying Vise.

First, second and third place winners in all five categories will receive a certificate.

First place winners of categories 2 through 5 - No entries submitted.

CONGRATULATIONS!! Results for the Fly Fishers International Fly Tying Challenge for 2024.

The flies for the 5^th Annual FFI Fly Tying Challenge:

OVERALL: Dry Fly, Wet Fly, Nymph & Streamer, plus one tie breaker pattern of the tier's choice.
Category 2: Dry Fly - Adams
Category 3: Wet Fly - March Brown
Category 4: Nymph - AP Nymph
Category 5: Streamer - Lefty's Deceiver

This year submissions were sent in only for Category 1 - Overall. There was clearly one person who has stood out the last couple years, making this again a truly international contest. Agniezka Kubale is the winner of first place. The Kubale family come from Poland. Congratulations Agniezka! Agniezka will recieve a Norvise - Rotary Fly Tying Vise from our sponsor NOR-VISE, a hat and certificate.

First Place
Agnieszka Kubale
Junoszyno, Pomorski Poland

                Second Place
                Alun Thomas
                Salt Lake Ciry, Utah

                Third Place
                Steven Welch
                Carthage, North Carolina