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Top 5 Trout Flies

For years people have asked me the same question: "If you could only fish a handful of trout flies, which ones would you choose?"

Fulling Mills Jig Bugger Olive TN

Jig Woolly Bugger Olive TN (Size 12) – https://www.fullingmill.co.uk/Products-UK/Tactical-UK/Jig-

Yellow Owl Snatcher

A Great Midge and Caddis Emerger Pattern

Polar Dub Shrimp

Shrimp flies for sea trout and bass really don't need to be complicated.

Rabbit Strip Jiggy

Bob Popovics' jiggy is a fantastic fly in both fresh and saltwater. This Rabbit strip version is perfect when you want a bit more movement than the traditional bucktail version provides.

KK Fly

If you ask the Danish fly tyer and fly fisherman Kent Korgaard Hansen about his ultimate suggestion for a baitfish imitation, he will pick this small delicate baitfish pattern out of the box - and

Cross Eyed Shrimp

Fly fishing and especially sight-fishing for Redfish is fantastic, and something all fly fishermen should experience at least once in their lifetime.

Embden Fancy

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Embden Fancy.

Remnant Fly #46

This is the 46th fly in a series of flies I call Remnant Flies.

John Story

Step by Step showing you how to tie the John Story Wet Fly. Subscribe for more fly tying videos like this one: https://bit.ly/3sfHYOR

Kendal

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Kendal Wet Fly. Subscribe for more fly tying videos like this one: https://bit.ly/3sfHYOR

Brazil Adventure

German fly angler Florian Baumann had heard about peacock bass in the Amazon, but there was more fishing in Brazil than he thought Brazil fishing

Tups Indispensible

This is Roger Woolley's listing of the Tups in the section of his book on Devon Wets.

Gamechanger Popper

This Game Changer Popper combines the surface disturbance of a traditional popper with the lifelike swimming action of an articulated Game Changer.

The honest guide to chalk streams

This is a guide to chalk stream fly fishing in the UK in 2026 with tips on finding, booking and fishing chalk stream beats in southern Britain A chalkstream

Nicolas Charlton

Nicolas Charlton is a 30 year old Anglo-German

Rusty Blue and Red

Here are the two "rusty" patterns from Roger Woolley's Devon Wets Pattern List

Craft Fur Anchovy

Anchovies are a key forage for gamefish around the world, and this simple little fly is a great choice for imitating them and other small bait like spearing or whitebait.

Little Yellow Stonefly

The massive stonefly hatches from the US, especially Montana, are well known – both by the flyfisher and the trout.

Remnant Fly #45 - Panfish Popper

This is the 45th fly in a series of flies I call Remnant Flies.

John Storey Dry Fly

Step by Step showing you how to tie the John Storey Dry Fly. Subscribe for more fly tying videos like this one: https://bit.ly/3sfHYOR

Panfish Popper

Today we're tying a simple but extremely effective Panfish Popper.

One Ribbon Nymph

The One Ribbon Nymph is tied using just one size of cream artificial silk ribbon coloured with a couple of permanent marker pens

P.L.B. #1

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the P.L.B. #1.

Yellow and Pink Badger

Devon Wets - Yellow and Pink Badger - from Roger Woolley Here are two West Country flies focused on badger hackle in the Woolley's list.

Original Gorgeous George

Original Gorgeous George Irish Wet Fly, Great colour combination for Grasshoppers.. Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Copetition Heavyweight size 10,

Tripple Shimmer Minnow

Smallmouth bass and baitfish imitations just work every time and if you need a fly pattern that can really attract the attention of even the most skeptical bass, this is a perfect fly to bring.

Big Angry Trout Love Big Streamers

Streamer fishing for big brownies in New Zealand.

How to Tie a Deer Hair Popper

Today we're tying one of the most iconic warmwater flies ever created—the deer hair popper.

Parachute Blue Winged Olive

Parachute Blue Winged Olive Fly Tying Recipe: (Click the links below to purchase the materials from our store)

Uprights - Red, Olive & Black

Hello all. Continuing to tie the list of Devon wet flies in Woolley's book "Modern Trout Fly Dressing" I am going to lump the first 3 "Upright" patterns into one video.

In the forest there was a stream ...

Back in the Swedish woods, doing what I love the most. Wandering along an almost too quiet forest river, indulged in the act of dry fly fishing for wild brown trout.

Banana Flashwing

In this fly-tying video, Casper Hansen demonstrates how to tie the Banana Flashwing, a modern and highly effective salmon fly inspired by the proven Banana pattern.

Fiddler Crab

The Flats Craft Fiddler Crab, long version SBS.

The Northerner

When chasing sea trout - either by the coastal line or in the rivers and streams, streamers imitating small baitfish is often the key to success.

Fishing a new Lake, catching big bluegill!

This trip out to Inks Lake turned into one of those fishing trips where the adventure became just as memorable as the fish themselves.

Stube Flies

A simple tube fly concept or template that can be varied endlessly and is easy to tie using common materials

Karl the Caddis Pupa

Karl the Caddis Pupa Fly Tying Recipe: (Click the links below to purchase the materials from our store)

The Hackle Test That Changed How I Tie

Wrapping hackle seems simple, but there's a lot of small decisions that affect how your fly looks, fishes, and lasts.

Grey Gnat

John Jackson's Practical Fly-Fisher - Tied SHDF Style. This is pattern number 13 called the Grey Gnat from Jackson's book of 1854.

Fuffled Emerger

Fuffled is an old Scottish word meaning dishevelled, unruly, or mussed up. That’s a suitable adjective to use for this emerger.

Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Soft Hackle

The soft hackle hare's ear is a classic nymph pattern for a reason. Its impressionistic nature allows it to look nothing and everything all at the same time.

Dave Brandt's Brooks Gordon

This is my version of the great Dave Brandt's Brook Gordon dry fly. Which i dressed on a Mustad R50XAP Classic Dry Barbless Hook.

Mercer's Z-Wing Caddis

Mercer's Z-Wing Caddis Fly Tying Recipe: (Click the links below to purchase the materials from our store)

Marabou Cinder Worm

Anywhere marine worms are found, they're eaten by gamefish.

Original Gartside Gurgler

The Gartside Gurgler is a fantastic, subtle topwater fly that can be waked or skated and if needed it can be fished more aggressively with pops and bloops.

March Brown Spinner

If you only need one spinner pattern to have in your dryfly box, this is the one!.

Remnant Fly #44 - Soft Hackle Streamer

This is the 44th fly in a series of flies I call Remnant Flies.

Remnant Fly #43 - Caddis Nymph

This is the 43rd fly in a series of flies I call Remnant Flies.

Why Tie a Paraloop Instead of a Parachute?

The Paraloop Emerger is a really interesting dry fly technique that creates a different profile and footprint than a traditional parachute fly.

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