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2025
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9 Degrees, Land of Giants

This full length feature film published with permission from Alphonse Island Fishing Company is an exciting window onto the incredible fly fishing opportunities from Cosmoledo & Astove Atoll in

Tofting's Shrimp

95% of the time, there’s a shrimp at the end of my line when I start my seatrout trips in the salt.

Large Mayfly Wet Fly and Nymph

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50/50 Shipman's Buzzer

The shipman's buzzer is probably the best emerging midge there is, its simplicity is only surpassed by its effectiveness.

Zebra Midge

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Zebra Midge. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Pink Winter Shrimp

Hi there This time I made a real winter killer. Tried it yesterday and it worked like a charm. Looks great in the water and so did the trout seem to think.

A tour of my tying room

Since I moved to a house several years ago, I’ve had a combined office and tying room, which has served me very well!

The Usual

Fran Betters' Snow Shoe Rabbit Pattern. This is one of Fran Betters' famous flies.

Deceiver

Deceiver flies are one of the most popular and effective medium to large sized streamers. They work in a wide range of conditions and for a wide range of fish.

Kingfisher Cormorant

Cormorants are great suggestive little patterns that can double as wets or nymphs. This pattern has proven itself in many waters and will catch fish all year round.

Cowdung

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Cowdung Wet Fly. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Carrie's Favorite

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Carrie's Favorite. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

MV Flathead

There is no shortage of options for the fly tyer when it comes to finishing tube flies. Coneheads, discs and drainers are available in a vide range of designs, sizes, weights and colors.

Carpe Cyprinus Carpio Diem!

Simple Flyfishing for Common Carp in the Heart of America

Baitfish Migration and Trophy Brown Trout

Fly fishing Finland’s Lake District during the world-class baitfish migration, where trophy brown trout chase prey into shallow, clear rivers.

Fly Fishing for Striped Marlin

Fly Fishing for Striped Marlin in Magdalena Bay on the west coast of Baja California

Cutcliffe XXXVI

Pattern number 36. Bright Yellow Worsted, Yellow Silk, Bright Yellow red hackle.

AI hammering GFF

When the site became slow, I asked ChatGPT to find the reason. Its reply? ChatGPT was the cause! Metrics

Electric Sunray

In this video, Ronny Lagoni Thomsen ties a salmon fly he has great confidence in.

Big Red

Vrppled midges are excellent dry buzzer patterns, and the big red is no exception. It's a fairly straightforward tie and does a great job of sticking right in the surface film.

WD-40 Nymph

Tying the WD-40 Nymph - Dressed Irons Step by Step showing you how to tie the WD-40 Nymph.

Squirrel zonker bait fish

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KENDJAM | Brasil

We proudly announce that we are part of the International Fly Fishing Film Festival 2024 once again. 𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗝𝗔𝗠 - has been officially selected!

Piggyback Nymph

This is a "parasol" nymph pattern from Fran Betters in his fly tying book.

Zelda

The Zelda combines a distinctive Icelandic salmon fly tradition with elements from modern trout nymphing Zelda salmon fly

Lady Mills

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Lady Mills Wet Fly. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Squirmy Wormy

Squirmy worms are one of the most hated flies out there. Many fisherman call them cheater flies, and will refuse to use them, or judge those who do use them.

Cosmoledo Atoll

"Cosmoledo" is Fly Fishing Nation and Alphonse Fishing Company's (Soon to be Blue Safari Fly Fishing) second film that explores the Outer Atolls of the Seychelles, following the award-winning short

Gold Fever

In September 2022, an adventure to explore undiscovered rivers in the middle of the Amazon began at Pluma Lodge in Bolivia/Tsimane.

Parachute Dry Fly

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White Throated Diawl Bach

This diawl bach is inspired by white hacled traditional flies and has proven itself to be devastatingly effective in black buzzer hatches from the lake of Menteith to the English reservoirs and wil

Gold Banton Midge

An excellent adult buzzer pattern, the banton midge fishes well dry and wet and will work well as a generic dry too.

Green Witchcraft

A top-tier guide fly for steelhead – inspired by Dave Pinczkowski and tied by Alex Belonga.

Emma

James (Jim) E. Leisenring is named one of the towering figures in American wet-fly fishing and the author of the classic book “The Art of Tying the Wet Fly and Fishing the Flymph”.

Rangeley Favorite #3

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Rangeley Favorite #3.

Clouser Crayfish

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Clouser Crayfish fly. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Watson's Fancy

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Watson's Fancy Wet Fly. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Rangeley Favorite #2

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Rangeley Favorite #2.

Cutcliffe XXXV

With number 35 we enter June. Cutcliffe suggests the June patterns for low flowing clear fishing in an upstream manner. Hare Flax Yellow, Gold Twist, Yellow Leaning Red Hackle

A Life in Flies

This gorgeous book tells the story of US fly tyer Mary Orvis Marbury and the classic, stylish, "gaudy" flies of her era Mary Orvis Marbury

Wiggle Nymph

Detached Body Nymph. This is an idea I saw on the below video which is similar to many of the design ideas for Damsel fly nymphs.

Masked Mayfly

Disguising a bead by turning it into a head with multifaceted insect eyes Masked Maylfy

The Mop Fly

Mop flies are some of the easiest and most effective flies out there. From trout, to bass, to sunfish and even carp or catfish all will eat this fly, so it is extremely versatile.

Cutcliffe XXXIV

Number 34 which finishes out May. Young Hare flax, Silver Twist, Spangled Silvery Blue Hackle. Note: patterns 33-38 should be heavily hackled.

Long Hackle Dry Fly

You Can't Beat a Long Hackle Dry Fly when Things get Tough. Link to the Full Fishing Video..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9EI00gRjk0 Materials Used;

Silver Corixa

Corixa are found all over the world and are a favourite forage species for trout and other species.

All About Pike

Flies for large predatory fish usually have to be large to catch the interest of the fish, but it also makes some demands on the tying itself due to the amount and size of the materials - the flies

New feature: Article series

I have made a few series of articles over the years. They now have their own page

Micro Egg Sucking Leech

Detailed instructions for tying a Micro Egg Sucking Leech. This is part of a series of Tim Flagler's collaboration with Fly Tyer Magazine.

Claret Lightweight Buzzer

This lightweight buzzer punches well above its weight.

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