Tying materials

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Hand Stacking Bucktail

Jan 24. 2019
Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to tame the sometimes difficult bucktail and get the tips even, just using you hands
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Stacking Calf Tail

Jan 24. 2019
Wayne Luallen gives a few tips on selecting and stacking calf tail.
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Using bead chains

Jan 21. 2019
Eyes Plain and simple bead chain is one of the cheapest fly tying materials around, but very useful and a great addition to many flies.
Get some ideas here
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Tying better flies

Jan 16. 2019
Swiss/Norwegian Fabien Moulin aims to tie some really good looking flies, and ponders a bit about how to improve as a fly tyer.
Read Fabien's thoughts here.
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Squirmy worms

Jan 7. 2019
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Prepping bucktail

Nov 15. 2018
A little tutorial for choosing and prepping buck tails for best results.
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Pheasant and Gold

Sep 19. 2018
There's something about the classical style patterns that captivate anglers. However, very few people actually use them.
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The WOJO

Aug 5. 2018
Another fly from my OJO (organza just organza) series.
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Real and Faux Bucktail Comparison.

Feb 16. 2018
This video is a bit different, its more of a comparison between two materials. The synthetic bucktail, and real bucktail.
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How to Tie a Scud with a Plastic Bag

Nov 24. 2017
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Buying Fur and Skin

Oct 9. 2017
Shopping Fur patches can be bought in flyshops, but there are many other sources for good fur - from furriers to roadkill.
Learn what to look for here
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Using Dubbing Wax

Aug 31. 2017
Often fly tiers don't use dubbing wax because they have not had good results doing so. This short tutorial might provide a different approach to the dubbing-with-wax process.
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Bleeding Schlappen Leech

Jul 5. 2017
The Bleeding Schlappen Leech is a fly I developed for fishing shallow to medium depth lakes in Alberta.
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How to Prepare and Dye Peacock Herl Black

Jul 4. 2017
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A little tour of my tying room

Jun 13. 2017
This ia a short tour of my tying room and photo studio here at home. Not the best filming but you'll get a good idea of how its layed out and works.

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