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Article Einars’ Floating Foam Caddis Pupa May 5. 2020 Burnt A great and high floating caddis fly made with foam as a base material and a very simple and cool technique. See the pattern here	Article Durable flies: Wrapping thread Mar 3. 2020 Tied to hold The basic technique of wrapping thread over - and under - materials is a key to getting flies that will hold well Read the third chapter here.	Article Durable flies: Before you tie Feb 27. 2020 Tied to hold One key to durability in flies is to prepare a bit before starting - and choosing the right hook, thread and materials Read the second chapter here.
Article Durable flies: Why? Feb 27. 2020 Tied to hold How to tie flies that last more than a cast, a trip, a month... heck, even a year. We're starting a series of articles with some tips on tying durable flies – and keeping them intact. Read the first chapter here.	Article Moulin’s Deer Hair Parachute Feb 21. 2020 Technique Swiss/Norwegian tyer Fabien Moulin stumbled upon a seemingly new way of creating a parachute hackle and wing in one. See more here	Article George Grant Nymph Feb 18. 2020 Classic US fisherman and fly tyer George Grant came up with a type of nymph where both body and hackle uses special techniques. See how to here.
Article IKEA Fly Tying Board Nov 24. 2019 DIY How to make a 10 dollar tying station based on a cheap IKEA cutting board. See how here	Article My oldest piece of material Oct 26. 2019 Ancient I have a dried hare skin, which I have owned for as long as I have tied flies. A lot of flies and a lot of wisdom has come from that skin. Read the story here.	Article These videos will make you a better fly tyer Sep 3. 2019 Tips Renowned fly tyer and tying instructor Wayne Luallen presents a series of short videos, which will help you become a much better fly-tyer. Read more here.
Article Hair pin intruder shanks Mar 4. 2019 DIY I have been making my own intruder shanks from straight hair pins for a while, and they are easy to make, inexpensive and work really well. See how here	Article Rotating your bobbin holder Feb 19. 2019 Spin If you want to use the advantages of controlling twist in your tying thread, you need a bobbin holder that allows rotation. Not all do. Learn more here	Article Intruder conversions Jan 26. 2019 Transforming I got the crazy idea to convert some Danish sea trout and salmon flies to intruders. It worked out surprisingly well. See some examples in the article