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2024
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Straggle Leg Scud

In today's fly tying video, I showcase Semperfli's Straggle Legs and use a variety of techniques to create an irresistable imitative Pregnant Scud pattern.

Light Olive Flymph

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Kurts Creek Minnow

Detailed instructions for tying Kurt's Creek Minnow. Recipe: Hook: 3x long streamer hook, size 8. Bead: 5/32” brass bead. Thread: Fluoro Brite, orange.

Clouser Swimming Nymph

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Clouser Swimming Nymph.

Brad's Rogue Sculpin

The search and dream of big trouts, is allways on mind of every flytyer and flyfisher.

Tan Spring Shrimp

Check it out and don’t be without it.

Kopar

Great fly for brown trout fishing in general. I use this pattern A LOT for fishing for brown trout in the Icelandic highlands.

Kelly Green

Here we will be tying the streamer Kelly Green by mr. Olgeir Andrésson, professional photographer. Olgeir or Olli is a friend of mine who fished with another friend of mine, my mentor mr.

Kobberbassen, Copper Bully

Here we will be tying the fly Kobberbassen originally from Denmark but has spread around a lot the last years and become a very successful pattern for seatrout mostly.

Olive Woolly Bugger

Here we will be tying a classic Olive Woolly Bugger. The fly is a great option for both stream and lake fishing and excellent when it comes to fishing for brown trout.

Mini Headbanger

A scaled-down version of the author’s own Headbanger Caddis, a cased nymph caddis pattern

Gilly Caddis

A Fly Imitating Free-Roaming Larva--Tied "In The Round" Style for a Halo of Gills Look.

Fur and hair from skin patches

Today it's about fur and hair from skin patches. Most small rodents, weasels, foxes, deer and many other animals have useable hair for fly tying.

Cutcliffe III

Thank you for tuning in. This is a super easy fly with an unusual dubbing. My good friend @thetroutconjurer and fellow Cutcliffe fan was able to acquire some fur from Devon cattle.

Barred and Black

This pattern and others can be found in Lefty Kreh's Saltwater Fly Patterns Amazon https://amzn.to/3EUOgZy

Sand Eel Fly

Spring is here and soon the sandeel will be here also. Therefore it’s good to have a sandeel pattern in your box. This one is lifelike and very durable. Check it out and find many other tutorials.

Quill Subs Peacock

Here we will be tying the original version of the Peacock by mr. Kolbeinn Grímsson. This video is made after a request from someone who wanted to see the Peacock tied exactly like the author did.

Fly tying

Fly tying really makes beautiful books! 12 saltwater flies that catch fish!

Leisenring’s Pale Watery Dun Wingless

This is #10 of Leisenring’s 12 Favorite Patterns from “The Art of Tying The Wet Fly”

Leisenring’s Hare’s Ear

This is #7 of Leisenring’s Favorite Fly Patterns listed in “The Art of Tying The Wet Fly”.

Hemmi

Here we will be tying the Hemmi Streamer, named after Hermann who used to be a warden in the Veiðivötn region of Iceland for decades.

Blacknose Dace

Here we will be tying the fly Blacknose Dace, created by Art Flick. The fly is first mentioned in his 1947 "Streamside Guide to Naturals and their Imitations".

Teeny Nymph

Here we will be tying the Teeny Nymph by mr. Jim Teeny. Jim is well known is the world of fly fishing hans has his own store operated ever since 1971! He's a great angler with great experience.

Watsons Zebra

Here we will be tying a hybrid of two flies, the Watson's Fancy as a nymph, and the famous Zebra Midge. I (and probably some other fly tiers before me) came up with this pattern few years ago.

Stealth Bomber

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Kent's Stealth Bomber

Small Beaded Damsel Nymph

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F Fly Midge Hopper

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Spring Brown Caddis

My 100th video. 8 minutes of fly tying with a heavy Eastern European accent and some smooth jazz.

Leatherman

If you ask Norwegian fly tyer and fly fisherman Tommy Solberg about his universal dryfly, his clear answer is his own pattern, the Leatherman, who has gone gained great success in Scandinavia.

Pink Spey Shrimp

Hi there. Another shrimp ready for some winter fishing. Check it out

IÐA Streamer

Pattern Author: Kristján Gíslason. Hook: Ahrex NS118 #6 Thread: Semperfli Classic Waxed 8/0, Fl. orange. Tail: Blue cock.

Steel Pin Shrimp

A scud pattern with 26 individual legs is no task if you make this small, ingenious tool out of wire.

The Loco Foam Ant

The totally Loco Ant Materials

Chico's Yellow & Orange Bendback

Although this fly is ostensibly a redfish pattern, it is a great choice for all kinds of species where you will be fishing in grass, or around mangroves and other cover.

20 Incher

20 Incher Fly Tying Recipe: (Click the links below to purchase the materials from our store) Hook: #08-14 Tiemco 200R or 201R

Bibio Marci, Hawthorn Dry Fly

Spring! Fishing! Flies! Tying a dry fly for spring with a heavy eastern european accent and some smooth jazz.

Samurai

This is the Samurai Streamer developed in house at Root River Rod co fly shop. Watch until the end because that is where the magic happens.

Aurora Cascade

A video tying a very bright and flashy cascade salmon fly variant for fresh salmon fly fishing, the aurora cascade

Shaggy Stone

The Shaggy Stone allows you to have a wiggling stonefly pattern even during a dead drift. The use of extra wiggle will make your stones irresistible to trout.

Tim's Beetle

A fly tying tutorial of Tim Drummond's Beetle, a new fly added to Umpqua Feather Merchants arsenal.

Never Sink Caddis

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Marabou Flu

The soft marabou feathers are an unsurpassed flytying material for stagnant and slow-flowing waters. The material is available in every conceivable color and is also relatively cheap.

Laxaþjóð - A Salmon Nation

Our relationship with nature not only defines our history, it shapes our future, too.

Hay Thief Variant (Høtyven)

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Arapaima eats fly off surface

This giant arapaima eats the fly right as it hits the water.. absolutely insane eat! Thanks for watching, Dan

Lefty's Deceiver

Lefty's Deceiver is a simple fly that is absolutely deadly for predatory gamefish.

Ultra Dry Wing Bibio Hog

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Tom’s Leather Fly Reel Cases

Dutch Tom Biesot made some beautiful leather cases for his homemade fly reels

Leisenring’s Iron Blue Nymph

This is my tying of the Iron Blue Nymph per Leisenring’s “The Art of Tying the Wet Fly”. This pattern is #12 in his list of his 12 favorite flies.

Pattern #11

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Pattern #11.

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