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2024
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Two of My Best Early Season Buzzer Patterns

Materials Used; Black Version.. Hook, Fulling Mill Super Heavyweight size 12 Thread, Metallic Madeira Pearl Body and Thorax Cover Dyed Black Pheasant Tail

Remnant Fly #11 - Dredger Style

This is the 11th fly in a series of flies I call Remnant Flies.

Blue-Wing Midge

The Blue Wing Midge (BWM) is an adult midge pattern designed to be fished wet.

Grey Squirrel Sculpin

Ultimate sculpin fly! This is the third video in our series on how to tie fuzzy nymphs and streamer flies using hair and fur from skin patches.

Incomparable

This is my tying of Guy Plas’ Incomparable pattern. I learned about this fly from Jean-Paul Pequegnot’s book “French Fishing Flies”.

Lefty's Glass Minnow

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

Brown Hackle Fly

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Golden Olive Bumble Hopper

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Transforming a Wet Fly into a Nymph

March Brown Nymph.. Materials Used;

Big Hole Demon Variant

Hi there As you probably noticed I’m trying new editing programs and it is trial and error, so sry for the mistakes I made in this one.

SloMo Worm Redish

Few things can make the trout along the Scandinavian coasts as selective as when the large swarms of ragworms appear when the water get warmer after the cold winter.

Plover Spider

This pattern is one of many from Austin Ridsdale’s Journal 1931 (North Country Spider). A photo of a few pages of this journal were shared online by Robert Smith.

Copper Braid

This type of braid is found in electronics stores, but is a great new addition to the fly tyer’s arsenal of useful copper products

Streamer flies - real underwater footage

In this video we take a bunch of new predator streamer flies underwater in a local lake.

Clouser Minnow

Here we will be tying an American classic Minnow called the Clouser Minnow. The fly is a great option for both stream and lake fishing.

Dumm

Here we will be tying the fly Green Dumm by a friend of mine, mr. Theodór K Erlingsson.

Dýrbítur Fancy

Here we will be tying the fly Dýrbítur, a legendary fly by an Icelandic fly tying and fly fishing legend, Sigurður Pálsson.

Pheasant Tail

Here we will be tying a simple variant of the Pheasant tail by mr. Fran Sawyer himself!

Splitsville Caddis/Foam Front End Loader

Thanks for tuning into this chaos! So, I should state for the record a few things about my fishing...I almost exclusively fish a "mono rig" in what could be called a "tightline" method.

Brown Scandi Leach

Big fish have become big by being careful and have found good spots to hide in the water from dangers.

Copper Liz No 2

This pattern and others can be found in Lefty Kreh's Saltwater Fly Patterns.

Cutcliffe #X

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Copper Liz No 1

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

Foam Fly

This one is a favorite of mine and worked great for me last summer. Be sure to have this one in your box

A Not Too Steady Flow Of Mayflies

A Not Too Steady Flow Of Mayflies is fly fishing tale from the season of 2023.

Red Squirrel Nymph

This is the second video in our series on how to tie fuzzy nymphs and streamer flies using hair and fur from skin patches.

March Brown Male UK (Bergman)

I tied this fly for the Bergman Facebook group as it is March 2024's Fly of the Month.

Large Mayfly Flymph

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Magic Shrimp

Let's make some shrimp before winter fades. Subscribe for more chill flies.

Black Wet Spider

Simple black wet spider with pink head.

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”.

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