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2016
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Flying Wood Ant

When large wood ants swarm on the warmest summer days the trout go on a feeding frenzy. This is one of those patterns that you just can't do without. Simple but realistic and quick to tie.

Basic Mayfly Nymph

This is a model pattern for most mayfly nymphs, all you need to do is change the hook size and material colour to imitate a whole number of different nymphs. A good pattern to know!

Dyeing Jungle Cock Eyes/Feathers

Dyeing Jungle Cock Eyes/Feathers with Davie McPhail using Veniard Dyes...

Heineken

Salmon/Steelhead Fly by Davie McPhail

DIY bodkin cleaner

This is the greatest little tool you can imagine for cleaning varnish off your bodkin or dubbing needle, and you can make one almost for free.

Deer hair Irresistible

This is a pattern designed to show the pure versatility of deer hair! Tail, spun body and hackle all made from deer hair and nothing more.

Crystal Meth

Sucker Spawn Egg Fly. This maybe the easiest fly to tie... and the most effective. One material is all it takes to tie this great egg / sucker spawn pattern

Ostrich Callibaetis

Full material list can be found here: http://www.flyfishfood.com/2016/12/ostrich-callibeatis.html?m=1

C&R - Crime & Reality?

(German language. Enable English subtitles if needed!)

Deer hair preparation tutorial for streaking caddis

I have had so many questions regarding the correct deer hair for tying the streaking caddis that I have made this little tutorial on deer hair and prep for the streaking caddis.

Mop Fly

The Mop Fly has arrived! In this fly tying tutorial, I share my procedures for tying the pattern, plus talk about how it came to be.

Mini Cheech Leech

A smaller version of the popular streamer pattern, the Cheech Leech -- Subscribe for more tutorials and gear reviews: http://goo.gl/rk1v29

Dumbell Fat Head Zonker

This has enough weight to use with a conventional or spinning rod and I use this fly to catch flounder in the Texas gulf with my conventional gear.

Sunburst Skagit Mist

Steelhead:and Salmon Fly

Touch Dub Sow Bug

Using the touch dub method, this is an effective yet easy sow bug pattern Hook: Daiichi 1550 - Standard Wet Fly Hook - 16

Silent Bob

Here is a killer sculpin pattern! For full material list visit http://www.flyfishfood.com/2016/11/silent-bob.html

Peeping Caddis

A get down deep house building caddis pattern that has to be one of the most productive weighted grayling patterns I know, along with a couple of neat tying techniques.

Pike Land

Our LOOP predator team searching for big pike in the waterways of the Netherlands.

Autumn fish

Here is a simple small Goby Autumn fish. Tied on a FF Coastal C5. The Futurefly Unique Trout Dubbing is just fantastic for these natural looking flies

CDC Tickler

You need this fly!. The CDC Tickler is a great attractor nymph that the fish can't seem to get enough of. We have fished it all of the country with a ton of success.

Dark Coty

Catskill Dry Fly: HOOK: Tiemco 100 bl #12 WING: Rooster Dun Hackle Points TAIL: Dark Dun BODY: Muskrat Blended whit Red Wool HACKLE: Dark Dun

Peacock Spey

Steelhead/Salmon Fly

Flexmaster Streamer

Ryan of Dakota Angler & Outfitter ties his Flexmaster streamer, which is a great fly for trout and warmwater species alike! shop.flyfishsd.com

Diving Caddis

This is a diving or egg laying caddis that is fished just under the surface with long slow pulls. The combination of partridge hackle and hen mallard breast feathers is a real fish attractor.

Kate McLaren

Tied for the second round of the Fly Tying League 2016/17

2016 Fly Fishing Trout and Salmon

Nuke Egg

Detailed instructions for tying a Nuke Egg.

PT orange head nymph

Modern Nymphing Trailer

Revolutionize Your Nymphing Game - Instructional Video

Bead Head Rubber Legged Hare's ear Nymph

Bead Head Rubber Legged Phesant Tail Nymph

Cheat's Czech Nymph

Quick and easy way to make a Czech nymph for river trout and grayling fishing. Struggling to tie a Czech nymph?

Feather Tail Flash Surf Candy

Saltwater and Freshwater Streamer Fly Tying. This fly is built on the surf candy style fly that was originated by Bob Popovics.

Partridge & Yellow variation

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Lion's Mane Soft Hackle

A great nymph with Coq De Leon soft hackle and a nice heavy bead to sink fast. -- Subscribe for more tutorials and gear reviews: http://goo.gl/rk1v29

Nich Fish

Detailed tying instructions for a simple but effective baitfish fly that works well in both fresh and salt water try them for fry feeding trout in lakes or seabass from the beach and many more.

Mackerel pike fly

Fly tying a bull head mackerel pike fly

Vintage Fly Reels

Overview of some Prewar Hardy Perfect Salmon fly reels. These 3 were made prior to World War II by Hardy Brothers of Alnwick. 3 1/2 inch Hardy Perfect Salmon Fly reel

Hollow Semper Fleye

Tying of the Hollow Semper Fleye. Based on Popovics' Semper Fleye and Hollow Fleye. Tied by Steve Farrar.

Moods of the Meadow

Join Peter De Boer and myself for a day fishing a stunning wee farm stream located in the Wellington / Wairarapa region, Lower North Island, New Zealand.

Polder Action

Some footage of two days of flyfishing in the Dutch polder waters. Still having fun catching pike in shallow water on the fly rod. In this video I'm using Hardy & Greys materials.

Memories Never Die

A short story about a man who many years ago left Lithuania, traveled around the world and finally took advantage of the opportunity to return to his native place where still remaining natural habi

Cadent

Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in fall. -Walter Scott http://www.flyshopco.com/

Dubbing Loop Sculpin

A Primarily synthetic Sculpin Pattern designed to get down deep.

Flash Hackle Dubbing Brush Tutorial

I give a step by step on how to prepare a flahsabou dubbing brush for hackling collars of large predatory streamers for pike and musky.

Critter Get'er

I give a step by step instruction on how to tie my Critter Get'er Flashabou fly. The design is heavily inspired by Niklaus Bauer and Daniel Holm, and is an extremely fishy and durable fly.

Golden Olive Bumble (Variant)

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Black Bear Red Butt

A classic American hairwing salmon fly. This version is tied on a small double hook, using squirrel tail for wing. On large version i use bear, bucktail or fox hair.

Simple Dubbing Shrimp

Morten Hansen aka Coastfly ties his Simple Dubbing Shrimp. Morten uses this fly for sea trout in saltwater in the southern part of Denmark.

Late Autumn Grayling

A late autumn fly fishing trip to a tributary of the Wye. The early frost and mist slowly burnt off and a brief hatch of fly brought the fish up. The rod used was a 10ft 4wt

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