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2016
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Wire Jig Nymph

Hackles & Wings Fly Tying videos! Today we're going to tie the Wire Jig. A must have in any nymph box.

Magoo

The Magoo is mainly a pulling fly. It is extremely versatile; it can be fished slowly using a figure-8 retrieve, stripped slowly or fast; or retrieved with a roly-poly from slow to flat-out.

Hen and Hare Soft Hackle

Hook: Std/2xl Wet Nymph #14 -#18 Thread: Brown Rib: Pearl Krystal Flash Body: Hare's Ear Hackle: Brown Hen

The Ghost (Baby Browntrout)

Hackles & Wings Fly Tying videos! Today we're going to tie the Ghost, a zonker streamer pattern with a lot of movement.

Beadhead UV Resin Mayfly Nymph

Hook: Curved Shank #12 - #16 Bead: 3mm Silver Weight: .020 Lead Free Wire Tail: Wood Duck Flank Abdomen: .5 mm Stretch Cord Wingcase: 1/4" Nymph Skin

Tungsten Bead LivelyLegz Nymph

Hook: Scud #12 - #16 Bead: Black Tungsten Thread: Black Tail: Black Buck Tail Body: Small Black Stretch Cord Legs: LivelyLegz Black

FishNutz Mouse

This video is about Fly Tying: FishNutz Mouse

Tabou Caddis Emerger

A short video by Steve Schweitzer, showing how to tie the original Tabou Caddis Emerger.

Dropper Loop Knot

This knot makes it easy to create dropper loops to add multiple hooks or a weight to a rig. I use this often for live or dead bait fishing where I put the weight at the loop.

Jerk Jr.

I tie a small baitfish streamer pattern that I designed and explain in detail how to tie it. The fly is roughly 4" long and is designed to cut though the water, creating a jerk bait style action.

Goldhead Hare's Ear

Hackles & Wings Fly Tying videos! Today we're going to tie the Goldhead Hare's Ear. A classic and proven fly in a new curved variation.

Sparkle Klink

Hackles & Wings Fly Tying videos! Today we're going to tie the Sparkle Klink. A variation of the classic Klinkhamer.

Body Quill Bug

Hackles & Wings Fly Tying videos! Today we're going to tie the Body Quill Bug. A small, quite simple grayling bug for the summer.

Fighting spam on GFF

Here's a rundown of the different things I do to keep spammers from posting on the Global FlyFisher

Off season in the right time

Swedish Robert Kolarik takes a trip to fish the beautiful waters of Slovenia and shares some experiences insight and tips.

Det Vakar Satan

Short film from northern Sweden.

Foam Beetle 2.0

Detailed instructions for tying a Foam Beetle Version 2.0.

Robert Kolarik

Robert is a Swedish Fly Fisher, Tyer and Photographer from South of Sweden searching for time slots to fish for Sea Trout, Salmon, Pike & Perch with the fly rod!

Bass on the fly

Catching Bass with Blue Ridge Custom Flies. In Late July we took a trip up to our cabin in Maine and got into some Bass on the fly. We threw poppers and big ole streamers and killed it.

EP style baitfish fly

EP style baitfish fly's have become staples in many saltwater and warm water fly fisherman's boxes. They tend to be more difficult to tie though, and can take quite a while.

Cinnamon Flying Ant

Detailed instructions for tying a Cinnamon Flying Ant.

Chartreuse Sneaker

When you want to knock rocks, hug structure, fish weedy areas or crawl lily pads - this fly can be your sneaky ticket. This is an easy tie, but has lots of movement in the water.

Golden Olive Sedge/Hedgehog Bumble

Materials used; Hook, Fulling Mill Heavyweight or Super Grub size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Chartreuse Tail, Glo-Brite Floss No 7 and Golden Pheasant Tippet dyed Flu Yellow

Big Fly Fiber Dubbing Brush Tutorial

I give a detailed tutorial on a dubbing brush I designed for Pike and Musky sized streamers.

Allcock Heritage BG3 Hooks

You don't often see these coveted Allcock Heritage BG3 Streamer Hooks for sale. Luckily for streamer tyers, there is a set of size #4 an #2 hooks up...

Quill Cripple Emerger

Hackles & Wings Fly Tying videos! Today we're going to tie the Quill Cripple Emerger.

X Caddis

This is one of those go-to patterns, that have not only produced great results for me under caddis activity but also an excellent pattern in smaller sizes when midges are hatching.

Jasper Carrott

Materials Used; Hook Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 14 Thread, Jasper Pearsalls Gossamer Silk Body, Jasper Pearsalls Gossamer Silk Thread Wing, Woodcock

Tay Raider

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Magni Double size 8 Threads, Uni-8/0 Black and Glo-Brite No.5 Tag, Oval Silver Tinsel

Partridge & Orange

Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 14 Thread, Pearls Gossamer Silk Orange Hackle, Brown Partridge

Santa's Workshop

Coming in hot from the equator. The DTF crew visits the South Pacific in search of zombies, boners, and gangsters. Some might say it was worth the trek. Enjoy in full screen.

Buck Tail Glass Minnow

Glass minnow flies are made to mimic a small transparent baitfish. Generally they are tied wispy in order to be slightly transparent. This fly I am using bucktail instead of synthetic materials.

Pike Fly Fishing Møn

Stege Nor June 2016.

Ballinderry Black Variant

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 10 Black Threads, Uni-8/0 Yellow and Black Tag, Silver Holographic Tinsel

Sunburst Pike Slider

Made for pike, musky, bass and other predators The large woolhead push a lot of water, and calls for attention - while sliding just under the surface.

2016 Kids Trout Camp

The annual Vermont TU Kids trout camp took place at Jackson's Lodge in NE Kingdom.

The Fly Program

The Fly Program is an early intervention program, seeking to improve mental health in men by providing tactics and methods to help men proactively deal with daily stresses, as a way to avoid depres

Tups Indispensable

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly size 16s and 14s Thread, Uni-8/0 Yellow or Light Cahill Tag, Yellow Thread Tail, Ginger Cock Fibres

Ausable Wulff

Fran Betters Dry Fly

Gerhard Wimmer-Etz plays hooky in Tirol

Small Stream Fly Fishing. I asked my girl if I should go upstream and throw a line at trout. She said "Fire at will don't you waste no time".

Carp Sculpin

Another great carp pattern, the carp sculpin is an easy fly to tie with minimal materials.

Silver Boy Buzzer

Another hot little buzzer or chironomid pattern. Great for imitating the bugs just a they're getting ready to pop.

Bugle Buddy Carp Fly

The Bugle Buddy is an effective carp fly that's easy to tie. Hook: Daiichi 2557 Intruder Trailer Hook - 2 Eyes: Bead Chain Eyes - Silver - Large

Carr's Wild Trout Adventures

Deschutes 2016

King's Canyon

How does a little fly fishing in King's Canyon National Park sound?

The Hunt & The Hearth: Trout & Morel Mushrooms

In this, the 9th episode of The Hunt & The Hearth, a pair of fly fishermen search the streams of The Driftless region for hungry trout, curious if the spring fed waters can match the foraged bo

Pursuing Esox

Pike, Musky, and Pickerel On The Fly.

The Danish Danica

The highlight of the season of northern European dry fly fishing is without doubt the Ephemera Danica mayfly hatch.

Mosquito Adams

The adams is one of the most popular dry flies. Generally it is tied with grizzly and brown hackle, this one only uses grizzly hackle to mimic a mosquito.

Sedgehog Heather Fly

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Short Shank Special size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Body, Wapsi Black HD Foam Legs, Pre-Knotted Pheasant Tail Fibres dyed Black

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