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2016
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Desoto State Park

Fly Fishing Adventure at Desoto State Park

A very good job

Trout Tricks

Eric Warner fly fishing in San Bernardino at our favorite wild trout stream. Shot / edit entirely on iPhone 6 Song: Toubab Krewe ~ Sirens

StoneFLY

The Spiritual Journey of a Fly FishermanA short film from Director Chris M Sheridan, "StoneFLY" documents world class fisherman Justin Adam Powell's passion for fly fishing.

Solomon Hairwing Caddis

Detailed instructions for tying a Solomon Hairwing Caddis.

Traditional bait fishing

Not fly fishing, but a beautiful stream, nice fish and an fun technique - almost Tenkara-like

Trio Blue Spey

We reworked this from our original pattern that we came up with over a decade ago. This fly uses grey heron and a segmented body that really pops in the water!

The Baby Ostrich Spey

This is a much smaller version of an Intruder style tube fly. Tied on a Snaelda style tube.

General Practitioner Intruder II

Many of the great attributes from the original General Practitioner....with a few different twists. Fast becoming one of our favourite tubes.

Small Streamin

Fly Fishing South Mountain State Park

Beginner's Guide to Pike Fly Fishing

The film is in Swedish but has English subtitles.

Subsurface/Slow Sink Caddis Pupa

Materials Used;

Sulphur Comparadun

Everyone has their standard "Go-to" patterns during the Sulphur hatch, and the Comparadun is definitely one of mine.

Norvise Review

A common email I receive is related to purchasing vises, as there are many obstacles in selecting one.

The Integrity of the Catch

The Catskills Mountains is the birthplace of American dry fly fishing.

Paying Taxes in Dubai

Queenfish vs Barracuda. Mike La Sota fly fishing off Dubai with Ocean Active Fly.

How to tie a blood knot

The blood knot is one of the most commonly used and effective knots to tie two pieces of line together. Mostly used by fly fishermen when they are attaching tippet to their tapered leader.

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San River in Poland

Ephemera Glaucops

Ephemera Glaucops Subimago to Imago Mutation

King of the Flats

South Island New Zealand, famous for its rugged coastlines, clear mountain streams, and large healthy trout, isn’t known for its saltwater fly fishing. That is, until now.

Contacting companies

It's amazing how some companies manage to totally ignore all attempts to contact them. Why do they have email, contact forms and Facebook pages, if they don't reply when people use them?

Black Glistening Crab/Shrimp

With underwater movement footage.

Paraloop Gnat

Paraloop Gnat (Spinner) Dry Fly

Peute

Dressing: Hook: Partridge L3as spider Body: Pearsall's green silk Hackles: mallard hen breast

Pink Pookie Hopper

The Pink Pookie is a hopper pattern developed by Dean Reiner in Montana. The Pink Pookie imitates a grasshopper and the fish really go crazy for it!

Fly Fishing the Savannah River

Fly fishing for Smallmouth bass on the Savannah River on May 30, 2016

Freaks of Nature

Trailer: Lago Strobel, aka Jurassic Lake, has earned a reputation as the best place on earth to catch a trophy rainbow trout.

Clouser Minnow Sexy Shad

The clouser minnow is one of the most widely used and effective streamer patterns for both salt and fresh water fly fishing.

Speckled Shrimp

Henrik Kure Nielsen ties a Speckled Shrimp - one of his favourite saltwater flies, on an Ahrex NS 110 hook.

Glass Sandeel

Morten Hansen aka coastfly ties his Glass Sandeel.

Cragganmore Killer

Materials Used;

Red & Partridge - Spider

Red & Partridge - Spider DRESSING: HOOK: PARTRIDGE L3AS SPIDER BODY: PEARSALL'S RED SILK HACKLES: ENGLISH PARTRIGE

Keep Our Blackfoot

This is the story of the river that runs through the Blackfoot valley just east of Missoula, Montana.

Strippin' Mad Browns

Drifting a river through Ohio...YES Ohio, to catch monster brown trout on the fly.

The Boys are Back

Fly Fishing North Carolina. The Boys (Adam and David) are back from college and just in time to hit the river. We had a blast getting the whole crew back together and even got on a few fish.

CDC Dry Fly Midge

Tied on size 26 hook!

Chroma Caddis Pupa

Hackles & Wings Fly Tying videos! Today we are going to tie the Chroma Caddis Pupa. The newest addition to the chroma fly series.

Claret Machine

Woolly Buggers get all the press but it's important to have streamers that contrast in behaviour.

Swiss Army Sulphur

Detailed instructions for tying a Swiss Army Sulphur.

Copper John

The Copper John is a very heavy fly that is great for getting down deep to the fish. I use this as my first fly in a tandem rig often to get my small midge down deep.

Mutantz

The first of many new video fly-tying tutorials. A simple fly-tying technique with melt glue.

Fat Bugger (Black'n'silver)

Streamer fly for trout, perch, bass and other predators. It has got a jigging action and lots of movement and flash. I like this color combo - especially for night fishing and dark days.

Heaven on Helnæs

Very nice video from the peninsula Helnæs in Denmark

EP Fleeing Crab

The EP Fleeing Crab is a "fleeing" crab imitation developed by Enrico Puglisi. The EP Fleeing Crab imiates a crab in motion as it is moving away from predators.

Lago Strobel March 2016

CDC Black Caenis

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly Barbless size 18 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Tail, Dyed Black Cock Fibres Tag, Black Thread

Driftless Spring

Highlights from Spring 2016 fly fishing a small stream in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin.

10ft 4wt

An early spring fly fishing trip to a Mid Wales tributary, using a 10ft 4wt carbon to fish spiders and soft hackles for wild brown trout.

EP Mole Crab

The EP Mole Crab was developed by Enrico Puglisi for big Bonefish, Redfish and Permit. The Mole Crab can be tied in many colors, with the best colors being Tan and Sand.

Griffith's Gnat

Hackles & Wings Fly Tying videos! Today we are going to tie the Griffith's Gnat. A classic and simple fly to tie but with some new techniques for a more durable fly.

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