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2013
Date Title Body Image

Intimidated by a streamer

I wanted to tie a Carrie Stevens, Rangerly style New England streamer, but was surprised how hard it actually was

The Usual

A Classic dry fly know to few anglers.

Winter Rainbow

Winter fly fishing on the Muskegon River–a quiet beauty wrapped in white.

Slim & Jimbob's Excellent Odyssey of the Fishon River

Fishing buddies Slim & Jimbob return to backpack deep into a remote and wild river in Idaho to fly fish for some vivid, westslope, cutthroat, trout in stellar surroundings.

Arkansas 2013

Fly fishing Arkansas

8415 : 2012

2012 Fly Fishing Season in 4 minutes

Flashback Hare's Ear Nymph

A short fly tying video showing how to tie a Flashback Hare's Ear. This fly can be tied with any size hook, but I prefer size #14, #16, #18.

Blue Wing Olive Biot Dun

Tony Torrence demonstrates how to tie a Blue Winged Olive Biot Dun, adult mayfly pattern.

Big Bonefish Fly

Sometimes you need a bigger bite to catch a bigger fish. This fly tying video shows how to tie a Big Bonefish Fly using marabou and bead chain eyes.

Weighted SL baetis nymph

Hook: TMC 100 BL #18 & #20 Head: 2mm black tungsten bead (use 1.7mm or 1.5mm on #20 hooks) Thread: Spiderweb Tails: Hackle barbs Abdomen: Goose biot, olive

Streamers 365 Volume 2 Now Available in the Blurb Bookstore

We are happy to announce the release of the second volume of patterns from teh Streamers 365 project. Volume 2 includes patterns #123 - #244. You can...

Thomas Harvey's Wedding Veil

The first video in the Thomas Harvey series of flies.....the Wedding Veil.

Spey cast in Rio Grande of Tierra del Fuego

Fly Tying Class Part #1: Hook Mounting, Attaching Thread & Whip Finishing

This is the first in a series of fly tying classes for beginners (newbs). It includes the basics of Hook Mounting, Attaching Thread & Whip Finishing

Ephemera danica dun (Green Drake)

Sorry about my head getting in the way of the camera at the end of the movie. My point is, that I tie of the hackle on the wingpost and whipfinish on the wingpost too.

Bone Toad ~ Spooky Bonefish Fly

The Bone Toad Fly is perfect for casting at shallow, tailing and spooky bonefish on the flats.

Mercer's Tungsten Pheasant Tail Prince

Mercer's Tungsten Pheasant Tail Prince Fly Tying Instructions

Native

Fly fishing for North Carolina high mountain Brook Trout using a Tenkara-like four foot piece of bamboo. Fish took the Caddis all day.

Streamers 365

I have been following Canadian Darren MacEachern's Streamers 365 project for a while, and I have covered it here on GFF before.

French Partridge

French Partridge imitating the Ephemera danica (Green Drake) Hook: TMC 109 #7 (female) or #9 (male) or similar longshaftet lightweight dryfly hook. Thread: Spiderweb

Raven's Revenge

This is my first fly tying video so I hope you guys enjoy it. And if you don't listen to metal you can always mute the video and still watch it. Haha Materials include:

Salmon Flies and Side Channels

After meeting a fellow named "Kristo" and spending late winter and spring fly fishing in small, desert, creeks with wary trout and deciding our fishing styles were compatible I joined him on his Bi

Crazy Leg Gotcha Bonefish Fly

Crazy Leg Gotcha Bonefish Fly Tying Directions

Sulfur Spinner Nymph

A fly tying video showing how to tie a Sulfur Spinner Mayfly Nymph. This bead head pattern is made to imitate a PMD Spinner that has been washed under.

Carp's Blues

Fly Fishing for Carp - memories of last Fall!

Simple Bonefish Crab Fly

A deadly Bonefish Crab Fly that is simple to tie, durable and the fish cannot resist biting it.

Caddis Quill Larva

Hook: Umpqua U201 #14 Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black Abdomen: Hackle quill, stripped - stained green with permanent marker

Little Yellow Tarpon Fly

Tarpon love to eat and this Little Yellow Tarpon Fly is made to look just like another innocent bite of food. Fly fishing for tarpon is very exciting and challenging.

Barrys' Carp Bitter

Barrys' Carp Bitter Fly Tying Instructions and Directions. Carp On The Fly

Blue Winged Olive Emerger

Tony Torrence demonstrates how to tie a Blue Winged Olive Emerger fly pattern. This realistic pattern fishes well in the Spring and Fall when Beatis Hatches are important.

Yves Laurent

Canadian Yves Laurent does beautiful wood carvings of fish and other animals - and flies. His work is meticulous and detailed and even the stones are carved in wood!

Fishy photos: Pasi Visakivi

Finnish photographer Pasi Visakivi has been interested in photographing from very young age but is still learning new important things almost every day.

Simple Egg Fly

This fly tying video shows how to tie a simple Egg Pattern. An egg fly is perhaps one of the most basic flies that an angler can have in the box.

Barry's Carp Fly

Barry's Carp Fly Tying Video Instructions and Step By Step Directions

Snow Fly

How to tie a Snow Fly ~ Winter Stone. This Little Black Winter Stonefly is a perfect imitation of a juvenile stonefly hatched the Summer before.

Rainbow Warrior Midge

Rainbow Warrior Midge Fly Tying Video Instructions and Directions

Bird's Nest Nymph

A fly tying video showing how to tie a Bird's Nest Nymph. This nymph pattern may not be in the main stream, but it is a trout catcher.

Muddler Minnow

Hook: Longshank size 6. Thread: Natural or brown. Tail: Mottled turkey. (Turkey tail) Body: Flat gold tinsel. Rib: Gold Oval Tinsel medium size.

Bunny Midge

One of the most effective midge dries (masking as an emerger if you please) that we've fished. Give it a whirl...

Fly Holder

A quick tip for making a neat fly holder from an wire clip

#13-2013 - Adams' Salmon Shack

Adams' Salmon Shack - Darren MacEachern Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Steve Adams Source: Smelt Fly Patterns: Donald A. Wilson (1996), Pg....

Griffith's Gnat: Original, high-visibility, and variations

Tied during this tutorial is the Griffith's Gnat, a pattern meant to represent many insects, though mainly (and specifically) a midge cluster.

PFD Caddis

A fly tying video on how to tie a PFD Caddis, a Hi Float - Hi Vis Dry Fly. This dry fly pattern is one my favorite flies to use in the evenings with my customers out of the boat.

Into the Shire

Nick Clewlow and Andreas Linz tackle the English Southern Chalk Streams!

Spring Simplifly

The Simplifly is a basic pattern in form that fishes well during a variety of conditions. Try it as a caddis pattern on your favorite river at any time of the year.

Fluoro Fibre Legs Tips and Tricks

Fluoro Fibre Legs Fly Tying Instructions, Tips and Tricks

Jumbo Juju Chironomid

Jumbo Juju Chironomid Fly Tying Instructions and Step By Step Directions

RK's Variant Sculpin

The Variant Sculpin is a pattern I designed with inspiration from many different patterns such as the "Sculpzilla" and the "Slumpbuster".

Slumpbuster

What a classic. The Slumpbuster comes for the vise of John Barr. John's book, Barr's Flies" is one of the best fly tying books that I own.

Sorting Marabou

Sorting Marabou for Tying Flies. Tony Torrence demonstrates how to prep and sort Marabou for tying Steelhead flies.

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