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2021
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Sooty Olive

A variant of the popular fly traditional Sooty Olive https://fariofly.com/collections/barbless-hooks

Midge emerger

A functional emerger midge pattern with a few nice techniques. Tie it in any size from large buzzers to the smallest hatching or cripple midges in any colour you like. A must have pattern.

Black and Silver Cormorant

A cormorant pattern in black and silver , this is a great pattern on most resevoirs . Its a fly i use regular and its very easy fly to tie .

Takayama Kebari x 2!

Here I tie two traditional flies or "kebari" in Japanese from the Takayama area of Gifu prefecture. Takayama Jun black wool kebari Body = black wool Hackle = black hen cape

DIY intruder shanks

Making intruder shanks from hair pins using a set of looper pliers. It's very easy to create neat and consistent eyes on shanks that will cost almost no money.

Pearl Scudback

Scuds are common in rivers and a much loved food by fish. Year-round fly tied on hooks 10 - 18.

Trout Fishing in Texas!?

So who knew trout fishing in Texas would be so good. I decided to go fish the Guadalupe river for some trout after we had one of the worst snow storms in recent Texas history.

Jim Burchette

Jim Burchette resides in Tennessee spending his days fishing, tying flies, building rods, writing fly tying tutorials.

Red Tag Revisited

I always loved the Red Tag. I have tied and fished this fly a thousand times, but tend to basically do it the same way every time. Not so anymore!

Golddigger

The Golddigger was created in the 1950's by Danish fly fishing pioner Paul Wellendorf. Wellendorf was one of the first Danish anglers to embrace the American style of streamer fly tying.

Red Tag Odyssey

A bunch of pattern descriptions and materials lists for flies inspired by the Red Tag

Winged soft hackle wet fly

A basic winged wet fly technique for all different types of wet flies. The wings are tied with mallard quills wing feathers. Every winged wet fly is a challenge but always a pleasure to tie.

Glove Grub

Tying a grayling grub from a rubber glove in 3 minutes. A quick easy tie using the rolled edge of an old pink washing up glove and a bit of dubbing.

The Olive Cruncher

Just another twist to the ever popular Cruncher pattern. This one is olive and is great fly on most waters.

Soft Hackle Hare's Ear

Soft Hackle Hare's Ear Blog-Post & Recipe: https://blog.avidmax.com/2021/03/02/how-to-tie-the-soft-hackle-har

Micro Chubby Chernobyl

The Micro Chubby Chernobyl is a fantastic attractor dry fly.

CDC Ant

A lovely little pattern, that is tied with only one CDC puff and a few turns of hackle.

Pink Squirrel Variant

Detailed instructions for tying a variation of John Bethke's Pink Squirrel.

Yuk Bug

Detailed instructions for tying a Yuk Bug.

Pimped Hares Ear

Hook - Hanak H260 BL #12 Thread - Semperfli Nano Silk 12/0 Black Tail - Hares Mask Body - UTC Opel Mirage Rib - Hares Ear caught in a dubbing loop

Lavender Shrimp

In todays fly tying tutorial German Fly Tier Oliver Oelze is tying a really nice shrimp.

Black Pennell

Tying a Black Pennell - a more than useful trout fly

Blae & Black

A traditional wetfly pattern for early spring equally good on stillwaters and rivers #wetfly #traditionalflies #flytying

Black & Orange Shrimp

Tying a Black & Orange Shrimp

Peter Ross

The Peter Ross is a still water and sea trout fly that has proven to catch for many years. Originally evolved by Peter Ross of Perthshire in the nineteenth century.

Mini Surf Candy

Bob Popovic was the originator of the surf candy. He tied these to mimic sand eels and small baitfish. They still work today many years later and are a staple in many saltwater Fishermans boxes.

Casual Dress

In my book this nymph is in the top 10 list of the most effective trout nymph flies ever created. Some flies are classic, some are beautiful and then some are… well just plain fishy looking.

Blue Shrimp (Variant)

Tying a salmon fly, Blue Shrimp (Variant)

Baby Brownie

Winged wet fly with a brown trout resemblance. Gold mylar body Tail and Beard - mallard flank dyed wood duck Wing - bleached merganser quills dotted with black paint marker.

Nymphing Without An Indicator

Keeping it simple. Understanding the advantages of nymphing without an indicator and how to do it best.

Adams Parachute Var

We have had another one of the people at Ahrex Hooks behind the vice. This time Soren Flarup or Dr.

Mosca Ahogada

Drowned Fly. Traditional fly from Leon, Spain using Gallo de Leon. This is an attempt to try and tie a traditional Spanish fly pattern from Leon using the famous Gallo de Leon.

Owl Dun

Lockdown fly tying day (demonstration) - famous ,,flytubers" have prepared fly tying for you on Sunday. Support their creation and give them a subscribe. Have a nice day guys !!

Deceiver

A fly for the Lockdown virtual fly tying day 21/02/21! The Deceiver a great bait fish imitation for salt and fresh water predators .

Green Peter Detached Bodied Dry Fly

Fly for the Lockdown Virtual Fly Tying Day February 2021 Timetable...

Suggestive Emerger

OK, Lockdown Fly Tying Day whats it all about? I have got together with several other YouTubers to bring you a day of fly tying videos.

Coty Perry

Coty comes from a long line of bass anglers.

Spiral Shrimp

A great looking shrimp that looks complicated but is really easy. With lots of internal structure, just like a natural shrimp, this one looks complicated to tie. It’s not.

Pine Squirrel Leech

Simple yet effective sculpin or leech. Pine squirrel is a great material for making small streamers.

Blue Dun Soft Hackle

Soft hackle wet flies are some of the most versatile flies on the planet. This is my take on the classic Blue Dun.

Foam Beetle

Materials HOOK: Hayabusa FM Grab Gape #8. THREAD: Gel Spun 8/0 or similar, red color. BACK: Foam, 3mm thick. LEGS: Multifibers, black color, 60 lb.

Buzzball

Detailed instructions for tying Gary LaFontaine's Buzzball.

MO Shrimp

In this video we have shrimps on the menu…

October Bright

From Marty Howard and Dec Hogan book "Steelhead fly tying". I ordered the book some weeks ago and received it last week.

Fly Line Pupa

Recycling an old fly line to catch fish again.

Gold Tag Peacock

Hanak H200 BL in size # 12. Wet in the classic version.

Surprisingly Large Trout!

Fishing Pristine Private Mountain Stream. So excited to be fishing in this stream again. This Tiny mountain stream is a real gem and i'm so lucky to be able to fish it!

Griffiths Gnat

Griffiths Gnats are a classic pattern that is very simple to tie and also very effective. These only require two materials besides the thread and hooks.

Polar Shrimp

Most fish loves shrimps! This is my slightly speyish version of the classic steelhead and salmon fly The Polar Shrimp.

Barr's Viz-A-Dun

John Barr's Viz-A-Dun is a great little mayfly pattern that is durable, floats well and makes a great indicator style dry fly for hanging a small emerger or micro dry behind.

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