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2020
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Galloups Sex Dungeon

The Swedish big streamer dude Andreas Andersson, have been behind the vice tying one of the "all-time-trophy-trout-finders", the articulated pattern – The Sex Dungeon, originally made by Kelly Gall

Grass Carp Salad

A very quick and easy, effective dry fly pattern for plant eating carp. The Mustad C67S super strong, egg, caddis hook, is kept afloat beautifully with this combination of CDC and marabou.

Big German Trout

For all of you who thought, Germany isn't big fish country: check this out! Have fun and stay save.

Wynn Orange Partridge

Orange Partridge variation by Jim Wynn. Includes herl head and “eyes” of orange.

Flyfishing for Grayling, Sweden

This film is about fishing in a small stream up in the north of Sweden. The water is limited to a small number of fishermen per year and you need a special authorization to fish.

MIDJ Emerger Indicator

A versatile pattern for lakes and rivers. Fish the MIDJ with a buzzer underneath on small stillwaters or with a small weighted nymph on the river.

CDC Emerger

A very simple but yet effective, all CDC emerger that uses a few nice CDC techniques for a super buoyant Hi-Vis emerger.

Wood Duck Nymph

A nice little nymph made from one wood duck flank feather. The speckled wood duck feather gives a very realistic nymph appearance to this quick and easy generic pattern.

Parachute Royal Wulff

One of the true classic trout flies and without doubt the best known from the Wulff series, first tied by Lee Wulff in the early 1930's.

Beatis Nymph

Size 12-8, weighted with lead. Nymph to penetrate deep parts. Effective in spring and early summer.

Split Tail Shad

EP (Enrico Puglisi) style flies are quite popular. They have been staples in many saltwater and warm water fly Fishermans boxes for years.

Delta Wing

Tying and fishing a dry fly that imitates both an emerger and a spinner. An easy to tie dry fly that's great for prospecting the water when no fish are rising.

Extended Body Isonychia Parachute

Detailed instructions for tying an Extended Body Isonychia Parachute fly. Tying table by TieCraft: https://www.tie-craft.com

Black Martinez

One of the first nymphs I ever tied and fished with. Although this has the appearance of a modern nymph it was first tied back in the early 1930's by Don Martinez from California.

Top Secret Midge

An extremely quick and easy tie for an extremely effective midge pattern. A great fishing pattern that only requires the most basic of tying skills.

Egg Laying Caddis

It's that time of year when an egg laying caddis is an essential addition to your fly box! Here's an easy pattern that is relatively quick to tie and works well.

Scruffy Squirrel

The scruffy squirrel nymph is a great all rounder and a good alternative to a hares ear.

Classic Grey & Green

Presenting the fourth Pattern of the Month: The Classic Grey & Green!

Olive GR Hare's Ear Nymph

This is a Great Pattern for Still Water Hook size 14 Curved Nymph Thread Black Tail Yellow Cock Hackle Body Yellow Hare's Ear Ribs Gold Tinsel

Killer Summer Midge

This is a Deadly Pattern in Summer on size 14-16-18 Thread Black 8/0 Thorax Peacock Herl Breather White Glo-Brite Thread

Small Stream Colorado

The production of “Small Stream Colorado” took me into the heart of John Denver’s renown Rocky Mountain high country near the Taylor River Lodge.

3 Lessons Learned in Competitive Fly Fishing

We welcome guest tier Rich Ferrara back, this time to share three lessons that he's learned from competitive fly fishing!

Bibio Cripple Midge Suspender

Materials Used; Hook, Tiemco 2487 size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Rib, Silver Tinsel Body, Black Seals Fur or Sub Thorax, Red and Black Seals Fur or Sub

Burnt Orange Booby Fly

Underwater action and full tying SBS on a hot Booby Fly, that effectively mimics the swimming action and profile of large insect larvae, like damselfly-, dragonfly- and hellgrammite larvae.

Balanced Pine Squirrel Streamer

Detailed instructions for tying a Balanced Pine Squirrel Streamer. Tying table by TieCraft: https://www.tie-craft.com

Snake Fly

A video on how to make a sea trout snake fly. The video walks and talks you through the whole process; from creating the mount through to the final product.

Stonfo Elite Vise Review

Tying flies is so much fun, but requires a few essential tools. One of the most critical is a vise, and in this video review, we examine the Stonfo Elite.

HESVO Shrimp

How to make a great shrimp/scud pattern with just two materials.

Small Olive CDC Jig Head Nymph

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Jig Force size 16 or Hanak H450 BL Thread, Uni-8/0 Olive Tail, Whiting Coq de Leon Fibres

Blue Winged Olive Emerger

A Blue Winged Olive emerger fly fishing pattern, which works really well on rivers for trout and grayling when BWOs are hatching.

Blue Winged Olive Dun

How to dress a Blue Winged Olive dry fly pattern in the adult / dun stage. This is a great fly for both river trout and grayling.

Deadly red wet fly

Film Critic Emerger

Thanks go out to Dave Allison for sharing the Film Critic with all of us. This Bob Quigley emerger has fooled a lot of fish over the years, and Dave's techniques and tips are excellent.

Risen fly reel review

Well its no secret that I love everything from Risen fly rods. But like all my reviews, I really like to make sure I test them extensively before I give my opinion.

Cranked Spinner

Stuart Croft Pattern inspired by Kelly Galloup..

Brown Pearly Palmer

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Midsummer Caddis

A great little caddis pattern that has a few nice techniques. The super buoyant combination of CDC and deer hair make this pattern almost un-sinkable.

Ugly May

An extremely quick and easy, yet effective pattern that can be mastered by tyers of all levels.

Brown & Peacock Beetle

Yet another quick and simple, but effective pattern, that requires only basic skills and materials. Fish it not only as a generic Coleoptera but also as something thats just buggy!

Fire Tiger Muddler Munker Style

How to dress a muddler tube fly - munker style (a Kim Sorensen pattern). Similar in style to the munker, but tied differently and utilising magnum rabbit zonker strips.

Deadly Red Nymph

We return to the nymphs for a moment. This one has proven well for trout and grayling. Jig hooks from 18 to 10 and heads at your discretion.

JOPY Indicator

Super buoyant dry fly for fishing with a weighted nymph. A very quick tie with just two materials, the JOPY is a great fly for fishing a jig duo rig on rivers and lakes.

Montana Damsel

A damsel nymph tied in the Montana nymph style. A great pattern, especially for still waters and as a stalking bug.

X-Factor Caddis

A truly effective pattern for when those hatches of small caddis are underway, or even just fished as a all round attractor. Simple and quick pattern that pushes all the buttons!

Ultra Lace Nymph

Another easy nymph technique for a long slender nymph body style that with a little adjusting will work for most larger mayfly nymphs.

Sulphur Klinkhamer

Detailed instructions for tying a Sulphur Klinkhamer.

Mahakam, The Last Frontier

This is a short film about fly fishing in the Mahakam River in Kalimantan Indonesia.

Cammisa's Sneak Attack

Cammisa's Sneak Attack is a fly I've been tying and fishing since 2018, and one in which I've had success.

Wolly Jig Fly

Jig wolly bugger is an excellent flies for a lot of variety.

Vidge

An easy and effective midge imitation. A great fly to have when midges are hatching on your lake or river at any time of the year.

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