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2020
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Sepia Para Dun

A semi realistic parachute with a couple of nice tying techniques that are useful to use on other patterns.

Rising from the Ashes

Less than six years ago, the second of two dams on the Elwha River, on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, was taken out to provide access for fish to the upper river located in the Olympic National Pa

Gabalfa Gammarus

An easy to tie versatile shrimp/scud pattern. A laminated body made from layers of organza ribbon and tinsel separated by resin with an orange bead to simulate a parasitised shrimp.

A mice year

AK Best Spent Caddis

Detailed instructions for tying AK Best's Spent Caddis.

Bow Tie Buzzer

Frank Sawyer's Bow-Tie Buzzer...(Variant)

Red Quill

Red Quill - Art Flick's Dry Fly Hook - Sprite S1401 #12 Thread - Semperfli Waxed Thread 12/0 Tan Tail - Dun Rooster Fibers Body - Brown Rooster Quill

Towy Special

Max James' Towy Special. A very old and successful pattern designed by Max James, a bailiff from the River Towy in Wales.

Machair Claret

The Machair Claret is anothe of John Kennedy's excellent wet fly patterns. It's a good choice for brown trout, seatrout and salmon in the lochs of Scotland's Western Isles and further afield.

Sunburst & Hare's Fur Cruncher

Wet/Nymph Pattern..

Shiney Hiney Caddis Pupa

Detailed instructions for tying a Shiney Hiney Caddis Pupa. Tying table by TieCraft: https://www.tie-craft.com

Deer Hair Caddis

A basic caddis fly.. Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Short Shank Special size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Rusty.Brown Rib, Fine Copper Wire

Defoe Caddis

Defoe Caddis Dry Fly.. Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 10s and 12s Thread, Uni-8/0 Dark Brown

F-FLy

Probably the most elemental fly in the world and at the same time perhaps the most brilliant. A must-have fly that must-have in their boxes.

Quack - Hairwing Royal Coachman

Quack - Hairwing Royal Coachman

Shuttlecock Emerger

A little shuttlecock emerger with a couple of different body & wing techniques. Hook: Ahrex FW511 #10 Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 Olive Trailing shuck: Parapost fibres

Euro BWOs Revisited

In our continuous effort to obtain better and more practical mayfly imitations, we discovered a few new and simple solutions.

Cased Caddis nymph

Trout, grayling and river fish like barbel, chub can be easily caught on this nymph. This condition must occur in the fishery.

Furimsky's Bugskin Wiggler

Into worm flies, too? Aren't we all! In this fly tying tutorial, guest tier Chuck Furimsky ties the Bugskin Wiggler, a simple pattern used to catch a variety of species. Recipe:

Hot Spot Cruncher

Here's a simple, effective cruncher pattern that is well worth tying, as it works well either fished as a nymph or as a wet fly.

Small River Salmon in Denmark

Ever thought of Denmark as a salmon fly fishermans paradise? Not? Well think again...

Quarantine Fishing

I am quarantined like the rest of the United States, but I really wanted to get outside and fish.

Atherton #2 Nymph

Detailed instructions for tying John Atherton's #2 Medium Color Nymph. Tying table by TieCraft: https://www.tie-craft.com

Fiery Brown Bumble

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 10 Tag, Glo-Brite No.4 Flu-Red Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Tail, Golden Pheasant Tippet

Sighting for Coastal Cutthroat

While winter steelhead is usually our target species when we go fishing in rivers in British Columbia, coastal cutthroat trout is a species which we started learning more about.

Hair Wing Adams

This is a very interesting variant of one of the most popular dry flies in the world.

Killer Bug - Frank Sawyer Nymph

Killer Bug - Frank Sawyer Nymph Hook - Partridge G3A #12 Body - Copper Wire 0,2mm Chadwwicks 477 Semperfli Subs

Dark Comport

Dark Comport - Classic Dry Fly Tying Hook - Sprite S1401 #12 Thread - Waxed 12/0 Tan Tail: Dark Ginger Rooster Body - Green Olive Natural Dubbing

Gravid Grannom

Tying and fishing an indicator fly for the jig duo method.

Hydropsyche

Hydropsyche is a caddis larva. It comes in a variety of colors from green to olive to brown. Imitations are usually made on 10-14 hooks.

Rollover MayFly

A great Mayfly from Patsy Deery to have on your mayfly trip.The design encourages the fly to roll over on its side in a breeze and this movement on the surface is very attractive to trout.

Going Green

Ten years ago I produced "Going Green" for Catch Magazine, July 2010 Issue #12. This was before aerial cameras, before social media. Another world.

Blushing Buzzer

Stan Headley's Blushing Buzzer is a fantastic chironomid imitation for loch style fishing. It can be used like a wet fly or nymph and is deadly in a black buzzer hatch.

Apple Caddis Parachute

Apple Caddis Parachute - From Mike Valla's Book

Kayak spills, a couple times, while Fishing

We caught a really nice Guadalupe bass on this trip, but was it worth it? Both of us dumped, and it was a long exhausting day.

The Escape 2

This film is about an epic road trip through the rocky mountains Fishing many different streams and catching an abundance of wild trout!

Blacknose Dace

The Blacknose Dace Fly is from Keith Fulsher's book Thunder Creek Flies.. Materials Used; Hook, Streamer Hook size 4 Thread, Uni-6/0 White

Coffin Fly

Coffin Fly - Dette '70s Version

Foam Post March Brown

A simple but extremely effective March Brown emerger that can be tied in sizes 10-16. The foam post and parachute hackle give perfect presentation and will float all day long.

Three simple dubbing techniques

This is another very important tutorial, illustrating how the same dubbing can be used in three different techniques for three very different results.

McLeod's Olive

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 14 Thread, Uni-8/0 Olive Tail, Olive Hen or Cock Fibres Rib, Small Gold Tinsel

Grizzly Cat's Whisker Lure

Great Pattern All Year Round Hook size 8 Thread, Chartreuse Tail White Marabou Body Fluro Chartreuse Chenille & Grizzly Hen Hackle Bead 4mm Red

Brown Ostrich Nymph

The Ostrich Nymph is a classic suggestive pattern that has falen from popularity somewhat-it shouldn't have! It can be tied in a range of sizes and colours to suit a variety of situations.

Iain Bain Special

Iain Bain Special Variant (Shrimp Style) This is a link to Iain tying the original Ian Bain Special https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q42rS6kyI24

Wood Duck Nymph

Detailed instructions for tying a Wood Duck Nymph.

Muskrat Nymph

A little variant of Andre Puyan's famous Muskrat mayfly nymph. Hook: Mustad S60 nymph hook # 8-14 Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 Brown Tail: Moose body hair

March Brown spider

Skykomish Sunrise

Materials Used; Hook, Daiichi 2051 size 3/0 Black Threads, Uni-8/0 White and then finish the head with Black 8/0 Tag, Small Oval Silver Tinsel

Pink Lady

Pink Lady - Catskill Dry Fly Tying Hook - Sprite S1401 #12 Thread - Waxed 12/0 Tan Tail - Ginger Rooster Body - Pink Silk Ribbing - Gold Tinsel

Puterbaugh Caddis Variant

Detailed instructions for tying a Puterbaugh Caddis Variant. Tying table by TieCraft: https://www.tie-craft.com

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