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2020
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DIY Airbrushing on Popper Heads

Master fly tier Charlie Craven shows how to use compressed air and markers to do custom paint jobs on popper flies.

Grunter

The Grunter is a bit of a beast of a dry fly.

Glitter Chromie

A big thanks to Ralph from Saskatchewan for sending the Dollarama Glitter Thread to me to take a look at. The thread is a great value at 1.50 for the 8 different colored spools.

The Better Bodkin

Have you ever had to replace a bodkin because it got gummy from head cement or UV resin? Have you ever bent a bodkin while picking out dubbing? Hate spending that money repeatedly?

Belize Buffet

Belize reveals it's amazing tarpon and permit fishery to us!
2019
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Wire Butt Bugs

Easy to tie and effective nymphs for fast water.

Brenda

Step by step instructions for a killer coastal seatrout pattern. Materials list Hook: Partridge saltwater shrimp 4-8 Weight:4-5mm gold bead Thread: tan 8/0

Particles and Droplets

In a universe where two realms collide there is something beautiful and mysterious hidden to the untrained eye.

Mikronimfa

Flexi floss nymph

Terrestrial Ant

A simple Ant pattern, terrestrial insects live outside the water.

Micro Deceiver

A video demonstrating how I tie a micro Deceiver fly pattern for sea run cutthroat and coho in Puget Sound

Best way to tie a wooly bugger?

The wooly bugger is one of the most versatile and widely used streamer patterns ever created. Because of this, multiple ways of tying it have evolved.

Stalking Bug

A simple little bug, that is not only great for stalking fish in clear water, but also a very effective jig to use when nothing particular is happening on the surface.

Chubby Chernobyl, Elevated

How to turn a strike indicator into a fly you can be proud of with master fly tier Charlie Craven. Great imitation for grasshoppers, large stoneflies and as the dry for a dry/dropper rig.

Hares Ear Wet Fly

Detailed instructions for tying a Hare's Ear Wet Fly.

The Midnight Mission

International Fly Fishing Film Festival Winning Feature Film 2019!

Big Brown Trout and Raft Fishing

Awesome Time fishing the second part of the Tongariro rafting with rafting New Zealand. Jessie managed a big PB brown trout and heaps more rainbow trout caught on dry flies.

Cormorant Mini Lure

Although a quick and easy tie, this is one of the most popular and effective mini lures of recent years.

Kamikaze Sculpin

Matt Winkler's Kamikaze Sculpin will nosedive, but won't snag bottom. It's a fast sinking, simple streamer proven to catch fish.

Amy's Ant

Tie a Jack Dennis classic with master fly tier Charlie Craven.

Dunkeld Octopus

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 10 Thread, Uni-8/0 Fire Orange Tag, Medium Gold Holographic Tinsel

Iceland's Ice Age Brown Trout and Char

You hear about the giant Brown Trout in the lakes of Iceland leftover from the Ice Age. It's just one of those trips I have always wanted to do.

Raft fishing Tongariro

Raft fishing the world famous Tongariro river. Sight fishing trout in crystal clear water!

About getting skunked

A part of fishing is not catching anything. If you're only in it for the catching, there's something you have misunderstood.

Magic Glass Caddis

A bright heavy duty caddis larva with a transparent abdomen and body veiling. Perfect for late season trout and grayling that are holding deep.

Suspender Midge

A size 18 suspender midge that has probably accounted for its fare share of fish over the years. Tie it in any colour from small to large.

Sunburst Olive Kate Muddler

Materials Used,

The Best Fishing from the 2019 season!

Here is a quick rap up highlight reel of the 2019 fishing season from down here in New Zealand

Flyfishing a spring creek

Fancy Buzzer

I worked for some time to try and get this fly right and after several attempts and variations I have settled on this.

Muddy Rivers Grub

Great Pattern for High & Muddy Rivers, Hook size 10-12 Grub Thread Fluro Pink Body Orange Ostrich Herl Ribs Pink Beading Elastic 0.8mm

Water Boatman

Probably the most important water beetle when it comes to still waters. The water boatman is a quick and simple tie although semi realistic.

Micro Crayfish

I just moved to South Texas and small crayfish patterns tend to work very well for smallmouth bass, Guadalupe bass, panfish and the Rio Ciclids.

Jim's Smelt Bucktail

Jim's Smelt is a vibrant little bucktail that calls for 6 colors of hair plus some herl and flash to round out the wing.

IPN Cat Varient

There are so many great patterns for this time of year I am going to try and concentrate in the next few weeks to share them with you.

Hardy’s Salmon Flies

Another massive work on classic salmon flies from UK writer Martin Lanigan-O'Keeffe, this time on the flies from the House of Hardy.

Nala the Lab x

Finally got to head out fishing properly with my puppy Nala. She's a Lab x GSP and a beautiful dog.

Zonker with dumbbell resin eyes

This shows how I tie a Zonker fly it does not resemble the original pattern very closely but is tied in the Zonker style.

CDC/Quill Tenkara Fly

Palmered Shipman's

A super quick and easy variant of the still water classic, that never grows old.

Reversed Parachute Mayfly

A reversed parachute mayfly tied on a swimming nymph hook, that will give a very natural presentation. It can be fished as a dun or cripple and includes a few interesting techniques.

Spey Goby

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Trout in Sight

A short memory from last summer in the Swedish Lapland

Ear Bugs

Building easy segmented fly bodies with cheap silicone earring stoppers.

Reflections on the Loch

A book on UK style lake fishing for trout, written in a personal and entertaining - but still very informative - tone

WD40

The WD40 is a fantastic small baetis pattern. It's a quick, relatively easy tie even though it's best tied in size 16 and smaller.

Best Budget Vise?

In the next in our series of learning to tie flies, we get into some of the better options for a budget vise. Don't let a smaller budget deter you from learning to tie flies.

BWO Last Chance Cripple

Rene Harrop's Last chance cripple is an excellent option when fish are selectively picking off crippled or emerging mayfly.

Clan Chief

The Clan Chief is a great top dropper fly and works well for brown trout, seatrout, salmon and rainbows. A great bumble style fly that should be in every wet fly box.

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