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2019
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How NOT to cross a river... FAIL!!

Fishing with buddy Alex on the Tongariro river, Exploring new water on a river we have both been fishing for years. Lots of nice rainbow trout caught on the fly rod using eggs and nymphs.

A cane rod on a mountain river

A couple days fly fishing in the mountains around Saxnas in Sweden

Jungle Bass

Crazy top water fly fishing. An adventure not soon forgotten! Enjoy, Dan

The Humpy Encyclopedia

It’s hard not to like a completely free e-book with detailed descriptions on how how to tie 12 (and then some) different variations of the Humpy. 80 pages of knowledge, tips and inspiration on a single pattern!

Shipman Buzzer

Thread Black Post Foam Cylinder ( Booby Eyes ) Ribs Holo Tinsel Dubbing Hare's Ear Black Mix

Hot Lava Bug

East to tie and deadly in fast water. A simple pattern that can be tied in a range of natural or bright shades using different colours of organza ribbon.

Adirondack Summer

Mountains, rivers, lakes, brooks and ponds. Loads of wildlife. A total of 6 million acres designated as "Forever Wild" ready to explore and fish.

Songo Smelt Bucktail Fly Tying Pattern

The Songo Smelt is a sweet little bucktail perfect for casting out in search of cruising landlocked salmon, brook trout and bass. The fly gets its...

Red Tag Wet Fly

Detailed instructions for tying a Red Tag wet fly.

Brown Goose Biot Nymph

Hook 2x long shank Thread Rusty Brown Body Brown / Mahogany Goose Biot Thorax Dark Claret Ostrich Herl Head Mirage Tinsel & Goose Biot

Cut Loop Nymphs

A great way to easily add multiple gills and/or legs to nymph or shrimp patterns.

Speedy Sparkle Purple Haze

Detailed instructions for tying a easy, fast and durable Sparkle Purple Haze parachute dry fly.

Peacock herl left barbs wound toward the bend

Wayne Luallen shows how to tie a peacock herl body where there will be a slight cupping of the material toward the rear of the fly.

Peacock herl right barbs wound toward the eye

Wayne Luallen demonstrates winding on peacock barbs from the bird's right side towards the eye of the hook.

Deer hair wing with butts covered

Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to tie on a deer hair wing on a wet fly in such a way that the butts are covered by the head.

Tying off material

Wayne Luallen shows how to tie off material in such a way that it's secured properly.

Antron shuck on Sparkle Dun

Wayne Luallen shows how to add a more realistic shuck to a dun.

Separating Antron and Zelon

Antron and Zelon yarn can often be curled and almost knotted and difficult to separate into thinner bunches. Wayne Luallen shows an easy way to get the strand parallel for easier separation.

Dirty Hippy Streamer

So, I know you've all been waiting for this one, mostly because I am very intuitive and in tune with the wants and needs of fishermen in general, but maybe all those emails, phone calls, and Facebo

CDC Chocolate Drop/Brown Caddis

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Medium All-Rounder size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Dk.Brown Tag/Egg Sack, Yellow Seals Fur or Sub Body, Dark Brown Seals Fur or Sub

Royal Wulff

Materials Used: Hook: TMC 100 SP BL {#10} Wing: Calf Tail {White} Hackle: Rooster Hackle {Brown} Body: Peacock Herl + UNI Floss {Red}

Two Bit Stone

A variation of my Two Bit Hooker Pattern the Two Bit Stone uses three beads (one Tungsten and Two Brass) to get the fly down to the fish.

Barr Emerger

The Barr Emerger is high on my list of favorite flies. A simple concoction of feathers and dubbing, this simple pattern is an all around great fly.

Traffic Light Quill Buzzer

Hook size 10-12 Thread Hot Orange & Black Body Natural Quill Cheeks Hot Orange Biot Mirage Tinsel Flash Back

Large Adult CDC MayFly

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Nymph Special size 10 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Tag, Black Thread Tail Whiting Coq-de-Leon Fibres

Bob brought two books

GFF partner Bob Petti visited, and even though we didn’t fish or tie flies, we talked quite a bit about fishing… and he brought two books

City lakes can be fun as well!

I was able to catch a bass, and my kid caught a nice bluegill! It surely was a good day, especially watching my kid bring in the best fighting fish he has caught yet.

Huge Trout from Man made Canals

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Golden Pinner

Tom Bank's Golden Pinner Streamer Fly Tom is a New England fly tyer and angler who loves to fish the big lakes of Maine and New Hampshire. He's been...

Taking a toddler fishing in a pack!

Taking a toddler with you fly fishing may seem a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be!

Ponty Perdi

A small perdigon pattern which is a great point fly for fishing fast water for trout and grayling.

River Snook

River Fly Fishing for snook in Southwest Florida is an excellent alternative to pursuing this prized gamefish in the mangroves or the open coastal water

Quilled Yellow Owl

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Super Grub size 14 Thread, Uni-8/0 Lt.Cahill Body, Light Olive Peacock Quill Wing, CDC Feathers and Roe Deer

Winding a folded feather

Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to wrap a folded feather to get a swept back hackle.

Peacock herl tied in by barb tips

Wayne Luallen demonstrates how peacock herl can be tied in tip first to create a slightly tapered herl body.

Peacock herl basic anatomy

Wayne Luallen introduces the basic anatomy of peacock herl.

Large Summer Dun

Great Pattern in Summer & Autumn Body made with Foam Hook size 14 Grizzly Cock Hackle with Brown Partridge

Predator

Skip shows you how to tie his ultra-popular foam fly, the Predator, in both thin and fat style. Panfish, bass, trout...you name it, fish love it.

Loosening matted dubbing

Wayne Luallen shows an easy way of loosening a matted clump of dubbing.

Damp or dry fingers when Dubbing

Wayne Luallen covers various ways of keeping your fingers suitably damp for applying dubbing.

Removing hair from a stacker

Wayne Luallen considerw what direction you want to remove stacked hair from a hair stacker when it's ready to be tied in.

Feed Dubbing

Wayne Luallen demonstrates a dubbing technique where you feed dubbing from your fingers onto the thread as you are winding it on.

Forking three tails

Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to tie in and fork three dry fly tail filaments.

Forking two tails

Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to tie in and fork two dry fly tail filaments.

Touch Dubbing

Wayne Luallen shows how to apply dubbing by simply touching the dubbing to a lightly waxed thread.

Bulkhead - Ultimate Water Pusher!

One of the best bass and saltwater flies created in my opinion is the reverse bulkhead fly. This water pushing, flowing, and flashy fly is a variation on Bob Popovics design.

The Wicked

Stefan Larsson – The Man, The Myth, The Legend! This swedish flyfisher and flytyer is wellknown in Scandinavia for his passion for troutfishing and best of all with a dryfly.

Songo Smelt Bucktail

The Songo Smelt is a sweet little bucktail perfect for casting out in search of cruising landlocked salmon, brook trout and bass.

Splott Shrimp

I've used UV-resin in the past for fly tying, but never really come up with a pattern where it gave any benefit over using varnish and some patience.

Antron Caddis Larva

An Antron yarn segmented abdomen makes this easy caddis larva a nice alternative to dubbed bodies.

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