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2019
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Sight Fishing Brown Trout

Tried exploring new water with my buddy alex, but plans were foiled by many factors, eventually found some nice rainbow and brown trout to catch on the fly rods. enjoy Gareth

Haslam

Material Used; Hook, Singles or Doubles size 8 or any size you like.. Threads, Uni-8/0 in White and finish with Black Tag, Oval Silver Tinsel

Greenwells Spider

Great Pattern for Spring & Summer , Works Really well when Olives are Hatching, I have used couple of extra Turn on Hackles because I use it on Lakes & Reservoir

Brahma Bugger

In this episode I will tie a Brahma Bugger for you. This is a variation on the famous Woolly Bugger fly pattern.

Steelhead Fly Tying

Beautiful photos, lots of detailed text and schoolbook step-by-step instructions on how to tie 24 fantastic looking steelhead flies

Pumpkin Head Leech

This leech fly pattern was designed by John Kent and was influenced by Denny Rickards Stillwater Nymph.

How to Tie a Intruder

A different take on an intruder. Materials with a lot of movement and very little bulk. The shank and some medium eyes with these materials will help to get it t down and fishing.

Taïmen of Siberia

Travel to find a Taïmen of Siberia part II: with my son...

Bank Saver

This pattern comes from Pat Dorsey's Colorado Guide Flies (https://amzn.to/2DlrCcx) and was designed by Blue Quill Angler co-owner Steve Parrott.

Copper John

Materials Used: Hook: TMC 5262 {#12} Tail: Goose Biots {Brown} Thorax: Peacock Herl {Natural} Abdomen: Wire {Copper or of choice}

Barr's Meat Whistle

Detailed instructions for tying John Barr's Meat Whistle.

The Great Shaku Hunter

I followed Markus and Melinda to Japan in search of the secret fly fishing society known as the "Shaku Hunter".

Burnt Wing Sedge

A quick little semi realistic caddis pattern with burnt feather wings, for those of you that like that little extra.

GFF on Instagram

The Global FlyFisher has long been on various social media, and is now on Instagram too

Tiny river, Big fish!

Fly Fishing with Dustin from Taupo Rod and Tackle, we caught some nice rainbow trout and brown trout, un forutnatly i lost a heap of footage from the main camera but i thin k this still came out ok

Tool Tip: Dubbing Twisters

Wayne Luallen shows a couple of models of simple dubbing twisters.

Tool Tip: Dubbing Teasers

Wayne Luallen introduces a type of dubbing teaser shaped more like a brush.

Tool Tip: Bodkin Cleaning

Wayne Luallen shows an easy way to clean varnish and other things off your dubbing needle.

Tool Tip: Lead Shear

Wayne Luallen shows a neat tool for cutting deer and elk hair off the hide

Tool tip: Polishing the Bobbin Holder Tube

Wayne Luallen shows how to get the inside of the bobbin holder tube smooth and free of burrs to avoid breaking or fraying the thread.

Tool Tip: Hair Stackers

Wayne Luallens shows a couple of types of hair stackers for fly tying, including the closed end hair stacker.

Tool Tip: Sharpening Scissor Tips

Wayne Luallen shows how to sharpen the tips of your scissors to enable you to reach in a cut very close and precisely.

Tool Tip: Bobbin Holder Threader

A fly tying tool tip from Wayne Luallen. Using the Wasatch Rotating Bobbin Threader.

Mayfly Spinner

This Wally wing mayfly is a semi-realistic spinner, that is fun to tie for those of you that enjoy this type of pattern. Not only a good looking fly but also a great fishing fly!

Madam XXL

A simple tutorial for tying perfect bullet heads. This XXL variant of one of the great attractor flies, has accounted for at least 3 of my top 10 largest trout on dry fly.

Thunder Egg

The Thunder Egg is a simple fly pattern to add to your arsenal of steelhead flies. It's also great for salmon and trout.

Hot Spot Pheasant Tail

A quick and easy pheasant tail nymph with a UV hot spot attractor wing case. For those cold days grayling fishing.

Flashy Bugger

A real big fish fly. As the name suggests, a woolly bugger with that little extra flash to increase the attractor value.

Lacewing Moth

Lacewing Moth/Passion Vine Hopper Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly size 16 Thread, Uni-8/0 Rusty Dun Rib, Fine Copper Wire Body, Pheasant Tail

Spanish Slik Body Dry Fly

Materials Used: Hook, Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly size 16 Thread, Uni-8/0 Lt.Chill Tail, Coq de Leon Light Speckled Rib, Yellow Silk Thread

Micro Fritz Diawl-Bach

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Comp Heavyweight size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Fire Orange Tail, Natural Brown/Ginger Cock Fibres Rib, Fine Copper Wire

Fly Fish Jardines De La Reina

This is the first of hopefully many trips to Cuba. It was an unbelievable experience and an unforgettable way to spend a week.

Top Secret Midge

Tying small flies can be a daunting task, but starting out with some simple flies and larger sizes can make the journey a little easier to handle.

A 10.000$ fishing trip… Is it worth it?

In 2018 a bunch of German guys made their way on the Seychelles.

Devin Olsen's Blowtorch

Detailed instructions for tying Devin Olsen's Blowtorch.

Rollover CDC Mayfly

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill All-purpose Medium size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Rusty Brown Tail.Cock Pheasant dyed Yellow Rib, Small Oval Gold Tinsel or Fine Gold Wire

El Grande

How James Widmaier caught a record breaking sailfish during his 50th wedding anniversary stay with his wife in Costa Rica

Loop Dubbing

Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to make and use a dubbing loop.

Standard Dubbing

Wayne Luallen shows how to do plain dubbing on a single thread.

Bob's Backswimmer

During the spring and fall, you can find an abundance of water boatman and backswimmers habituating in still water fisheries oblivious to the trout.

Fly fishing New Zealand - Chapter 3 & 4

OneFly went to the other side of the world to conquer the trouts of dreams. Did they do it? Of course not, they are OneFly, they don't do fish.

James Widmaier

I have been fly fishing and tying flies for 60 years. My journeys included trout, salmon, and saltwater adventures in Canada, Costa Rica, and principally the United States.

Moh-Moh

The Moh-Moh (mohair mohican) is a versatile pattern for imitating sedge/caddis pupae.

The Black Death

A simple, effective and easy to tie swinging fly for trout. This streamer is a quick tie and is perfect for Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and pretty much any aggressive predator that swims.

Blae and Black Variant

Thread Black 8/0 Hook size 12 Tail Pheasant Tippet Red Ribs Ice Blue Tinsel Hackle Black Hen Wings Mallard Primary Feathers

Elk Hair Caddis Wing

Wayne Luallen shows how to tie an elk hair wing, useful for many caddis patterns like the Elk Hair Caddis or the CdC&Elk.

Intruder conversions

I got the crazy idea to convert some Danish sea trout and salmon flies to intruders. It worked out surprisingly well.

Bibio Pheasant Tail

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Comp Heavyweight Black Nickel size 12 Thread, Pearl Micro Glint Tail, Dyed Black Pheasant Tail Fibres Rib, Pearl Micro Glint

Thread Trap

Wayne Luallen demonstrates an easy way to catch materials and secure them without having them roll on the hook shank when wrapping thread over them.

Wayne's Tying Tips

Tying tips and techniques in small,concentrated, quick-to-watch, easy-to-catch videos.

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