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2019
Date Title Body Image

Diawl Bach Hot Head

This little devil is probably the most popular nymph in the UK. Easy to tie, and found in many variants, this is one of my favorites, with a hot head.

Danish Fly Festival, Kolding 2019

I had the honor to once again tie flies at the Danish Fly Festival so i used the time to record some to be able to share some of the experience.

CDC Bubble Caddis

An easy but effective little CDC bubble caddis pattern that can be quickly tied in various colours and sizes.

Parachute Blue Winged Olive

One of the earliest and most important mayflies for the trout fishermen. This easy tie gives a great foot print and is the perfect pattern for calmer flowing stretches of water.

Ultra Squid

Ultra Rig Kit - http://shop.theportlandflyshop.com/aqua-ultra-rig-kits.html

Jerry French's Ultra Squid

In this second video in the series tying with the Ultra Rig, Jerry ties a Black & Blue Ultra Squid. A very effective pattern for winter and summer steelhead.

Coch a Du

Red and Black. A great nymph for fishing deeper water in Spring.

Montana Nymph

Tying sbs and underwater footage of The Montana Nymph. This pattern has changed a bit over time, This is however what you could call the current accepted "original".

Rough Olive Comparadun

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly size 16 Thread, Uni-8/0 Yellow Tail, Coq de Leon Light Specked Fibres

Shipman's Claret Hopper

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black or Claret Tail and Head, Veniards Plastazote White Foam cut to size

Magpie Tail

Clyde Style Night Wet Fly Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 12 Thread, Black Pearsalls Silk or Uni-8/0 Rib, Small Flat Silver Tinsel

Peacock Zulu

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Tail, Red Wool Rib, Small Silver Tinsel Body, Black Seals Fur or Sub

Pink Dog Nobbler

Tying SBS and underwater swimming action footage on the Dog Nobbler tied on Ahrex Mini Jig hooks.

Buffet Series Trailer

A fly fishing journey that began over a year ago is being unveiled! 10 different locations, countless different species, in freshwater, saltwater, and warm water.

Dubbed Body Shrimp

A few weeks ago, a customer of mine sent me a picture of a shrimp that he wanted me to tie for him. I had never seen this style shrimp before but gave it a go.

Pacific Northwest Streamer Conversions

A small series of flies from Roy Patrick's pattern book converted into streamers

Danish Fly Festival Impressions

Another Danish Fly Festival is over, and as always it was a great experience. Lots of people to meet, lots of things to see.

Blue Zulu

Tying tutorial and underwater action film of this blue hackled variation of the classic Black Zulu.

Autumn 2018

Fall fishing for searun browns means shallow water and lots of action.

Hollow Fleye

How to tie a Hollow Fleye by Jason Taylor. Video recorded at the Fly Fishing Show in Edison NJ.

DIY Fly Boxes

Yes, I absolutely love fly boxes...especially when they're "DIY!" In this fly fishing video, I share two pathways you can create with your fly boxes, then we take a closeup look at two that I have

Pats rubber legs

This is a classic fly, that has been tied by guides and used by the masses for years.

Controlling Yarn for Shucks

Wayne Luallen shows a neat little trick to control material for trailing shucks on flies.

Twisted Body

Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to make a twisted body, useful for soft hackle flies and nymphs.

Thread Rib

Wayne Luallen shows how to make a thread rib over a dubbed body, getting it to behave as you want.

Hair Pin Intruder Shanks

Making inexpensive intruder shanks from straight hair pins. Read the full article here.

Fly fishing New Zealand - Longer and uncut

For your viewing "pleasure" we mashed chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 into one MEGA video!!!! We also included a few previously never seen scenic scenes.

Hair pin intruder shanks

I have been making my own intruder shanks from straight hair pins for a while, and they are easy to make, inexpensive and work really well.

Taff Winter

One mile. One river. One season. Filmed in December, January and February on my home stretch of the Taff, this is the final video in my quartet of Taff Seasons.

Woolly Bugger

Tying SBS and underwater swimming action on one of the worlds most popular streamer flies for trout, bass and anything else.

Brassie Jig

The Brassie is a long-lived pattern and has found a home in many fly boxes. I can remember using the brassie in a stillwater pond when I first started fly fishing.

Bead Head Baetis Nymph

Detailed instructions for tying a Bead Head Baetis Nymph.

Adding a wing to a classic salmon fly

In this video I demonstrate on how to add a feather wing to a classic salmon fly.

How to frame salmon flies

I'm preparing for a fly fair/expo this time the Danish fly festival so thought i use the time to make a short video on how i frame my flies :)

Life of Fly

Follow this fly from birth to retirement. A short film featuring fly tying and north Florida's flood tide fishery.

Lady Caroline

Materials Used; Hook, TG Classic Salmon size 1/0 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Tag, Gold Embossed Tinsel Tail, Golden Pheasant Red Breast

Poly Glass Emerger

A good one to have in your fly box at the start of the trout season to fish on its own, or with a nymph underneath.

Why I like tying at shows

In a few days I'm leaving for the Danish Fly Festival, and there I will be tying in the tyers row, an activity that I love

Spring Hatching Olive

One of my Favourite Spring & Early Summer Pattern, It works like a Treat & Very easy to tie, Thread Light Olive Hook size 14-16-18 Gold Ribs Deers Hair

Flyfishing in Lapland, Sweden

This video is filmed in Lapland up in the north of Sweden. An extremely hot summer with very low water made fishing a little more difficult than usual….

The Brown Owl

This very buggy looking streamer-slash-stonefly-slash-nymph caught my eye. Such a fly should be able to catch almost any kind of trout

Home for Salmon

Almost an hour of beautifully filmed video about salmon fishing in Russia.

Best Cicada Bite Ever

Fly fishing New Zealand with big dry flies to imitate cicadas, one of the best days fishing i have had in a very long time. sight fishing big Brown and Rainbow Trout all day.

Dry Fly Hackle Foundation

Wayne Luallen explains why the thread foundation under a dry fly hackle is decisive for the final appearance of the finished hackle.

Direction to Dub

Wayne Luallen describes which direction it's best to apply dubbing to your tying thread in order to get a tight dubbing.

Basics of Thread Twist

Wayne Luallen explains the basics of tying thread twist

Direction of Thread Twist

Wayne Luallen explains what understanding thread twist - clockwise vs. counterclockwise - can do for your tying.

Moldy Caddis Pupa

This is a simple little caddis pupa tied in the classic green/black combination.

Dyret - The Animal

Krueger's Poudre Pupa Caddis

Chris Krueger from Rocky Mountain Fly Design ties his Poudre Pupa Caddis - available from Montana Fly Company.

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