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2018
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Panfish Delight

I recently came up with a small jigging type of minnow pattern for someone who wanted a few tied up. After tying it, I realized it would be perfect for jigging for panfish.

Pike and Steelhead fishing in Northern Ontario

Hey guys, This past week i had the chance to head north to explore some of northern ontario's fisheries.

Eggstasy Egg

In this "Two Minute Fly Tying" tutorial, I share the Eggstasy Egg fly, a simple pattern that fish can't resist under certain conditions.

McKenna's Rumble Bug

Detailed instructions for tying Dave McKenna's Rumble Bug.

Parachute Hendrickson

Detailed instructions for tying a Parachute Hendrickson dry fly. Includes special methods for building the post and securing the hackle feather using UV cure resin.

Non Slip Mono Loop Knot

This Non Slip Mono Loop is the knot I use the most for attaching flies or lures. It is super strong and allow for a lot more movement when compared to a clinch knot.

Fattie McFat Head

I had one of my subscribers ask me to tie up a few of these for him. They are good flies, and I have tied them up for him in the past. He said they were effective and durable, and wanted more.

Y&O Dahlberg Diver

Tying deer-hair flies like mice, dahlberg divers, and all kinds of floating flies can be very difficult and a big mess of off deer hair.

Peacock Flymph

I never get tired of tying and swinging soft hackle flies, and the Peacock Flymph is as simple as it gets. A pinch of dubbing and a soft webby hackle is all you need.

BWO Hackle Stacker Emerger Fly

One of my favorite emerger/dry flies to tie is the Hackle Stacker or Paraloop style fly.

Recharged on Bowmanville Creek

It’s been a long week and in order to get right, I thought it would be a good idea to get out on the water and perhaps if the fish co-operated, break my skunking from the last outing.

Mothers Day Caddis

Umpqua Signature tier and Anglers All resident fly tying expert Greg Garcia shows you how to tie his Mothers Day Caddis.

Damselfly Adult

Materials Used: Hook: Maruto S74 {#10} Thorax: Foam Sheet {Blue} Legs: Hareline Ez Magic Dub {Black} Abdomen: Foam Cylinders Micro 2-3 mm {Green}

Living damsel nymph

Materials Used: Hook: Tiemco 100 BL SP {#10} Thorax: CDC or Hare Dubbing {Olive} Abdomen+Legs: Marabou {Dark Olive} Back: Pheasant Tail Feather {Natural}

Foam Dragonfly Adult

Materials Used: Hook: Maruto S74 {#10} Thorax: CDC or Hare Dubbing {Blue Dun} Legs: Centipede, Rubber Legs {Dark} Wings: Flashabou {Ice Blue Pearl}

Floating Dragonfly Nymph

Materials Used: Hook: Tiemco 5263BL {#6} Legs+Bits: Rubber Legs {Barred Pumpkin} Abdomen: Deer Body Hair {Olive Green} Thorax: CDC Dubbing {Olive}

Dragons and Damsels

Odonata is the Latin name for the order of dragonflies and damselflies. This article is about them.

Dubby Bunny Perch

This is a popular fly! In the last few weeks, I have been asked to tie this in different color patterns.

Winter Migration

First real Crack on the switch rod on the New Zealand 2018 winter rainbow trout migration, its happening and shouldn't be far off full swing. Love catching fish on fly rods

Danica mayfly nymph

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Pot Scrubber Nymph

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Dk.Brown Tail, Brown Cock Fibres Rib, Copper Tinsel from a Copper Scrubbing Pad

Brownline Nymph

This Nymph has been developed for a creek I fish a few times a year but works well on most of the small streams I hit in the GTA.

NZ Stillwaters

Lakes have always been a source of amazement for me, they have so many moods and are often a last resort (and savior) when rivers and streams are coloured by rain.

Olive All Rounder

Olive All-Rounder Emerger/Dry Fly...

Pescadora: NOLA Sessions

This video is about Pescadora: NOLA

Fishing VLOG, Guide + Accommodation.

Fished After work to try catch something and shoot a video for ya. caught New Zealand rainbow trout on the fly rod. Oh yeah i got a new drone.

Pinked Pupa

Cutting fly tying materials with dressmaker's pinking shears produces serrated or scalloped edges which can produce very natural looking segmentation in the bodies of flies.

Organza Mayfly Emerger

Olive Thread 8/0 Tail Holo Tinsel Fluro Yellow Soft Dubbing Creamy White Organza Ribbon for Body Sooty Olive Deer Hair + Yellow Partridge Feathers for Head

Yellow Mayfly

Part 2: Great Pattern for Spring,

Yellow Mayfly

Part 1: Body with Tail

Nicaragua Tarpon fly fishing

Fly fishing Tarpon in Nicaragua San Juan River

Three generations of lady anglers

This video was inspired by the Orvis 50/50 initiative and an old photograph of my granddaughter's great grandmother.

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How to tie a Double Surgeon Knot

Fishing Knot attaching tippet to a leader. The Double Surgeon Knot is a very east fishing knot for attaching two lines. I use thing knot for attaching tippet to my leader.

Bloodworm Larva

The name bloodworm refers to several species of wormlike creatures - including some large saline rag worms.

Mini-Me Hopper

Coming into spring, dry fly season is right around the corner. Up where I live, we get grasshoppers jumping off the banks and into the water pretty early in the season.

11 Streamer flies - swimming under water

We are going down under the surface in rivers and lakes, to watch a bunch of streamer flies from the fish's perspective.

Cammisa's CDC Green Caddis

If you fish in waterways known for caddisflies, here's a pattern that belongs in your fly box!

Skunked on Oshawa Creek

I finally got a couple hours to fish my home water. This is a short one as the fishing was slow, but I like to write a journal entry every time I get on the water.

Fox's Caddis Poopah

The Fox's Caddis Poopah is a fly designed by fly tyer and angler Tim Fox sometime in the early 1990's for catching trout on the lower Sacramento River.

Silicone Fry

This little bait fish imitation is one of my most productive salt water patterns. Very quick to tie and very realistic in the water.

Vallecito Lake in early Spring

Well lake fishing from the shore is never easy, but it can surprise you! Its always better to have a boat or canoe but, there are good fish to be had when fly fishing from the shore.

Glimmer Shrimp Variant

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South

New Zealand’s South Island is wonderful place to roam with simply good mates... and a campervan. The numerous rivers and streams offer sensational fly fishing married to breathtaking scenery.

We found Fish

Filmed this a few months ago and forgot to edit it. Fishing with good buddy From Australia Michael Hurren . We found a bunch of rainbow trout to catch on the fly Rod.

Not a single cast

I just returned from a week-long fishing trip with my wife and a bunch of good friends – and I didn’t make a single cast.

Tilda Variant

Click the link below here you will find the full materiallist: http://www.flytying.eu/product/tilda-sokken-9633/

Conehead Parks Shrimp

Materials Used; Tubing, Outer Sean Stanton's Flu-Orange and Inner Tubing Clear Cone, Small Flu-Red Thread, Uni-8/0 Fire Orange Tag, Gold Holographic Tinsel

Yellow May

Traditional Winged Dry Fly Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly size 14 Thread, Gossamer Silk Primrose Yellow Tail, Light Grey Cock Fibres

Green Emerger

Just a super simple softhackled emerger/flymph style wet fly, that has been a steady producer for me while trout and grayling fishing in Scandinavia. Equally at home in rivers and lakes.

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