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2017
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Reece's Surface Assassin

Reece's Surface Assassin is a nice little dry fly with lots of floatation built into the pattern.

Steelhead Spratley

The Doc Spratley is a very well known still water fly pattern in the Pacific Northwest. Here's a take on it that beefs it up in size and makes it more palatable to our chrome unicorns.

EP Style Finger Mullet

EP style flies are staples in many saltwater fishermans boxes. And the Mullet style pattern is definitely an important fly to have when fishing in the gulf.

Animas River in Fall

The Animas river is a technical river. Its tough even for seasoned fisherman to catch fish every trip. I have had my share of bad days on the river, and been skunked many times.

Trevor Hawkins

Australian artist Trevor Hawkins works with pen and watercolor on high quality paper to produce his beautiful, mostly naturalistic - but also sometimes abstract art

Ice Cream Cone Mullet

I wanted to make a fly that is light and easy to cast, but also has a wide profile and pushes lots of water.

Number 9

Click the link below here you will find the full materiallist: http://www.flytying.eu/product/nieren-6526/

True North Vol. 2

Fly Fishing the Great North Woods

Moto's Changer

I woke up in the middle of the night with an idea. Combine two of my favorite flies, the Moto's Minnow and the Game Changer.

Tom’s complete vise project

The continuation of Tom Biesot's vise project - of course with many explanatory pictures.

Bodu Muda Handhi

An edit from this year's succesful scouting expedition in the Maldives. For more info:

Handmade with woods

Zarn is a French rod builder. And making rods with bamboo is fantastic !

UV Quilled Black Cruncher

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight Black size 10 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Tail, Black Cock Fibres

Flyfishing French alps

The Big Laxa

Laxá í Aðaldal AKA Big Laxa is probably the most legendary salmon river in Iceland. Not only is the river big, but so are the salmon.

Craft Fur Clouser

Detailed instructions for tying a Craft Fur Clouser.

My favourite wet flies for chub

Two wet flies I used the most during the fly fishing days at the beginning of this October. They got me some nice chubs :-)

Buying Fur and Skin

Fur patches can be bought in flyshops, but there are many other sources for good fur - from furriers to roadkill.

Aerial Alaska

The beauty of Alaska was breathtaking. Being able to see aerial vantage points really put the vastness into perspective.

Merkin Crab with legs

Crab flies are staples for many saltwater fish. Redfish, permit, black drum, and more will go after a crab before anything else. The tasty little invertebrates are treats for these fish.

Ryan Houston tied Carrie Stevens' Gray Ghost

Tied by: Ryan Houston Originated by: Carrie Stevens Hook: #2 8xl Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Steamer Thread: White Tag: Flat silver tinsel...

Ugly Straggly Wolf

This fly came about as a way to use some yarn that I bought on a small vacation with my wife when she was buying yarn for a wolf. Yup, a wolf!

Ugly Straggly Wolf

This fly came about as a way to use some yarn that I bought on a small vacation with my wife when she was buying yarn for a wolf. Yup, a wolf!

Fishing Private Land on the San Juan

The San Juan River is one of the most popular and productive river in the United States. Possibly the world.

Camp North

Excellent clear water fishing for arctic char in Greenland

October Caddis Skater

Detailed instructions on how to tie an October Caddis Skater.

Chernobyl Ant

This oversized and pattern is more akin to being seen as either a hopper or a stonefly rather than a mutated ant as the name suggests.

Sam-I-Am

I do not like bright shrimp flies. I do not like them Sam-I-Am. I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere. Or maybe I would...?

Our Water

Fly Fishing Appalachian Public Water - Full Film. This film is dedicated to the beautiful public waters of the Appalachian mountains.

From Belousiha with love

Finding love can be a struggle, so can catching Salmon. We made a short film on the topic, while fishing for Salmon on the Kola peninsula.

86,000 Miles of Streams

A cold water conservation story of wild trout and how their presence in Pennsylvania streams helps secure protection for the watershed in the face of shale gas development.

Hidden Gem Of The San Juan

McFly Angler and I had the pleasure of fishing and filming on a private stretch of the lower San Juan River.

Crazy Brown Shrimp

Brown shrimp are one of the most common foods for many of the fish species in the Gulf of Mexico. From Redfish, to Speckled trout, to Permit and even flounder.

Casey Underwood

American artist Casey Underwood does stunning and beautiful fish portraits using mixed techniques.

Amber Shrimp

Does the world really need more shrimp patterns? Well… sure it does.

Anvil Atlas Full Review

For the past year, I have been using the Anvil Atlas vice. While overall its a great vice for the money, there are a few things I have found that bug me a bit.

Making a Wiggle Tail Rig

Step by step instructions for a tandem hook wiggle tail rig for your pike and muskie tube flies.

SF Blend Fish Mask Baitfish

Step by step instructions for an easy bait fish imitation using a fish mask and SF blend. Tie it in a range of colours and sizes to catch anything from seatrout to bass to tuna.

Rattlesnake Streamer

The Rattlesnake Streamer is a large, articulated fly originated by US tyer and guide Ray Schmidt.

Turangi

Fly Fishing New Zealand - Mates & Fly Fishing. Fun, laughs and a few trout with Matt Hince and Mike Kirkpatrick last weekend out of Turangi, this clip has it all... even winter dry fly action!

Trutta Bavaria

A perfect Weekend. Flyfishing for Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout in the Bavarian Mountains. I hope you like it. All the best Marc

October Caddis Euro Nymph

Detailed instructions for tying a October Caddis Euro Nymph.

Bleikja

In 2017 we visited Iceland and fished the Sog in Asgardur. The original plan was to target salmon, but then we came across a whole bunch of char carelessly sipping midges...

Strip Rattle and Roll

If you have ever fished for bass, you know that in most instances, a rattle helps attract them. They are also attracted big baits. Things that push lots of water.

Red Tag Hog Hopper

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Short Shank Special size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Body, Black Closed Cell Foam Tag/Tail, Red Wool

Baby Gonga

I can't take all the credit for the Baby Gonga. It was in fact given to me by an Angel who visited me in my sleep. The Angel told me that the streamer was a gift from God herself.

Hillbilly Bonefish

Carp fishing is said to be similar to bonefish fishing, just without the pristine water and beautiful tropical flats.

October Caddis Wet Fly

The October Caddis is one of the major prey insects for the late summer and fall months. There are many different versions of this popular insect and here is the wet fly pattern version I rely on.

Crazy Dad - Under Water Footage!

This small crawdad streamer works so well, I was catching fish I want even targeting with it. I went out fishing for carp, and got a carp and even some smallmouth bass.

Articulated Flies

One of the big things in fly tying these days is articulated flies. Utilizing two hooks, shanks or some other technique, flies get two or more parts linked together resulting in movement and size.

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