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2017
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Nutter Mudder

This is the first fly in my new video series Fly Friday. Every Friday I'll put up a video of new original pattern...until I run out of ideas.

Sparkle Clouser

There are so many variations of the clouser minnow, its hard to keep track of them all. One of my favorites though is this sparkle clouser.

The river, the inspiration and the streamer fly

A film essay on passion

Surgeon General

This is a variation on the Skunk that was originated by Del Copper. It's been a proven fish catcher on the Pacific North West steelhead rivers and also been good with sea-run cutthroat trout.

Bass Bonanza!

Kyle took me out fishing again on his boat and wow! We had a blast! Caught fish non stop! Most of them smallmouth bass, however we caught 5 different species.

Hi-Vis Foam Ant

Ant patterns hold a special place in my fly box, especially throughout the summer.

Trophy trout …with the last cast!

In this episode Simon fished some freestone rivers in the centre of the South Island for beautiful rainbows.

A Man Who Has Never Fished, Has Never Lived

LDT's crew cross the Atlantic ocean to discover the pleasure of salmon fishing in Ireland.Les gars de Lendemain de Trôle traversent l'Atlantique pour découvrir les joies de la pêche au saumon en Ir

Bleeding Schlappen Leech

The Bleeding Schlappen Leech is a fly I developed for fishing shallow to medium depth lakes in Alberta.

CdC Loopwing Emerger

This is a simple little CdC loop wing emerger that can be adapted to imitate not only midges but also smaller mayflies.

Ninja Diawl Bach

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight Black size 10 Tail, Black Cock Fibres Rib, Red Tinsel or Wire Back, Medium UTC Opal Mirage Tinsel

Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel

Electra lake is an amazing lake in Southern Colorado. I saw fish stacked heavily, and they were all really nicely sized trout.

Big Pike Fly, part 2

Big pike/muskie/sheatfish/catfish articulated fly. Great swimming action and it is pretty light for its size, so it's easy to cast. (17 cm/ 7 inches long) Jointed, Articulated.

Big Pike Fly, part 1

Big pike/muskie/sheatfish/catfish articulated fly. Great swimming action and it is pretty light for its size, so it's easy to cast. (17 cm/ 7 inches long) Jointed, Articulated.

How to Prepare and Dye Peacock Herl Black

Quick Sight Midge

This extremely easy but very effective quick sight midge is especially for those of us who have some problems seeing small flies at a distance and at night.

Olive Bumble Hedgehog

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Short Shank Special size 10 Thread, Uni-8/0 Chartreuse Tail, Glo-Brite Floss No.10 Flu-Yellow and

Bibio Hoghopper

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Short Shank Special Black size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Detached Body, Black Closed Cell Foam Sheet

Red and silver tinsel tube fly

Tied by Ryan Houston

Purple Steelhead Matuka

The Steelhead Matuka is an adaptation of the New Zealand method of Matuka flies. The traditional Matukas use feathers for the wing, but the steelhead version uses a rabbit strip.

Fat Head Deciever

Muddler, bass flies, smallie on the fly, bucktail, sinking line, push water

Tying Alberta Al's The Canada Streamer

The Canada streamer is another pattern from streamer tyer Alan "Alberta Al" Grombacher. The Canada is Alan's ode to the famous red and white daredevil...

Our Water - Official Trailer

We partnered with Due south Outfitters and Appalachian Furled Leader Co. to put together a film about our public waters.

Iris Caddis

The Iris Caddis is a caddis emerger pattern developed by Craig Mathews of Blue Ribbon Flies. The Iris Caddis is best fished as the caddis pupa are emerging.

Catching fish with my Beard!

Many people have already asked me to tie a fly with my beard hair, so here it is! I cut some hair from my beard, then tied a clouser minnow with it.

4 Eyed Black Betty

The Black Betty is a variant of the Carp Carrot by Jim Pankiewicz which is an adaptation of the Carrot Nymph by Anvil Tartus.

The Mistress

Looks nice, but has a nasty bite to her. Hook: 4/0 Streamer Rear section Tail: Long fiber dubbing brush

Electra Lake Stacked Trout

Electra Lake is an awesome lake with some monster trout! It was Very easy to catch them, at least the day I went.

Golden Dorado River Cruiser

It's an ad OK, but pretty nice...

In Good Hands

In Good Hands— In this episode Fly Fusion Magazine Editor, Derek Bird along with Associate Editor Jim McLennan, explore sections of a remote river using their Water Master rafts in British Col

Lost in the Wild

In the latest New Zealand Episode Simon traveled to the Fj(i)ordland region on the South Island.

Maligne Laker Streamer

The Maligne Laker's red and olive wing is an absolute slammer for fishing mountain brook and rainbow trout.

Rich Strolis's Silly Rabbit

One of my personal favorite fly tyers right now, Rich Strolis ties some of the most CLEAN flies I have ever seen.

Tying Alan Grombacher's Maligne Special

The Maligne Laker's red and olive wing is an absolute slammer for fishing mountain brook and rainbow trout. Alan "Alberta Al" Grombacher designed the...

Egan's GTI Caddis

The GTI caddis as tied by Lance Egan. A great Czech style nymph or all-around caddis.

Brasshawk Carp Fly

The Brasshawk #carp fly pattern was designed by Texas tyer and guide Danny Scarborough. This fly is great for targeting carp in the shallows, 1-4 ft.

Holographic Bloodworm

The Holographic Blood worm is a stillwater trout fly I've been tying for over a decade. It can be fished in lakes under a strike indicator, or on a longer leader.

The Dream Stream

With a long winter fast approaching, myself (Mike Kirkpatrick) and good mate Hans Kreuer, have planned a last fishing trip for the season to the North Island. We'd mad

Preserving old URLs

I'm surprised how little web publishers cherish their old URLs. When I browse old links to the outside from our articles, I constantly meet 404-pages. I value GFF’s old web-addresses, and here's how I maintain them.

Simi Seal Pumpkinhead

Please read the full Fishbait's Fly Box article about the Pumpkin Head Mohair Leech at http://www.fishbaitsflybox.com

Using the Right Thread for Deer Hair Work

Pat Cohen explains the properties that make gel spun thread ideal for deer hair work and goes over the proper technique for applying maximum pressure to the thread.

Redfish Minnow

How to tie the Redfish Minnow

Predator X Fly

Hook - Partridge Universal Predator X #1/0 Tail - White Neck Hackle Body - White Bucktail Lateral Line - Grizzly Neck Hackle

Dream chasers

Fly fishing Iceland; Dream chasers is a short film where we follow two childhood friends. They are pursuing the dream of some big brown trouts. Their search leads them to Iceland.

Atlantic Steelhead - Santa Cruz river

The Santa Cruz river, located in the middle of the immeasurable plains of Patagonia offers some of the last untapped steelhead fishing on the planet!

Keeled Minnow Streamer

This fly really works well for bass and large trout on rivers. The way this is tied, insures the hook point will stay upright no mater what.

North Cascades Fly Fishing - Rushing Waters

There is a wilderness river in the Pacific Northwest that starts in the highest glaciers and flows through tall, uncut timber.

X1 Minnow Brookie

This is an updated version of my X1 Minnow in the Brookie color. I have several other colors for both fresh and saltwater.

Super Stretch/Hot Spot Buzzer

Materials Used;

Narova Foam Beetle

Russian Dmitri Tseliaritski's Narova foam dry fly is an easy and robust pattern template for terrestrials, beetles in particular

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