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EP's Peanut Butter

Aug 11. 2017
Steven Johnson goes through the necessary materials, tools and steps needed to tie a Saltwater baitfish classic, Enrico Puglisi's Peanut Butter.
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Silky Minnow

Aug 11. 2017
This fly I am calling the Silky Minnow, because it uses water silk fiber from fly tiers dungeon. This material flows well in the water, and has interesting movement.
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Deceiver

Aug 1. 2017
Originally designed for striped bass by Lefty Kreh, the Deceiver pattern eventually made its was down to Florida to become a staple pattern that almost every saltwater fly angle has in their fly bo
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EP Silverside Minnow (Glass Minnow)

Aug 1. 2017
Resembling a Silverside baitfish, this pattern is designed to target those stubborn dock light snook. This pattern can be tied in a variety of colors, one of my favorites being chartreuse.
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Clouser Minnow

Aug 1. 2017
How to tie the Closer Minnow
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EP Baitfish

Aug 1. 2017
How to Tie the EP Baitfish Fly Pattern
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Sculpenstein

Jul 28. 2017
Sculpin are a very popular food source for trout, specifically steelhead and large brown trout. Basically any trout that has become predatory seeking out baitfish for food.
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Squishy Fish (variant)

Jul 24. 2017
Instructions for tying a variation on Peter Hylander's excellent Squishy Fish.
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Martin's Minnow

Jul 23. 2017
In this episode of Tie TV Daniel Bergman will tie a Martin's Minnow - "red ghost style" - a superb pattern for perch fly fishing.
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Easy Sculpin

Jul 21. 2017
Sculpin streamers are some of the more common and effective streamer patterns for trout. This one utilizes the fish skull heads to make a simple and yet effective streamer pattern for trout.
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Guitar Minnow Clouser

Jul 14. 2017
All Points Fly Shop + Outfitter fly tying video series. This is a step-by-step on tying the Guitar Minnow - a great pattern we use a lot here in Maine for striped bass!
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DDH Leech Variant

Jul 13. 2017
The DDh Leech was developed by Manitoba fly angler Stu Thompson. Stu used a mix of rabbit dubbing enhanced with Diamond Dubbing Holographic dub.
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Copper Bunny

Jul 12. 2017
This video is a quick demo on how to tie this copper bunny streamer fly. It will ride hook point up and will slam hungry trout. Copper Bunny Materials List
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Composite Baitfish

Jul 8. 2017
Learn how to tie a simple and effective baitfish pattern that incorporates a single composite loop and a simple ostrich tail.
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Sparkle Clouser

Jul 7. 2017
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.

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