Dry flies

Flies fished in the surface

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Betters' Flies Sep 1. 2020 Dries Fran Betters was a creative tyer and originated several patterns that have become quite famous. Mike Hogue covers four of them in this article. See the original flies here	Euro BWOs Revisited Apr 14. 2020 In our continuous effort to obtain better and more practical mayfly imitations, we discovered a few new and simple solutions.
Moulin’s Deer Hair Parachute Feb 21. 2020 Technique Swiss/Norwegian tyer Fabien Moulin stumbled upon a seemingly new way of creating a parachute hackle and wing in one. See more here	The March Brown Legacy Nov 17. 2019 Historic The March Brown is one of the all time classic fly patterns, the origin of which must go back almost centuries. Its history is told here.

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Video Purple Haze Sep 11. 2020 This extremely popular attractor started life as a parachute Adams with a purple body. There are many interpretations of the purple haze, this is just one of them.	Video Autumn/October Caddis Sep 2. 2020 This is a Great Pattern for Autumn Hook size 12 Thread Black & Rusty Brown Body Yellow Foam Ribbed with Tan Dubbing	Video Ribbon Sedge Aug 31. 2020 Tying and fishing a simple and effective dry fly.
Video Lady Mc Connell Midge Aug 27. 2020 The Lady Mc Connell Midge is an interesting, but yet straightforward tie that applies only basic materials. An effective still water pattern that represents an newly hatched adult midge.	Video Pro Dry Caddis Aug 27. 2020 The Caddis Flies are an important group of insects, when it comes to fish food.	Video Yellow Humpy Aug 20. 2020 Detailed instructions for tying a size 16 Yellow Humpy.
Video Little Black Stone Dry Aug 20. 2020 Detailed instructions for tying a Little Black Stonefly with a Wonder Wing.	Video Five Shades Of Grey Aug 17. 2020 Stefan Larsson – The Man, The Myth, The Legend! This Swedish fly fisher and fly tyer is well known in Scandinavia for his passion for trout fishing and best of all with a dry fly.	Video Generic Cripple Mayfly Aug 13. 2020 One fly to match them all. A simple but extremely effective cripple mayfly pattern that with a little adjustment to size and colour will produce fish in most hatches.
Video Successful Skinny Klinkhammer Aug 7. 2020 One of my favourite, works really well till the end of the season. Hook size 12-14 Thread Black Post White Floating Yarn Thorax Black Hare's Ear Dubbing Mix	Video Synth Sedge Aug 5. 2020 A super buoyant indicator fly for fast water. Packed with poly-yarn this sedge imitation will carry a 3mm/3.5mm tungsten bead nymph and pop back to the surface if it's swamped by rough water.	Video Half Chubby Chernobyl Jul 30. 2020 Detailed instructions for tying a Half Chubby Chernobyl. Foam cutter by River Road Creations: https://www.riverroadcreations.com
Video Last Chance Purple Haze Jul 30. 2020 Detailed instructions for tying a Last Chance Purple Haze. Tying table by TieCraft: https://www.tie-craft.com	Video Adams Irresistible Jul 30. 2020 The most popular dry fly in the world with a spun deer hair body! Could it get any better? The full tutorial on tying the Adams irresistible.	Video Parachute Royal Wulff Jul 16. 2020 One of the true classic trout flies and without doubt the best known from the Wulff series, first tied by Lee Wulff in the early 1930's.

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