Dry flies

Flies fished in the surface

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Swimming Caddis Pupa Nov 20. 2020 Norwegian This ragged looking caddis pupa from the hands of Norwegian Viggo Larsson will work well on both fast and calm water See how to tie it here	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 Imitations In our continuous effort to obtain better and more practical mayfly imitations, we discovered a few new and simple solutions. Much more here.	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

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Video Strawman Nov 21. 2020 A very beautiful little pattern that is my take on the strawman cased caddis larva pattern.	Video Parachute Ant Nov 21. 2020 Being the most prolific terrestrial on just about every river and still water, this extremely simple but effective parachute ant will not only float high and dry, but tick all the boxes for ant fee	Video Olive Panama Fly Nov 14. 2020 Materials Used;
Video Lifeboat Dun Oct 28. 2020 The Lifeboat Dun is a great dry fly option for fish that have become a bit selective during a mayfly hatch.	Video Golden Stonefly Oct 28. 2020 Hook size 12 Thread Rusty Brown 8/0 Dubbing Light Olive Wings Brown Partridge Dyed Yellow Front Hackle of Golden Olive CDC	Video Stimulator Oct 28. 2020 Our good friend from Sweden - Håkan Karsnäser has been behind the vice again. This time he shows his skills tying his version of the Stimulator, a high-floating imitation of a hatched stonefly.
Video Grey Rollover Mayfly Oct 20. 2020 Patsy Deery's Rollover Mayfly is a great choice for blowy days when the fish are up eating duns on the surface. It also makes a pretty decent dapping fly when the mayfly is on,.	Video Ceanis/Trico Spinner Oct 14. 2020 The smallest of the up-winged may flies. Although ideally matched on a # 20-26 hook it is possible to get away with a # 18. A couple of interesting techniques here for the tails and wing.	Video Green Machine Oct 11. 2020 One of the great Canadian surface flies for salmon and steelhead. As you are probably aware I'm a sucker for deer hair patterns and this is one of my favorites for salmon and sea run browns.
Video Sofa Pillow Oct 11. 2020 hook mustad 9672 sizes 4 to 10 thread 6/0 denville brown tail red goose quill segment body red floss wing red fox squirrel tail hackle brown saddle hackle	Video Small CDC Comparadun Oct 7. 2020 Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry size 16 Thread, Uni-8/0 Lt-Cahill Tail, Coq de Leon Fibres Body, Light Olive CDC Feather	Video Rough Olive Sep 27. 2020 Materials Used;
Video Western Coachman Sep 25. 2020 The Royal Coachman is a dry fly I have fished before, and absolutely love! I also love the Royal Wulff as well which is very similar with a different tail.	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

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