Dry flies

Flies fished in the surface

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Sling Wings Nov 20. 2022 Taped wings A simple technique to fan out dry fly hackles to form wings the Comparadun style. Se how here	Matching the BWO hatch Oct 20. 2022 Mayflies Flies fitting the "Blue Winged Olive" description are important in almost every river in the trout fishing world More BWOs here
Stealth Stonefly Sep 20. 2022 Foam This is a dual purpose stonefly pattern tied on a jig hook. It can act both as a dry fly and an indicator See how to tie it here	Softly Softly May 31. 2022 Soft dry The Partridge Parachute Emerger – or PPE for short – is a soft hackle dry fly, all limp and spindly See how to tie it here

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Video D H Grannom May 5. 2023 Materials Used;	Video Stimulator May 4. 2023 Stimulators are a classic pattern that just works amazingly. It has been in the boxes of many dry fly fisherman since the 80's, and is still popular today.	Video Parachute Hares Ear Apr 28. 2023 One of the most reliable dry flies that you can have in your box throughout the season. Tie a few up in # 12, 14 and 16 and you can't go wrong.
Video Clarke's Caddis Apr 28. 2023 A very quick and easy must have caddis fly. With only a tiny bunch of elk hair and a little CDC, you can tie this skating caddis that I guarantee is a game changer during caddis hatches.	Video Harvester Caddis Apr 28. 2023 A quick skating caddis pattern that won't let you down. Tie it with a natural or bleached wing for better vision.	Video Bedraggled Emerger Apr 27. 2023 A cracking fishing fly with a interesting hackling technique, both parachute and collar hackle in one. This presents a very nice footprint for an emerging mayfly and also looks extra buggy!
Video Dirty Bomber Apr 26. 2023 Detailed instructions for tying a Dirty Bomber.	Video Kajs Vulgata Apr 26. 2023 Christmas Eve for the dedicated dry fly fishermen is not at the end of December like the rest of the world, but rather when the elegant mayflies like drakes, danicas and vulgates hatch and can get	Video Wayne's River Ranger Apr 26. 2023 River Ranger Pattern type: General attractor Originated by: Wayne F. Martin Materials Used; Hook: Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Black Nickel size 16
Video Welsh Partridge Apr 26. 2023 Materials Used;	Video March Brown Dynamite Harry Apr 26. 2023 Link to fishing video..https://youtu.be/bcn2OwTXWtE Materials Used;	Video Glitter Bug Apr 11. 2023 Detailed instructions for tying a Glitter Bug.
Video MP 2712 Mar 31. 2023 Fly tying tutorial by Marc Petitjean. Model MP 2712. Tutoriel de montage de mouche CDC par Marc Petitjean. Modèle MP 2712.	Video Sulphur Parachute Mar 15. 2023 Sulphur Parachute is kind of specific imitation but by changing color of the biot we can imitate almost all mayflies we have in rivers or lakes.	Video Parachute Adams Mar 9. 2023 The parachute Adams is probably the most popular dry fly ever created.

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