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The Real Birdman

Jan 9. 2020
The Real Birdman - The story of Tom Whiting and Withing Farms.
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Vicuna & Silicone Pupa

Jan 9. 2020
Maximising translucency using just two complementary materials.
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Ear Bugs

Dec 7. 2019
Building easy segmented fly bodies with cheap silicone earring stoppers.
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Pro Shrimp

Nov 19. 2019
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My oldest piece of material

Oct 26. 2019
Ancient I have a dried hare skin, which I have owned for as long as I have tied flies. A lot of flies and a lot of wisdom has come from that skin.
Read the story here.
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Simple Hare's Wool Nymph

Oct 24. 2019
A simple fly only using material from a hare's skin or hare's mask apart from the hook and tying thread. Easy to tie and very generic, and a useful fly.
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An Italian take on Ora Smith

Oct 18. 2019
Streamers Italian fly tyer Giuseppe Finardi is intrigued by US Ora Smith's streamers featuring wings made almost exclusively from golden pheasant crest.
See his take on them here
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Tulle Shrimp

Sep 26. 2019
A new material for building shellbacks for shrimps and nymphs. Tulle is the polyester mesh material used to add layers to wedding dresses and ballgowns.
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Scales on hair and fur

Aug 17. 2019
Wayne Luallen explains why natural fur dubs better than synthetics and how a blend might be a solution to getting some sparkle into your dubbing.
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Feather selection from a rooster cape

Aug 17. 2019
Wayne Luallen shows the various hackle types and qualities that can be picked from a rooster cape.
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Dry and wet material color

Aug 17. 2019
Wayne Luallen demonstrates the difference in color between a material dry and wet.
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The Humpy Encyclopedia

Aug 8. 2019
Free It’s hard not to like a completely free e-book with detailed descriptions on how how to tie 12 (and them some) different variations of the Humpy. 80 pages of knowledge, tips and inspiration on a single pattern!
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Peacock herl left barbs wound toward the bend

Jul 23. 2019
Wayne Luallen shows how to tie a peacock herl body where there will be a slight cupping of the material toward the rear of the fly.
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Peacock herl right barbs wound toward the eye

Jul 23. 2019
Wayne Luallen demonstrates winding on peacock barbs from the bird's right side towards the eye of the hook.
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Deer hair wing with butts covered

Jul 23. 2019
Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to tie on a deer hair wing on a wet fly in such a way that the butts are covered by the head.

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