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Feather Anatomy Part 2

Feb 1. 2021
Wayne Luallen looks at the way feathers marry.
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Feather Anatomy Part 1

Feb 1. 2021
Wayne Luallen looks at the basic structure of a feather.
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Quick, Easy, and Effective Mop Fly

Jan 23. 2021
Quick, easy, and effective Mop Fly tie. A very easy and effective way to tie a mop fly step by step instruction for a very simple cheap fly!
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The story of Woolly Sparkle Dub

Jan 8. 2021
Today we are doing a bit of shameless self-promotion. In short we tell you the full story about our development and in-house production of Woolly Sparkle Dub and Natural Sculpin Wool.
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Simple Flies

Nov 13. 2020
Three materials Simple is good. Not primitive… simple. And this is another fine book with simple fly patterns.
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Squorgy

Aug 22. 2020
Fly tying and fishing a non-breaking, non-rotting alternative to the Squirmy Worm. A great fly for when the water is running high and coloured.
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Bever's Better Buckskin

Feb 12. 2020
One of my favorite free-living caddis larva patterns comes from the vise of Colorado’s Luke Bever.
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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
Click the link below here you will find the full material list:
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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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