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Para-Hackle Emerger

Nov 26. 2009

A blast from the past Effective anglers carry a myriad of emerger-style flies to take picky trout during hatches. While there are many styles of emergers to choose from, para-hackle style flies may not come to mind first. Tying emergers para-hackle style is a forgotten technique not often taught and even fished less. We at GFF can't understand why!?! Read along as GFF partner Steve Schweitzer walks you through the

techniques for tying a para-hackle emerger.

Nothing...

Aug 29. 2006

...here, nothing there Sometimes trout and grayling sip "nothing" from the surface. You have tried the smallest parachute in your fly box - size 18. What they are taking is much smaller. You look again into your fly box, and right - there is no "Nothing" there.

Fill up your fly box with nothing here

CDC Mayfly

Aug 19. 2006

Cul de Mayfly A small mayfly, which may be (mis)taken for a dun during the sometimes the concentreted hatches on late August and Septemper evenings. It uses a hollow extended body, parachute hackle and wings of cdc stems to float high.

Get the recipe for a hi-floating mouthful here.

Tying Flies the Paraloop Way

Feb 1. 2003

Hangman My first thought was probably the same as yours - what is "paraloop"? Paraloop is part technique, part style. Take a piece of a parachute, a bit of a thorax dun, and some thoughts of a comparadun, mix, and you'll arrive at a paraloop.

Read the book review here

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Video Winter Parachute Midge Jan 12. 2022 Detailed instructions for tying a Winter Parachute Midge.	Video Parachute Adams Dec 23. 2021 The Adams fly is probably the most popular dry flies ever created, and the Parachute version of it isn't any different.	Video Detached body technique Dec 17. 2021 A simple detached body technique with a twist!
Video Biot Klinkhamer Nov 27. 2021 Materials List: Partridge Trout Klinkhamer Extreme Size 12 https://bit.ly/PartridgeTroutKlinkhamerExtreme	Video Blue-winged Olive Parachute - Size 24 Nov 7. 2021 Detailed instructions for tying a Size 24, Blue-winged Olive Parachute.	Video Parachute Caddis Nov 4. 2021 Materials Used;
Video Parachute Olive Nov 1. 2021	Video Bottom Up Parachute Aug 6. 2021 Detailed instructions for tying a bottom up parachute on a fly.	Video Parachute Ant Jul 17. 2021 Detailed instructions for tying a size 20 Parachute Ant.
Video Light Cahill Klinkhamer Jun 16. 2021 Detailed instructions for tying a Light Cahill Klinkhamer.	Video Small Dark Olive Parachute Jun 5. 2021 A basic parachute dry fly tied by Scottish Davie McPhail. Materials Used;	Video Caddis Fly Jun 5. 2021 The Feather Mechanic ties the Caddis Fly from the book "The Feather Mechanic" by Gordon van der Spuy. www.thefeathermechanic.com
Video Blue Quill Parachute May 18. 2021 Detailed instructions for tying a Blue Quill parachute style fly.	Video Hare's Ear Parachute May 18. 2021 Detailed instructions for tying a Hare's Ear Parachute fly.	Video Jingle Hammer Mar 13. 2021 Hook - Hanak H330 BL #10 Thread - Fish On UTS Black Tail - Coq De Leon Rib - Stripped Peacock Herl Body - Troutstalkers Possum Natural

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