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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.

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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	Video Adams Parachute Var Feb 22. 2021 We have had another one of the people at Ahrex Hooks behind the vice. This time Soren Flarup or Dr.	Video Klink-Camel Jan 31. 2021 Klink-Camel - Klinkhamer Variant
Video Detached body mayfly Jan 31. 2021 Detached body with deer hair and CDC, hackle and some dry fly dubbing. Almost fish guaranteed on this fly in the Vulgata hatch,	Video Duo Style Klinkhamer Jan 19. 2021 Whether you call it the duo, New Zealand style, hedged bet or klink & dink, hanging a nymph of of a dry fly is an absolutely deadly method at times.	Video Klinkhamer Jan 3. 2021 Detailed instructions for tying a Klinkhamer.
Video Olive Molly Nov 25. 2020 Stefan Larsson – The Man, The Myth, The Legend! This swedish flyfisher and flytyer is wellknown in Scandinavia for his passion for troutfishing and best of all with a dryfly.	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 JG Emerger Variant Oct 28. 2020 One of John Goddard's lesser known but extremely effective patterns.

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