Tying techniques

Learn new fly tying skills and tricks to make your flies better looking and more durable

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NailFly Jun 17. 2021 Polished Here’s a simple pattern for a summer salmon fly, which can be varied almost endlessly. It uses nail polish for the body and is super fast to tie. Learn to tie it here	The Feather Mechanic Jan 10. 2021 Fly design This is a book I have been looking forward to for a while. And it doesn’t disappoint.
Einars’ Floating Foam Caddis Pupa May 5. 2020 Burnt A great and high floating caddis fly made with foam as a base material and a very simple and cool technique. See the pattern here	Durable flies: Wrapping thread Mar 3. 2020 Tied to hold The basic technique of wrapping thread over - and under - materials is a key to getting flies that will hold well Read the third chapter here.

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Video Mini Gamechanger Jun 18. 2021 The Gamechanger was originally created by Blane Chocklett and consists of multiple "spines" to make a moveable tail.	Article NailFly Jun 17. 2021 Polished Here’s a simple pattern for a summer salmon fly, which can be varied almost endlessly. It uses nail polish for the body and is super fast to tie. Learn to tie it here	Video Phast Pheasant Tail Body Jun 11. 2021 Detailed instructions for efficiently producing a pheasant tail body and tail on a fly.
Video Fly Tying Tips for a Clean Hook Eye! Mar 18. 2021 In this video, I share tips to keep a CLEAN hook eye when fly tying.	Video Thread Control and Material Mounting Mar 13. 2021 Thread Control and Material Mounting is subject that's crucial for proper tying. It's so basic that people rarely mention it.	Video Deer Hair Hackle Dry Fly Feb 5. 2021 Wanna tie a super floating dry fly, without spending big bucks on top quality dry fly hackle?
Video Synthetic wing Sparkle Dun & Comparadun Feb 1. 2021 Wayne Luallen shows how to better control the wing on Sparkle Duns and Comparaduns by using an alternative wing material and a technique that helps the wing stay upright.	Video Feather Anatomy Part 2 Feb 1. 2021 Wayne Luallen looks at the way feathers marry.	Video Feather Anatomy Part 1 Feb 1. 2021 Wayne Luallen looks at the basic structure of a feather.
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 Bristow's Bug Jan 21. 2021 One of the lesser known but still effective old grayling and trout patterns, with couple of nice body techniques with peacock herl.	Video Pheasant Tail Black Jan 21. 2021 A little effective variant of the classic that you can fish in both still and running water all year round. A couple of nice techniques here to take further on other patterns.
Video Dry fly, hackle work and peacock quills Jan 12. 2021 Hackle and peacock are to beautiful materials to work with . To have an compact and tidy hackle you need to clean the one side of the feather before tying.	Review The Feather Mechanic Jan 10. 2021 Fly design This is a book I have been looking forward to for a while. And it doesn’t disappoint.	Video Mallard wings salmon fly Jan 1. 2021 Tying on a salmon double hook with orange thread, gold tinsel, orange pheasant for the tail, orange and black floss for the body, orange and black hackle and bronze mallard wings.

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