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Stacking Bucktail, modifying a hair stacker

Jan 24. 2023
Modifying a Large-size Loon-Brand Zippy Hair-Stacker for Use with Bucktail
Article

The world's smallest shrimp fly

Jan 24. 2023
Microscopic This fly is unbelievably small! It was tied by me for Dutch Hans Weilenmann’s project SFP or Smallest Fly Page. The pattern was tied once in 1998 – and probably won't be again!
Read the story here
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Gamechanger

Dec 22. 2022
I had an order for these two Gamechanger flies and figured I would bring you all along with me while I tie them.
Video

CDC Biot Caddis

Dec 17. 2022
Very simple, yet effective fly. In this video my main focus is on biot and it's natural alternative that may be even better.
Article

Sling Wings

Nov 20. 2022
Taped wings A simple technique to fan out dry fly hackles to form wings the Comparadun style.
Se how here
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Multi Colour Dahlberg Diver

Nov 12. 2022
Floating flies fished on the surface is one of the most exciting methods and the sight of a large aggressive predatory fish attacking the fly in a big splash can almost give the fisherman a heart a
Video

Icy Wingcase Pheasant Tail Nymph

Oct 17. 2022
In this video i will present an idea i came up not too long ago. Its bout using shiny dubbing as a wing case cover... PS:(Maybe someone else got the same idea but i havent seen it yet)
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Mole&Orange Spider

Sep 24. 2022
Something that helped me a lot when tying soft hackle in my flies. Regardless if i tie dry or wet fly this technique helped me a lot.
Video

Jingler

Sep 18. 2022
This is just an outstanding way to tie a fly. It's one of the first flies I ever tied on my tippet and it's also among best flies I ever tried. Hope you will like it, Tight lines.
Video

How to Split Legs

Aug 12. 2022
Quick video of split leg technique. I assume this one is more fiddly for some. But its the way i got used to doing it.
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Split Three Tails

Jul 29. 2022
Another short video of how to split (fork) three tails.
Video

Deer Hair Masterclass

Jun 8. 2022
85 minutes of deer hair techniques with Andreas Andersson.
Video

Woven Ammonite Nymph

May 20. 2022
This pattern is based on Steve Thornton’s Ammonite nymph dressing, a real favourite amongst many tyers and fly fishers alike.
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Finishing a brass tube tutorial | Ívar's Fly Workshop

Mar 2. 2022
In this video I will show you guys how to finish a brass tube so it is good to go and fish with it. There are few important things you need to know about it and they should all be in this video.
Review

Fly Couture

Feb 19. 2022
Different Some tyers tie different flies. Scottish Nick Thomas, now Wales based, is one of them. And he wrote a book about it.

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