Wet flies

Flies fished subsurface, often tied with wings

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Red Tag Revisited Mar 5. 2021 Origins I always loved the Red Tag. I have tied and fished this fly a thousand times, but tend to basically do it the same way every time. Not so anymore! See more here	Red Tag Odyssey Mar 5. 2021 Patterns A bunch of pattern descriptions and materials lists for flies inspired by the Red Tag See them here
The March Brown Legacy Nov 17. 2019 Historic The March Brown is one of the all time classic fly patterns, the origin of which must go back almost centuries. Its history is told here.	The March Brown Odyssey Nov 17. 2019 Variations My venture into the history and legacy of the classic March Brown led to a whole lot of variations over the theme Se all the patterns here

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Video Silver Goat's Toe Nov 27. 2024 A popular fly in the North and West of Scotland, the Goat's Toe, is fairly easy to tie, and its variants, like this one aren't much different on that front.	Video Hint of Pink Nov 3. 2024 Tying an Irish Mayfly Pattern Hint of Pink with Scott Jackson 2024 Materials Used: Hook- Kamasan B175 size 10 Thread- Uni 8/0 Red	Video History on the Fly - Mary Orvis Marbury flies Oct 28. 2024 In this episode of History On The Fly from Eric Austin's 25 October 2024 presentation, Mary Orvis Marbury fly patterns are featured. As always, Eric offers an excellent presentation.
Video March Brown Oct 28. 2024	Video Partridge and Soft Hackle Oct 22. 2024 Great wet fly...has segmentation and a variegated hackle and a bit of shiny thorax. All of which attract fish. Hope you tie this simple fly and have fun fishing.	Video Soldier Palmer Oct 19. 2024
Video Clyde Style: Webster and Reid - Upright winged Wets Oct 7. 2024 After resisting a video on Clyde style flies for a while I decided to give it a go. The main reason for resistance is that I have no practical experience with these flies.	Video Royal Coachman Sep 4. 2024 The Royal Coachman is undeniably one of the most beautiful flies ever created, especially the wet version.	Video Steel Blue Aug 19. 2024 One of Roger Woolley’s most famous patterns. Most often mentioned as a great grayling pattern perhaps because of its similarity to the grayling patterns of Derbyshire where Woolley is from.
Video Remnant Fly #17 Aug 12. 2024 This is the 17th fly in a series of flies I call Remnant Flies.	Video Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Wet Fly Aug 12. 2024 Step by Step showing you how to tie the Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Wet Fly. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/	Video MacKay Mini Lure Aug 12. 2024 Materials Used;
Video Tying a Teal & Green Jul 3. 2024 Materials Used;	Video Poil de Lièvre - Ragot family May 9. 2024 Poil de Lièvre (Hare’s Hair) Eugene Ragot around 1910 wet fly pattern	Video Ruz-Du Apr 30. 2024 This is a stiff hackle wet French pattern tied based on the listing in Jean-Paul Pequegnot’s book “French Fishing Flies”

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