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More dubbing

$Coated and shaped - You can slightly bend the body before removing it and give it more shape after it\'s off the mandrel$

Wing tied in and hackle started

Realistic Flies

Realistic flies are not only for the display case. As Steve Thornton shows us, realism can also be applied to practical and effective fishing flies. Trout and grayling beware!

Apr 10. 2025

Madam-X

The Madam X fly pattern, is a great adult stonefly representation that is fairly easy to tie once you get the hang of it.

Apr 5. 2025

The Stimulator Fly

Stimulator flies are some of the best floating natural material flies ever created.

Sep 20. 2024

Pro Adult Stonefly

A must-have-in-the-box for trout anglers all over the world is the large (but also smaller) imitations of stoneflies – few flies like these can fool even the largest and critical fish to take, as l

Feb 24. 2019

The Brown Owl

This very buggy looking streamer-slash-stonefly-slash-nymph caught my eye. Such a fly should be able to catch almost any kind of trout

Sep 11. 2013

Mart's CdL Hen Caddis Emerger

Martin Westbeek's Coq de Leon Hen Caddis Emerger has soft contours and soft materials that suggest the movements of an insect struggling to break free.

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Silicone coated mandrel

Tail added

First wisp of dubbing

More dubbing

Coated and shaped

Thread covered hook

Hackle tied in

Extended body tied in