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Tricolore de Ragot

Tricolore
This is a pattern from around 1910 based on the classic Chenile or Palmered fly. It is similar to Hewitt’s BiVisible. Here the lightest hackle is in the back. The original order is light gr...

Mouches Exquises - Gauloise Bleue

Mouches Exquises are double hackled flies that were first mentioned in a book by Doctor Juge named "Pecheur de Truites" from 1959. Doctor Juge was from Chamberet in the Corrèze.

Light Cahill Parachute with a twist

Detailed instructions for tying a parachute style Light Cahill dry fly. Recipe: Hook: Dry fly hook (here a Lightning Strike DF1), size 14. Thread: White Semperfli Classic Waxed, 12/0.

Remnant Fly #13

Remnant Fly #13 - Sculpin
This is the 13th fly in a series of flies I call Remnant Flies. If you haven't seen the introductory video on the Remnant flies then head over here to view it - https://www....

Good Search Nymph Pattern

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Czech Nymph size 16 Bead, 2.5mm Either Tungsten or Metal Gold Bead Thread, Fire Orange Uni-8/0 Tail and Thorax Cover, Pheasant Tail Fibres Rib, Small Gold Tinsel

Sneaky Pete Variation

The Sneaky Pete is a fantastic fish catcher and works for all the black bass and panfish. This is a bit of a variation on the original cork bug, a bit beefed up but just as good as the original.

Strömsö

The salmon season is well underway and the dream of the big shiny Atlantic salmon can give salmon fishermen many sleepless nights.

How to do a backhand cast

The backhand cast is one of the most useful casts in a fly fisherman's repertoire and especially useful when saltwater fly fishing with larger line weight fly rods.

How To Back Cast

Pete Kutzer demonstrates how to effectively backcast, an important casting tool for us all to learn. Learn how to do a raised cross-body cast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=062gOqrPPO4

Assassine

This is Jean Paul Pequegnot’s pattern created around 1964. He wanted to combine the high float of a palmer fly with partridge. It worked and caught so many fish he named it the Assassine.

Passe-Partout

Devaux A4 Dry Fly - Gris à Corps Jaune which means "Grey with Yellow Body" and this is a general dry fly pattern with many variations.

Macabi Pitchfork

Along the coasts of Scandinavia, creative fly tyers repeatedly come up with imitations of shrimp that turn out to be super popular and effective at fooling the coastal sea run brown trout.