Terrestrials

How to dress the Galdralöpp fly, which is an Icelandic bibio hopper pattern for big, wild brown trout in their rivers.

F.T. Ant - Dry Fly Tying

Hook - Partridge SLP #18
Thread - Semperfli Waxed Thread 12/0 Black
Body - 3mm Foam Tube
Spot - White CDC
Hackles - Grizzly

Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 12
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Body, Black Closed Cell Foam cut to 2mm thick to 4mm wide and Black Glister

You don't need anything more complicated for fishing a grasshopper. This is a quick and extremely easy pattern that everyone can tie. Just change the colour and size you need to match the hatch.

A quick and simple adult damsel with an extended body maid from braided backing line. A pattern that works wonders during the summer months on lakes with prolific damsel hatches.

A simple but effective generic attractor. The transformer is an excellent pattern to fish dry when nothing in particular is happening on the surface.

A simple Ant pattern, terrestrial insects live outside the water.

How to turn a strike indicator into a fly you can be proud of with master fly tier Charlie Craven. Great imitation for grasshoppers, large stoneflies and as the dry for a dry/dropper rig.

Tie a Jack Dennis classic with master fly tier Charlie Craven.

The Llano bug from what I was told was designed and developed for a river called the Llano River.

Guest Jerry Darkes is back to show you how to tie a Sandwich Cricket! Jerry has been a longtime friend of Mad River Outfitters and has been helping out with the shop for over 20 years!

The mother of all daddy's. This larger than life foam bodied daddy long legs, is a great attractor that moves a whole load of water when pulled through the surface, and will float all day long.

As the temperatures warm up in the summer months, it means one thing .... Chubby Chernobyls.

The Weinermobile hopper fly pattern is a great floating fly.
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International Daddy/Hedgehog...
Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill Short Shank Special size 12
Thread, Uni-8/0 Tan
Body, Tan Closed Cell Foam Sheet

Hopefully you guys saw my video on the large “Texas sized” grasshopper. This hopper was created for bass and is a very large hopper pattern.

Hook size 14
Thread Black
Body Peacock Herl & Ginger Grizzly Hen
Brown Etha Foam
Flashabou Wings

Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 12
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black or Claret
Tail and Head, Veniards Plastazote White Foam cut to size

Fly fishing New Zealand with big dry flies to imitate cicadas, one of the best days fishing i have had in a very long time. sight fishing big Brown and Rainbow Trout all day.

This is a variant on one of my early melt glue patterns for a large flying Carpenter ant. A quick and very realistic pattern that is easy to master.

Foam beetles have been around for ages, and there really isn't anything new here. In fact I am sure many people have used ice dubbing before instead of peacock hurl.

Bulgarian Fly Fishing Fair 2018

In this fly tying video, I tie a simple version of the Foam Beetle.

A grasshopper tied Klinkhammer style, that has worked well for me and gives a lttle different presentation but a great footprint of a hopper.