Tying techniques

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Tying techniques - videos

Video Three simple dubbing techniques Apr 1. 2020 This is another very important tutorial, illustrating how the same dubbing can be used in three different techniques for three very different results.	Video Controlling Fly Tying Thread Tension Mar 3. 2020 A small demonstration of fly tying thread tension and strength. Tightly wound thread is one of the way to get durable and good looking flies.	Video Red Panama Feb 28. 2020 I have chosen this classic fancy French pattern, not only for it's exquisite proportions and artistry, but also for how many techniques there are to be learned in one single pattern: Tippet tailing
Video Fabien Moulin's Deer Hair Parachute Feb 21. 2020 Swiss/Norwegian tyer Fabien Moulin stumbled upon a seemingly new way of creating a parachute hackle and wing in one.	Video Making a George Grant Hair Hackle Feb 18. 2020 Italian Giuseppe Finardi demonstrates how to weave a hair hackle for a George Grant nymph, as described in the article here: http	Video Reconstructing a Vintage Spey Fly Jan 13. 2020 Ryan Houston uses what he learned from taking the vintage spey fly apart to put it back together. See the initial video here: Dissecting Vintage Spey Fly Bodies.
Video Dissecting Vintage Spey Fly Bodies Jan 13. 2020 Ryan houston takes apart a vintage Spey fly body	Video How to tie a Freestyle Wet Fly Jan 9. 2020 I have done it myself! Don't have the right materials for a certain fly so why bother? Well, you can still create a fly for catching fish by just using what you have to hand.	Video DIY Airbrushing on Popper Heads Jan 6. 2020 Master fly tier Charlie Craven shows how to use compressed air and markers to do custom paint jobs on popper flies.
Video Best way to tie a wooly bugger? Dec 20. 2019 The wooly bugger is one of the most versatile and widely used streamer patterns ever created. Because of this, multiple ways of tying it have evolved.	Video Red bead Bug Nov 21. 2019 How to make quick and easy segmented bodies using just glass beads and thread. Glass embroidery beads are available in a wide range of sizes and colours from craft shops and online.	Video Pretzel Nymph Nov 20. 2019 Website/Online Shop - http://theflyfiend.com Instagram - http://instagram.com/theflyfiend