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It's that time of year again when old red legs hatches in great numbers! This is a very easy but extremely effective bibio dry fly pattern that has worked for me for decades.

Surface or topwater fishing for predatory fish is probably the most adrenaline-fuelled kinds of fly fishing.

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Bluegill Fly.

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Fly fishing for trout and salmon is probably the most classic form of our beloved hobby, but our fresh waters contain a much wide range of other exciting species that are obvious to hunt with the f

A great little pattern for when the craneflies are about that is easy to tie and will float all day long. You can also tie these in attractor colours, orange, yellow and red all work well.

This simple little fly is an excellent spring and summer choice for carp and other species that are accustomed to feeding on caterpillars, willow grubs, inchworms or other larvae falling from overh

Hook: Ahrex Light Stinger NS122 # 6
Thread: Fl. orange Veevus
Tail: Gold Crystal Flash + yellow and orange marabou
Body: Yellow Foam Cylinder 5/16” (8 mm)

The original NYAP "Not your average popper" was designed on the outer Seychelles atolls by Alphonse guide James Christmas.

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Full tying tutorial and surface action footage! For warm days and nights and surface feeding predators. Bass, pike and even large trout love frogs and other amphibians.

Mr. Jones Fly Tying Recipe:
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Thread: Tan Veevus 8/0

Underbody: Brown McFlylon

Split Foam Back Emerger Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #16-18 Tiemco 3761

Thread: Brown 30 Denier Nanosilk

We have joined Morten Oeland as he demonstrates how to handle many different situations, and Morten shows us practical fishing with his best imitations.

Here we will be tying a tube fly named Foam Hitch. The Foam Hitch is a hitch tube like a normal hitch tube, except it has an extra added foam to it's wing.

One of those simple patterns that never seems to fail. This little black midge with a trailing UV shuck is, as the name suggests, a foolproof choice when the fish are on anything small and black.

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Hook: #08 Tiemco 100SP-BL or Tiemco 100

Thread: Tan 3/0 Monocord

Body: Tan 3MM Foam

Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #14-16 Tiemco 2487

Thread: Black Veevus 14/0

A quick and simple tie with some unusual material choices and techniques. This is an extremely effective still water pattern that will give perfect presentation every time.

The most exciting way to fish for bass is with a popper. To watch them come up out of the water after a fly is absolutely exhilarating.

We have shown the Pattegris several times in different variants on our YouTube channel.

There is not much that can match the sight of a fish elegantly sipping one's fly on the surface - but it could be matched by the sight of a large fish aggressively attacking a fly that is being pul

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The Llano Bug was created by Kevin Hutchinson to fish the Llano river and some other South Texas rivers for bass and sunfish.

The foam fly season is going on right now and you’ll want to have these in your box. I have both size 6 and 8 foam flies ready for the sea trout. Try this tutorial
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