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2025
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Shining a Light

The SmallRig RM 03 is a flexible and versatile LED lamp useful for both tying and photography

Picket Finn

Fran Betters' Variant of the Picket Pin

Schroeder's Parachute Caddis

The Schroeder's Parachute Caddis is a caddis fly that utilizes a parachute to float. If you have been fly fishing for a while, you know how effective parachute flies are.

Quail's Fancy

Here's a slightly unusual little palmer. Quail's Fancy is ideal for dull conditions, especially in the early season.

New sand eel pattern

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Larry's Special

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Larry's Special. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Bird's Nest

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Bird's Nest. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

James

Step by Step showing you how to tie the James Wet Fly. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Cutcliffe XXXI

This is a fun one! Old Fox Forehead; Gold Twist; Bluish Red Hackle

CDC Bubble Caddis

The CDC bubble caddis is a very effective, super buoyant fly that does not use hackle.

Trude

We are going to give a go on the Trude. A fly credited as being the pattern that started a move to the creation of many hair-wing based flies - both Dry and Salmon.

Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Dry Fly

This is one of the first flies I ever tyed.. Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Dry Fly Materials Used;

Stop Your Foam Bodies Slipping

A quick video on how I stop your foam body from slipping as well as tying a CDC Tan Caddis dry fly..

Basic Black Spider Pattern Wet and Dry

Tying Basic Black Spider patterns to suit both fishing the lochs and rivers and using simple materials.. Materials Used;

Black Spey Fly

Hi Got another tutorial ready and I continue my little series of hackle flies as I like them very much and they catch very well. Check it out and find materials below.

Craftfur Sandeel

Baitfish patterns is often the key for success when chasing predator species in both salt- and freshwater, and in saltwater a sandeel is a must-have in the box.

The Judge

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Judge. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Rusty Banana

In this video, Ronny ties his own take on the popular Banana pattern.

Angler’s high

People who run, talk about a state called "runner’s high". A kind of trance where running becomes a pattern, and they can go on almost forever. I have sometimes experienced "angler’s high"

Cutcliffe XXX

A beautiful straightforward Cutcliffe tie. Dark Squirrel, Straw-Coloured Silk, Lightish Rusty Blue Hackle.

Muddler Minnow

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Muddler Minnow Streamer. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Tying two Basic Spider Patterns

Basic spider patterns I learned to tye when I first started tying flies..

Bogie

An out and out attractor pattern the bogie is a great choice for the top dropper fished with mini lures. It will catch both wild and stocked fishand is especially effective for sunk line work.

Lanigan

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Lanigan Wet Fly. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Puterbaugh Foam Caddis

The Puterbaugh Foam Caddis is a classic pattern that is extremely buoyant due to the foam body, very visible on top of the water, and great for fishing in fast moving riffles or when you want a fly

Skues' Little Red Sedge

This is Skues' top Caddis or Sedge pattern. Al Troth has claimed this pattern to be his inspiration for the Elk Hair Caddis...tied around 1957.

Classic Rhea Intruder Tube

Some tube flies just look so fishy, you have to tie them. This Davie McPhail and Stuart Foxall inspirered Classic Rhea Intruder Tube, is one of them – loaded with style, technique, and attitude.

Green Witch

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Green Witch. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Old School Zonkers

Zonkers imitate baitfish as well as any other fly ever created, use common materials and are easy to tie

Trout Spey in Argentina

In March of 2025, the Travel Fish Film crew traveled, fished, and filmed down in Patagonia, Argentina.

Raw Attitude

The skilled danish flyfisher and flytyer Jesper Lindquist Andersen, will in this video demonstrate one of his favorite predatorflies for fishing a bit deeper than he normal does.

Micro Detached Bodied Midge

Detached Bodied Midge size 22

Parachute Caddis

Ultra Dry Dub Dun

Morning Glory

A modernised equivalent of the kingfisher butcher, Francie Jarret's morning glory is a great attractor pattern for stocked and wild fish alike.

Gizmo

Here's a nice little pattern that works great on the point or middle dropper.

Kreelex Streamer

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Kreelex Streamer. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Admiral

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Admiral Wet Fly. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Cutcliffe XXIX

Still in April and on 29 of 38. A winged pattern. I go with rolled wing for this one. Hare's Ear, Dark Brown Hackle, Dark Pheasant Wing.

Blanco State Park Fly Fishing

What a great day out fishing with Gar who will be volunteering with me to help out injured veterans learn how to fly fish.

Don’t buy supplies ... tie flies!

Want to get better results when tying flies? Don’t buy your way there. Tie your way there!

Goddard Caddis

The Goddard's Caddis was created back in the 60's according to Google, and was made for fishing still water lakes, and skating the fly across the surface.

Ausable Wulff

The Ausable Wulff was one of Fran Betters' most sought after and purchased fly pattern.

Awesome Possum Caddis

Awesome Possum Caddis Fly..

Dynamite Harry

Possum D.Harry. Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Czech Nymph size 16 FM50 65 Thread, F.M Pro Twisted Thread Pale Yellow 70 Denier

Muirhead Bumble

Bumbles are essential stillwater flies and this tasty variation is from Wullie Munn is a deadly addition to the line up.

Pro Shrimp WOE

Shrimpflies is just a must-have-in-the-box ... period! Whether it is salt- or freshwater, shrimpflies just has an attraction on predators that a few other type of baits have.

Green Weaver

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Green Weaver. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Thunder Creek - Blacknose Dace

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Thunder Creek - Blacknose Dace. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Black Mother

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