Videos by Hans Stephenson

Easy to tie. Not fancy. But it works! We love the ginger colored ultra wire. This color looks great for ribbing midge and Baetis patterns. This is essentially a mercury midge with ginger wire.

The Bead Head Pheasant Tail is one of the most popular trout flies ever, and it works anywhere trout swim. This is a great pattern to learn for the beginning tier!

The Micro Chubby Chernobyl is a fantastic attractor dry fly.

If you're looking for a great high water fly or a point fly for a Euro Nymph rig, this fly is one you won't want to be without.

How to tie the Thin Mint Streamer. The Thin Mint is a wooly bugger variation that is very effective on lakes and rivers. Lake fish will take this as a leech, dragon fly, or damsel fly nymph.

This pattern utilizes some of the new materials from Hareline Dubbin, and makes for a really cool baitfish pattern!

Ryan ties a slight twist on the popular Clouser Deep Minnow pattern. This is one of our favorite warmwater fly patterns - it's extremely durable, easy to tie, and it catches a lot of fish!

In this video, guide Dave Gamet ties up one of our favorite streamers, the Kraft's Kreelex. This flashy fly works just about everywhere we've tried it, in dirty water and clear water alike!

Ryan shows you how to tie a simple but incredibly effective pattern, the Hot Head Pine Squirrel Leech.

Guide Dave Gamet ties his Bug Gut Scud. This is an innovative pattern that gives you a different look than the traditional scud-back style scud.

Ryan of Dakota Angler & Outfitter ties his Flexmaster streamer, which is a great fly for trout and warmwater species alike!

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How to tie Doug Ouellette's Sweet Pea Jig Nymph. This a great slender profile jig nymph that has been a top producer for us this year.

One of our favorite flies for fishing midge hatches. An easy pattern to tie. Works equally well at the start of a Baetis hatch.

Ryan Gabert of Dakota Angler & Outfitter ties a simple to tie but very effective streamer pattern- the Simple Rabbit Strip Streamer.

Ryan Gabert demonstrates the EP Brush Home Invader streamer. A variation of Doug McNights streamer pattern. This has been an extremely effective streamer for large brown trout for our staff.

A souped up version of the Green Weenie midge. Dave Gamet began tying a version of the pattern popularized on the Bighorn River. He was out-fishing us frequently and finally shared the pattern.

Fly Tying - Tying the Tungsten Yellow Spot Jig Nymph

In this fly tying video, Dave Gamet ties a beetle pattern that is made more visible on the water by the addition of a wing. This pattern works well in sizes 12-18.

In this video Dave Gamet demonstrates how to tie the Goose Biot Callibaetis, a very effective dry fly for stillwaters.

An extremely effective pattern from John Barr. The Vis-a-Dun can be tried in many color schemes and sizes to match various mayfly species. We use it mainly for baetis and pale morning duns.

A simple streamer to tie thanks to a very cool material - Wapsi's Palmer Chenille. When finished with a Fish Skull, this fly looks great.

Learn to tie a flashy jig style nymph that triggers strikes like nobody's business. Consider the trout party crashed.

Learn to tie the Tungsten Split Back Baetis Nymph. This is one of the most effective nymphs we've used. Works excellent as a dropper behind a dry fly or fished deep.

This video shows how to tie the CDC Thorax Dun in the style of Rene Harrop. This is a versatile pattern that can be tied in several sizes and colors to match many mayfly species.