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Deer Hair Parachute

Another different deer hair technique, this time showing you how to tie a parachute hackle made of deer hair.

Cone Caddis

A quick and easy pattern made to skate the surface under caddis hatches.

Hares ear dubbing part 3

Here are three quick and easy dubbing techniques with hares ear. 1 Instant goød ribbed hares ear. 2 Fine and spiky and three traditional dubbing rope.

Hares ear dubbing prep part 2

The second part of hares ear dubbing prep. Blending with Antron, how to achieve different shades and storage.

Hares ear dubbing prep part 1

After several requests I have made a short video for hares ear dubbing prep.

Muddler Minnow

One of the real classics with a few tricks on getting it right.

Flying Wood Ant

When large wood ants swarm on the warmest summer days the trout go on a feeding frenzy. This is one of those patterns that you just can't do without. Simple but realistic and quick to tie.

Basic Mayfly Nymph

This is a model pattern for most mayfly nymphs, all you need to do is change the hook size and material colour to imitate a whole number of different nymphs. A good pattern to know!

Deer hair Irresistible

This is a pattern designed to show the pure versatility of deer hair! Tail, spun body and hackle all made from deer hair and nothing more.

Deer hair preparation tutorial for streaking caddis

I have had so many questions regarding the correct deer hair for tying the streaking caddis that I have made this little tutorial on deer hair and prep for the streaking caddis.

Peeping Caddis

A get down deep house building caddis pattern that has to be one of the most productive weighted grayling patterns I know, along with a couple of neat tying techniques.

Diving Caddis

This is a diving or egg laying caddis that is fished just under the surface with long slow pulls. The combination of partridge hackle and hen mallard breast feathers is a real fish attractor.

Yuletide

1st December and a seasonal pattern I made many years ago and still tie a couple of dozen each christmas as gifts for fly tying and fishing friends.

Tying knots in Daddy legs

This is an old but still good and quick method for tying the knots in pheasant tail fibres for crane fly and hopper legs. Its like riding a bike once learnt never forgotten!

Hatching midge

A very simple pattern with a not so well know hackling technique, try this pattern and I am sure you won't be disappointed.

Spinning deer hair in a dubbing loop

Another deer hair technique that shows you how to make spun deer hair bodies with the use of a dubbing loop.

Poly weld para

This is yet another parachute technique with a twist! A very satisfying method of finishing a traditional parachute hackle that also equips the pattern with a quick sight indicator.

Improving your hackle pliers

This is a priceless little trick for improving the grip of most hackle pliers substantially!

Dyret (The Beast)

This pattern has proved itself now over many years and has become a must have pattern for most trout and grayling fishermen in Scandinavia.

Double D caddis

The deer and duck caddis is a fusion of two of the most buoyant materials around, deer hair and CdC.

CdC caddis

This easy but extremely effective caddis pattern is a must for every fly box!

Floating deer hair pupa

This tutorial for the floating deer hair pupa, shows you how to spin, pack, clip and sand deer hair for a ultra tight body effect on small flies.

Clinger stonefly nymph

An easy flat bodied weighted stonefly nymph that can be tied in many sizes and colours to match the hatch.

CdC parachute hackle

This is a technique that I have been working on some time now, trying to develope the perfect CdC parachute hackle that doesn't interfear with the underside of the thorax in anyway and I beleive th

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