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The Nemo Cruncher

Andy shows us how to tie The Nemo Cruncher. Nemo is a cruncher style fly is a trout wet fly that features a pheasant tail body, red holographic rib or holographic green, and a few turns of hackle....

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White & Blue Scud

Brought to you by Ahrex and tied by Per Tofting. From Ahrex: “UV-resin has become super-popular and can really create some amazing flies – and especially flies like this White & Blue Scud which...

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Psycho Prince Nymph

From Trident Fly Fishing: “Picking up where the Prince Nymph left off, the Psycho Prince brings an extra element of flash to this effective nymph. One of those bugs that you can tie in a ton of...

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Deep sparkle pupa variant with Barry Ord Clarke

From Barry: “A little variant of the LaFontaine classic. An absolute must have pattern if you are fishing still water caddis fly hatches. Here I demonstrate a good technique for getting the Antron...

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Blue Jay Traditional Streamer with Fred Klein

A classic streamer, wet fly for brown trout, brook trout, steelhead and salmon. Tied here by Fred Klein. Blue Jay Traditional Streamer Materials list: Dressing~ Hook: Partridge Size 8 4X Long Tail:...

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Suspender Minky with Barry Ord Clarke

From Barry: “An extremely quick and easy pattern, that pushes all the buttons for those Autumn fry feeding rainbows and browns, on still waters.” Materials list: Hook: Mustad R73 # 8-10 Tying thread:...

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Olive Wormling

From Spawn Fly Fish: Learn how to tie the Wormling (baby dragon) fly that will be sure to heat up your bass and trout fishing. Loads of movement combined with an irresistible profile allow you to...

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Tim’s Hex Emerger

Tim’s Hex Emerger; invaluable during the actual emergence of the Hexagenia Mayflies. Materials list: Hook: Size 6 – 3XL Thread: 3/0 Brown Thread Tail/Shuck: Medium Pardo – Coq De Leon Rib: Grizzly...

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What about Waldo?

From Savage Flies: “Created by Cliff Adams of Oregon and named after Waldo Lake, the Waldo Streamer has proven a successful streamer for lake trout but there is no reason this can’t be an effective...

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Live Tying with Russ Maddin

Check out some fly tying of Russ Maddin brought to you by The Northern Angler. If you don’t know Russ, you’ll probably recognize his contributions to streamer fishing over the years with fly...

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Egg Laying Fluttering caddis – tied by Jan De Haas

This video is by Ahrex Hooks: “Caddisflies are perhaps one of the most important food-sources in freshwater for trout and graylings – both as nymphs and hatched insects. The swarms of insects can be...

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Top Shelf Hopper by Drew LooknFishy

Be sure to check out Drew’s YouTube channel, he does a ton of fly fishing videos on his channel and does a fantastic job. It’s very entertaining if you are into fly fishing. Check out this bug that...

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Hair Wing Dun – Charlie Craven

Charlie ties a Hair Wing Dub. Materials list: Hook: #14-18 Tiemco 100SP-BL Thread: Gray 30 Denier Nanosilk Tail: Dun Spade Hackle Body: Blue Winged Olive Superfine Dubbing Hackle: Dun Rooster Cape or...

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Swimmer Mayfly

From Spawn Fly Fish: Learn how to tie the Swimmer Mayfly, an extremely important staple in the trout’s diet. Tied jig style for less snags and using ostrich for breathing filaments has proven highly...

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October Caddis with Barry Ord Clarke

From Barry: “Probably the last big natural of the season. The October caddis/sedge can make a great end to the season, these huge caddis flies make a big slash and are eagerly taken by trout that are...

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The Michigan Caddis (that’s not actually a caddis)

From Matt O’Neal of Savage Flies: “Featured in Eric Leiser’s 1987 “Book of Fly Patterns,” this Michigan Caddis is actually an imitation of the huge Michigan hexagenia mayfly (spinner version). It’s...

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Iris Caddis – Charlie Craven

The Iris Caddis was designed by Craig Mathews. Charlie shows us how to tie it in this fly tying video. Materials list: Hook: #14-16 Tiemco 100SP-BL Thread: Brown 14/0 Veevus Tail: Dark Tan Macrame...

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Veyatie Black Wet Fly with Davie McPhail

David tied the Veyatie Black Wet Fly. Cool fly and a real fish catcher. Materials list: Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Tail, Golden Pheasant Crest or Dyed...

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Flies Around the Net – October 2022

Here are several flies that recently caught my eye. All of these tyers can be found on YouTube. -Paul andreistek66 britt.davenport flyenvy garrenwood grizzlykingfly hernan.tula john.satkowski otto_I...

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Icelandic Black Ghost

Tim Flagler shows us how to tie an Icelandic Black Ghost after his trip to Iceland. Materials list: Hook: Lightning Strike SN3 size 6 Head: Large Black Nickel Tungsten Cone Weight: 0.020 Lead Free...

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