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  • pat's rubber legs nymph fly tying video

    Pat's Rubber Legs Fly Tying Video

    Pat's Rubber Legs Materials The Pat's Rubber Legs is one of the best attractor nymph patterns ever tied, and it's one of the most productive as well! Imitates a stonefly...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Ryan's Crawl Daddy Crayfish tied in a vise

    Ryan's Crawl Daddy Crayfish

    Crayfish are a very important part of the diet of warmwater fish, and this pattern works great for fish feeding on them! Largemouth, Smallies, Walleyes, and Carp all can't resist...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Ryan's Jig Crawfish tied in a vise

    Fly Tying Video - Ryan's Jig Crawfish

    Crayfish are in integral part of the diet of bass, walleye, and various other warmwater species. We've caught some of our biggest bass to date on flies like this, and...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Carp fly fishing basics for beginners

    Carp Fly Fishing 101 - Carp Basics

    Carp Fishing is growing in popularity each year here in the United States, and for good reason - Carp are widely available to the majority of people. They grow to...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Bonefish Bitters Fly Tying

    Bonefish Bitters Fly

    The Bonefish Bitters has become a standard in and a must have pattern for just about any bonefishing destination. Originated by Craig Mathews of Blue Ribbon flies, the Bonefish Bitters,...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Greg's Flats Fly for Bonefish

    Greg's Flats Fly

    I found this fly referenced in Dick Brown's book Bonefish Fly Patterns and on several blog's online- specifically the excellent DIY Bonefishing Blog. Greg's Flats Fly was created by Greg...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • rabbit strip jig fly

    Hans' Rabbit Strip Jig Fly

    Jig fly patterns are tremendously effective for bass. This has been the most productive type of fly for me when fishing for smallmouth bass on the Missouri River near Pierre,...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • don's bully bugger woolly bugger

    Tying Don's Bully Bugger

    A quick but deadly tie from the vise of resident Carp Master Don Polovich. The Bully Bugger is just about all you need to catch smallmouth and carp over on...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Hans' carp nymph fly tying

    Carp Flies- Hans' Carp Nymph

    Tied by Hans Stephenson of Dakota Angler & Outfitter. An all purpose nymph for tailing carp. To be fished along the bottom. This fly works extremely well and is fairly...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • red fox squirrel nymph

    Whitlock's Red Fox Squirrel Nymph

    The Red Fox Squirrel Nymph has caught fish nearly everywhere I have been and is a staple in my box. I usually tie these in sizes 12-16. Use a bead...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Adult Crane Fly Pattern

    Hans' Adult Cranefly

    Craneflies are often overlooked by trout anglers as a food source. Craneflies, both in their larval form and their adult form, can be very abundant. On our local waters I...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Hans' Cicada Fly

    Hans' Cicada Fly Tying Video

    This fly surprised me, it caught fish on the small streams that I fish in the Black Hills. It brought large trout to the surface when nothing else would. Do...

    Hans Stephenson |