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...
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CDC Split Winged Sparkle Dun
Blue Winged Olives (aka Baetis) create superb early and late season hatches. This simple but effective take on the sparkle dun pattern features a split CDC wing. Fish this fly...
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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...
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Ryan's Fire Ant
Ryan Gabert ties one of his favorite summer time patterns. Trout seldom pass up the chance to eat an ant. Ryan started tying his Fire Ant last summer and had...
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Quick Tie Caddis Fly Tying Video
This high floating caddis is easy to tie and the fish love it. Ryan started tying this caddis fly pattern a couple of years ago after seeing something like it...
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Hans' Hopper Fly Tying Video
There are many great hopper patterns out there. This pattern combines bits and pieces of several hopper patterns, with a couple of unique twists. As with most foam patterns, this...
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Chernobyl Ant Fly Tying Video
This is a great all around summer attractor or hopper imitation. This color scheme has been a great all purpose color for me. The Chernobyl Ant seems to imitate a...
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Engle's Sunken Trico Fly Tying Video
Engle's Sunken Trico Fly is is an excellent and unique pattern. The pattern is featured in Ed Engle's book Tying Small Flies. Ed developed this fly while fishing trico hatches...
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CDC Extended Body Dun Fly Tying Video
This video features an extended body technique I came up with several years ago. It has worked quite well to imitate Baetis mayflies and PMDs. Change the color of the...
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Tying the CDC Klinkhammer Special
This is a twist on the original Klinkhammer Special. Both the post and hackle are made from CDC. This pattern sits nicely on the water's surface. The CDC hackle undulates...
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Tying the Stillborn Midge Adult
This pattern is based on a Rene Harrop pattern. This version features an antron shuck and a foam back. It is effective for selective fish feeding on midges. My favorite...
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