Foam Beetle
The foam beetle fly pattern is easy to tie, but remains one of my top producers during the summer months. Trout love to eat beetles (and ants) that are blown...
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CDC Beetle
CDC Beetle Beetles and Ants are some of a trout's favorite summer foods. This pattern has done me well the past couple of summers. It was my go to fly...
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Little Black Stonefly
Little Black Stonefly The dry fly season starts in earnest with the hatches of little black stoneflies. In the Black Hills these bugs start hatching in March and some years...
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CDC Bubble Wing Caddis
CDC Bubble Wing Caddis Here is a great fly from Oliver Edwards outstanding DVD "Essential Patterns Vol. 1". Check out this DVD for several more cracking patterns.I tie this in...
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Bunny Dun
Bunny Dun This comparadun style of fly is quicker to tie than its deer hair winged cousin. The snowshoe rabbit hair floats well and has a great texture. Use it...
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Tape Wing Caddis
Tape Wing Caddis This fly takes a bit of extra time to construct, but it is worth it. The combination of the tape wing and CDC legs make this an...
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Tying the Klinkhammer Special
Fly Tying Video Klinkhammer Special Here is a great dry fly from tyer Hans Van Klinken. It works great as a caddis emerger, but we use it more often as...
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Tying the CDC Mayfly Dun
CDC Mayfly Dun The CDC Mayfly Dun is an awesome all purpose mayfly dun imitation. This pattern is an easy and quick fly to tie but very effective. I use...
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Tying a Parachute Dry Fly
Parachute Fly- Parachute Style Dry Parachute style dry flies are some of the most versatile patterns in a fly fishers arsenal. Tie them in a few colors and sizes and...
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Midge Patterns- Sipper Midge
Fly Tying Video- Sipper Midge Our take on the bighorn river classic. Despite its simple tying procedure, this is a midge pattern that packs a punch. The Sipper Midge due...
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Elk Hair Caddis
Elk Hair Caddis Al Troth's Elk Hair Caddis is a classic. This pattern is a stand-by that should be in every fly-fisher's box. The basic pattern shown in this video...
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Yellow Stimulator Fly Tying Video
Yellow Stimulator The Yellow Stimulator fly is one of the best attractor dry flies around. Stimulators are extremely versatile. Use them as alone or with a dropper. Kudos to Randall...
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Hans' Adult Cranefly
Hans' Adult Crane Fly Pattern 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....
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