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  • Ray Charles Sowbug Sow Bug Pattern

    Ray Charles Sow bug

    Ray Charles Sow bug Fly The Ray Charles pattern is a Bighorn River staple. It catches fish everyday of the year on the Bighorn. It works on many other tailwaters....

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  • Euro jig pheasant tail nymph

    Euro Jig Pheasant Tail- Czech Jig Flies

    Euro Jig Pheasant Tail European nymphing is gaining in popularity here in the Estados Unidos, as it should. The techniques that have been used in France, Spain, Poland, and the...

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  • Tungsten Skinny Nelson Nymph

    Fly Tying with Hans- Tungsten Skinny Nelson

    Tungsten Skinny Nelson The Skinny Nelson is a Baetis nymph pattern developed for the Bighorn River in Montana by Tracy Peterson. It is a simple but deadly fly. It works...

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  • Bottom Bouncer Caddis Larva Czech Nymph

    Bottom Bouncer Caddis Fly Tying Video

    Bottom Bouncer Caddis This video features another variation on the Czech style jig nymph. The Bottom Bouncer Caddis fly is a suggestive imitation of a caddis larva or pupa. Fish...

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  • Yellow Stimulator

    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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  • Adult Crane Fly Pattern

    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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  • creepy crawly stonefly nymph

    Creepy Crawly Stonefly Nymph

    Creepy Crawly Stonefly Nymph This stonefly nymph pattern mixes realism, weight, and flash to achieve a balanced and effective fly. The golden pheasant legs add the hint of realistic legs...

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  • Hans' Sow Bug Fly Pattern

    Hans' Sowbug (Sow Bug Fly Pattern)

    Hans' Sowbug Hans' Sowbug is an alternative to some of the more common sow bug fly patterns. This pattern has worked quite well on the Bighorn River. The Ray Charles...

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  • CDC split wing sparkle dun

    CDC Split Winged Sparkle Dun

    CDC Splitwinged 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...

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  • Boat Anchor Scud Fly Pattern

    Boat Anchor Scud Fly

    Boat Anchor Scud Fishing the Bighorn or other western tailwater? Hate using split shot? Use the Boat Anchor scud fly pattern in place of weight and save yourself the trouble...

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  • Translucent Midge Pupa

    Translucent Midge Pupa

    Translucent Midge Pupa aka See-Through Midge This easy to tie midge pupa pattern combines flash into translucence an attractive and fish catching package. Tie it in sizes 16-22. Vary the...

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  • Fly Tying Video Tungsten Mini Leech

    Tungsten Mini Leech Fly Tying Video

    Tungsten Mini Leech This is my version of one of our most popular selling flies, the Bead Head Mini Leech. This fly has proven extremely effective on the lakes and...

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  • Hans' Bow River Bugger

    Bow River Bugger Fly Tying Video

    Bow River Bugger The Bow River Bugger is an awesome streamer pattern that has proven its place in my fly box. I fish this pattern for trout and smallmouth bass...

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