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  • Biot Yellow Sally

    Biot Paraloop Yellow Sally Stonefly

    For materials visit our Webstore: http://shop.flyfishsd.com Dave Gamet of Dakota Angler & Outfitter ties his Biot Paraloop Yellow Sally. This yellow sally stonefly pattern combines a CDC wing and a...

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  • North Fork Special Nymph

    Tying the North Fork Special

    Tied by Ryan Gabert For materials visit our Webstore: http://shop.flyfishsd.com Purchase the fly: http://shop.flyfishsd.com/collections/flies/products/tim-wades-north-fork-special Learn to tie the North Fork Special, a fly designed by Tim Wade owner of Cody,...

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  • dave's soft backed baetis nymph

    Tying Dave's Hot Bead Soft Backed Baetis Nymph

    For materials visit our Webstore: http://shop.flyfishsd.com Learn to tie Dave Gamet's Hot Bead Soft Backed Baetis Nymph. This is a proven pattern here on our Black Hills trout streams and...

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  • Smoke Jumper Fly tied in a vise

    Tying the Smoke Jumper Fly

    For materials visit our Webstore: http://shop.flyfishsd.com The Smoke Jumper fly is a popular pattern on Montana's Bighorn River. The CDC winged emerger is a great all purpose emerger for midge...

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  • Yellow Bellied Baetis Nymph tied in a vise

    Tying the Yellow Bellied Baetis Nymph

    For materials visit our Webstore: http://shop.flyfishsd.com Small mayfly nymphs make up a large portion of our local trout's diet. I like fancy and realistic fly patterns, but they aren't always...

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  • Fly Tying Sparkle Dun

    Tying the Sparkle Dun

    The Sparkle Dun, a comparadun style dry fly, is an extremely versatile pattern for imitating mayfly duns. By changing the size and color of the pattern, it is easy to...

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  • Foam Beetle tied in a vise

    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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  • rusty rs2 fly pattern

    Rusty RS2 Emerger

    The Rusty RS2 a take on Rim Chung's famous pattern. The main element shared with the original RS2 is the wing style. It is not a tough tie, but it...

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  • cdc midge pupa patterns fly tying

    CDC Midge Pupa

    Midge Pupa can be an extremely important trout food. This version is a quick tie but does a good job imitating the profile of a midge pupa. It can be...

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  • Squirrel Hair leech fly tying

    Tungsten Squirrel Hair Leech Fly

    On the small streams I frequent, it is hard to fish streamers. It doesn't seem like an obviously fly choice. However, once you start using them and catching fish they...

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  • tungsten bomb fly

    Hans' Tungsten Bomb Fly

    The Tungsten Bomb Fly gets your dropper flies to the bottom quick. Best of all you don't need additional weight in the form of split shot or tungsten putty. No...

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  • spring soft hackle fly tying

    Hans' Spring Soft Hackle

    Materials Hook: Tiemco 3769 size 16-18 Thread: Black 70 Denier Ultra Thread Ribbing: Small Silver Wire Tail: Coq de Leon Medium Speckled Thorax: UV Purple Ice Dubbing Soft Hackle: Starling...

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