Boat Anchor Scud Fly
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 of digging for...
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Translucent Midge Pupa
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 color of thread to change the...
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Tungsten Mini Leech Fly Tying Video
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 streams of the...
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Bow River Bugger Fly Tying Video
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 alike. The 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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Ryan's Carp Fly
Ryan Gabert's Carp Fly is easy to tie. It looks great in the water. Best of all it is darn effective at catching carp. Developed on South Dakota's storied flats,...
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Tying the Bass Worm Fly
Nevermind the silly accent and the off centered camera view, this fly works. The Bass Worm Fly works especially well on largemouth, but I have caught a few catfish on...
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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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Ultra Violet Nymph Fly Tying Video
Based on nymphs from Czech fly tiers, the Ultra Violet Nymph is a very effective fly fished in the European or American styles of nymphing. It is also very effective...
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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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