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cranefly larva crane fly nymph

Cranefly Larva - Crane Fly Nymph

Hans Stephenson

Cranefly Larva - Crane Fly Nymph Craneflies are an often overlooked trout food. A version of this pattern was shown to me in my first summer of fly fishing. I...

Cranefly Larva - Crane Fly Nymph

Hans Stephenson

Cranefly Larva - Crane Fly Nymph Craneflies are an often overlooked trout food. A version of this pattern was shown to me in my first summer of fly fishing. I...

barr's slumpbuster fly tying

Barr's Slumpbuster

Hans Stephenson

Barr's Slumpbuster This is a great pattern from Colorado's John Barr. We have strayed a little bit from the original, but it still catches it's share of fish. Tie this...

Barr's Slumpbuster

Hans Stephenson

Barr's Slumpbuster This is a great pattern from Colorado's John Barr. We have strayed a little bit from the original, but it still catches it's share of fish. Tie this...

rabbit strip jig fly

Hans' Rabbit Strip Jig Fly

Hans Stephenson

Hans' Rabbit Strip Jig Fly Jig fly patterns are tremendously effective for bass. This has been the most productive type of fly for me when fishing for smallmouth bass on...

Hans' Rabbit Strip Jig Fly

Hans Stephenson

Hans' Rabbit Strip Jig Fly Jig fly patterns are tremendously effective for bass. This has been the most productive type of fly for me when fishing for smallmouth bass on...

don's bully bugger woolly bugger

Tying Don's Bully Bugger

Hans Stephenson

Woolly Bugger- Don's Bully Bugger A quick but deadly tie from the vise of resident Carp Master Don Polovich. The Bully Bugger is just about all you need to catch...

Tying Don's Bully Bugger

Hans Stephenson

Woolly Bugger- Don's Bully Bugger A quick but deadly tie from the vise of resident Carp Master Don Polovich. The Bully Bugger is just about all you need to catch...

wire bodied baetis nymph

Hans' Wire Bodied Baetis Nymph

Hans Stephenson

Hans' Wire Bodied Baetis Nymph This is a design I have been tinkering with for a while. I like the wire body for weight and segmentation, the wing buds, and...

Hans' Wire Bodied Baetis Nymph

Hans Stephenson

Hans' Wire Bodied Baetis Nymph This is a design I have been tinkering with for a while. I like the wire body for weight and segmentation, the wing buds, and...

cdc bubble wing caddis fly

CDC Bubble Wing Caddis

Hans Stephenson

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...

CDC Bubble Wing Caddis

Hans Stephenson

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...