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  • spring soft hackle fly tying

    Hans' Spring Soft Hackle

    Soft Hackle Flies- 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:...

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  • Hydropsyche Caddis larvae fly tying

    Hydropsyche Caddis Larva

    Hydropsyche Caddis Larva This has been a solid producer for me in areas with good populations of free swimming caddis larvae. This pattern is very similar to the caddis patterns...

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  • split case pmd nymph fly tying

    Split Case PMD Nymph

    Split Case PMD Nymph The Split Case PMD Nymph is our favorite nymph pattern for imitating Pale Morning Dun (PMD) nymphs. The Split Case Nymph can also be used to...

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  • killer mayfly nymph fly tying

    Killer Mayfly Nymph

    Killer Mayfly Nymph The Killer Mayfly Nymph is another super nymph from Solitude flies and it does a bang up job imitating small baetis nymphs. A recent diet study found...

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  • tungsten psycho nymph fly tying

    Tungsten Psycho Nymph

    Tungsten Psycho Nymph This is a great nymph from Solitude flies. The Tungsten Psycho Nymph is a great all purpose nymph. We typically use it as the lead fly in...

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  • CDC beetle fly

    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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  • palomino midge fly tying

    Palomino Midge

    Palomino Midge An awesome pattern from Tier Bret Smith. Easy to tie and it catches finicky fish. Three versions are shown in this video- Antron Winged, CDC Winged, and Deer...

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  • little black stonefly

    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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  • cranefly larva crane fly nymph

    Cranefly Larva - Crane Fly Nymph

    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...

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  • barr's slumpbuster fly tying

    Barr's Slumpbuster

    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...

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  • rabbit strip jig fly

    Hans' Rabbit Strip Jig Fly

    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...

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  • don's bully bugger woolly bugger

    Tying Don's Bully Bugger

    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...

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  • wire bodied baetis nymph

    Hans' Wire Bodied Baetis Nymph

    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...

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