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  • crystal woolly bugger fly tying

    Crystal Wooly Bugger

    Crystal Wooly Bugger A classic fly for us here at Dakota Angler & Outfitter. We have used this fly for many years for black hills trout, bass, carp, and panfish....

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  • soft hackle fly

    How to Tie Soft Hackle Flies

    Soft Hackle Soft hackles have been around for a long, long time. In the video I say a hundred years; well I looked it up, try 500 years! There must...

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  • Hans' carp nymph fly tying

    Carp Flies- Hans' Carp Nymph

    Carp Flies- Hans' Carp Nymph Tied by Hans Stephenson of Dakota Angler & Outfitter. An all purpose nymph for tailing carp. To be fished along the bottom. This fly works...

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  • hunchback scud fly tying video

    Tying the Hunchback Scud

    Hunchback Scud The Hunchback Scud, a great scud pattern from Michael McLellan. The Hunchback Scud features a superb profile and weighted enough to get down deep. This is a relatively...

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  • bubble back midge fly tying

    Bubble Back Midge

    Bubble Back Midge Learn to tie the bubble back midge fly in this fly tying video. This fly is one of our best all purpose droppers. Trail it behind another...

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  • czech nymph fly tying

    Tying the Czech Nymph

    Czech Nymph This is the classic Czech Nymph. For use in the increasingly popular European or Czech nymphing styles. These are great patterns for getting down to the fish in...

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  • tungsten san juan worm fly

    Fly Tying with Hans- Tungsten San Juan Worm

    Spring time is worm season. When stream flows are up, aquatic worms are stirred into the current stream. Even the most picky and selective trout can't resist a worm imitation...

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  • red fox squirrel nymph

    Whitlock's Red Fox Squirrel Nymph

    Whitlock's Red Fox Squirrel Nymph The Red Fox Squirrel Nymph has caught fish nearly everywhere I have been and is a staple in my box. I usually tie these in...

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  • tying copper john nymph

    Tying the Copper John Nymph

    Black Copper John Part 1: Part2: A great all purpose nymph from John Barr. This is one of our favorite flies to fish as an attractor nymph. For some reason...

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  • chewee scud pattern

    Chewee Scud Pattern

    Chewee Scud Pattern This is a pattern that I have tied for quite some time, but it has been updated with a new material- UV Chewee Skin. Big fish love...

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  • chewee worm fly pattern

    Chewee Worm

    Worm Fly Patterns- Chewee Worm Let's face it, worm patterns can work well. Extremely well. Here is another pattern to add to the worm pile. It looks good and is...

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  • chewee blackfly larvae

    Tying the Chewee Black Fly Larvae

    Chewee Black Fly Larvae Black Fly Larvae are often overlooked as a food source for trout. Most of the streams in our area have an abundance of Black Flies. This...

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  • Frosty the Snowman Attractor Nymph

    Frosty the Snowman Nymph

    Attractor Nymph Patterns- Frosty the Snowman I started tying this over sized lightning bug/north fork hybrid this past fall and had some great results. Seemed to work well on aggressive...

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