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  • dave's soft backed baetis nymph

    Tying Dave's Hot Bead 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...

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  • Tying the Yellow Bellied Baetis Nymph

    Tying the Yellow Bellied Baetis Nymph

    For materials visit our Webstore: http://shop.flyfishsd.com Yellow Bellied Baetis Nymph Small mayfly nymphs make up a large portion of our local trout's diet. I like fancy and realistic fly patterns,...

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  • barrs tung teaser nymph

    Barr's Tung Teaser Nymph

    &feature=youtu.be Tying Barr's Tung Teaser Barr's Tung Teaser is an excellent all purpose nymph from John Barr. This pattern has become a staple in my box and the bins at...

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  • rusty rs2 fly pattern

    Rusty RS2 Emerger

    Tying with Hans- Rusty RS2 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...

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  • cdc midge pupa patterns fly tying

    CDC Midge Pupa

    Tying with Hans: 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...

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  • tungsten bomb fly

    Hans' Tungsten Bomb Fly

    Hans' Tungsten Bomb 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...

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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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  • 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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  • 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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