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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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  • cdc bubble wing caddis fly

    CDC Bubble Wing Caddis

    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...

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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....

    Hans Stephenson |

  • bunny dun fly pattern

    Bunny Dun

    Bunny Dun This comparadun style of fly is quicker to tie than its deer hair winged cousin. The snowshoe rabbit hair floats well and has a great texture. Use it...

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  • fly tying video cdc midge emerger II

    CDC Midge Emerger II

    CDC Midge Emerger II This is a hybrid between a palamino midge and a morgan's midge. A versitle fly to have in a midge hatch, it can imitate an emerger...

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  • tape wing caddis fly pattern

    Tape Wing Caddis

    Tape Wing Caddis This fly takes a bit of extra time to construct, but it is worth it. The combination of the tape wing and CDC legs make this an...

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