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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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  • cdc midge emerger fly tying

    CDC Midge Emerger

    CDC Midge Emerger The CDC Midge Emerger is a dynamite small pattern originated by Shane Stalcup. Tied by Hans Stephenson of Dakota Angler & Outfitter in Rapid City, South Dakota....

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  • klinkhammer special fly tying

    Tying the Klinkhammer Special

    Fly Tying Video Klinkhammer Special Here is a great dry fly from tyer Hans Van Klinken. It works great as a caddis emerger, but we use it more often as...

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  • cdc mayfly dun trout flies

    Tying the CDC Mayfly Dun

    CDC Mayfly Dun The CDC Mayfly Dun is an awesome all purpose mayfly dun imitation. This pattern is an easy and quick fly to tie but very effective. I use...

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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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  • Tying the F-Fly

    Tying the F-Fly

    Fly Tying Videos- Tying the F-Fly How to tie a F-fly. A great, simple to tie dry fly. Don't be fooled by this fly- it might look too simple to...

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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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  • Jig Hook Clouser Minnow Fly

    Jig Hook Clouser Minnow

    Jig Hook Clouser Minnow This is a great fly for smallmouth bass. We have used it extensively on the Missouri River system. It has accounted for several of our biggest...

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  • parachute dry fly tying

    Tying a Parachute Dry Fly

    Parachute Fly- Parachute Style Dry Parachute style dry flies are some of the most versatile patterns in a fly fishers arsenal. Tie them in a few colors and sizes and...

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