Here’s another lesson–in the vein of his “guide-fly” series–from Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides. Guides want to be able to tie useful leaders that don’t take long to tie. This is not George Harvey-level science, but is a quick-and-dirty method for situations where you don’t need to be too stealthy.
Alvin uses three knots: the perfection loop, the blood knot, and the surgeon’s knot.
Alvin Dedeaux is absolutely the best! His videos are clear and accessible to a newbie and useful for all levels. Between Tom R’s podcasts and Alvin’s videos, I have gotten into the sport and progressed rapidly over the last couple of years. I love tying Alvin’s “down and dirty guide flies”