The color blue is a favorite among winter anglers, and this cool streamer looks made for icy waters. In this week’s video from Tightline Productions, Tim shows you how to tie a simple streamer, which can be tied in any color combination to . . .
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Video: How to Tie the October Caddis Soft Hackle
The October caddis (genus Dicosmoecus) is one of the great fall hatches across much of the country. And after you’ve been tossing size 22 Blue-Winged Olives, Pheasant Tail Nymphs, and such, it’s always great to tie on a bigger fly. The trout feel the same . . .
Read MoreVideo: Good-to-Have Fly-Tying Tools
In a previous video, Tim discussed those tools he deems absolutely essential, and here he lists the next level down: those tools you may not absolutely need but will make your time at the vise much easier and . . .
Read MoreVideo Pro Tips: How to Master the Reach Cast
In this great video from the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center chapter on Finding Trout, casting instructor Pete Kutzer explains why the reach cast is so useful–because it incorporates a mend into the cast. This helps the . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Half Chubby Chernobyl
The original Chubby Chernobyl–which Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions showed us how to tie here–was born on Utah’s Green River and is one of Tom Rosenbauer’s favorite dry flies for small-stream brook-trout fishing. But if . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Fly-Fish for Bass, Part III–Techniques
Recently, our friend Alvin Dedeaux of Orvis-endorsed All Water Guides in Austin, Texas, posted a three-part series of videos on how to get started fly-fishing for bass. In Part III, he gets to the heart of the matter, discussing the . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Fly-Fish for Bass, Part II–Gear
Recently, our friend Alvin Dedeaux of Orvis-endorsed All Water Guides in Austin, Texas, posted a three-part series of videos on how to get started fly-fishing for bass. In Part II, he delves into what gear you’ll need to get started . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Make a Bottom-Up Parachute
Do you struggle to tie good parachute pattern because the hackle doesn’t go on right? Tim’s got the solution. Try repositioning the hook, so you can wrap the hackle vertically, using the tying thread as a guide . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Fly-Fish for Bass, Part I
Recently, our friend Alvin Dedeaux of Orvis-endorsed All Water Guides in Austin, Texas, posted a three-part series of videos on how to get started fly-fishing for bass. He kicks things off by saying that many folks ask him why they . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Last Chance Purple Haze
Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions has already shown us how to tie two versions of the Purple Haze dry fly–here and here–and now he’s back with a really cool cripple/emerger version that looks super buggy. To a . . .
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