In today’s video, Tim Flagler of Tightline Production shows you how to tie a version of the Klinkhåmer that imitates an emerging light Cahill mayfly. The part that lies below the surface mimics the . . .
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Video: How to Tie the Mini Dart
Last year, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions showed us how to tie the standard version of Lance Egan’s Red Dart, but now he’s back to show us a smaller, simpler version that he’s been using to great effect on . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the KLG Sulfur Frenchie
The Frenchie Nymph is a favorite of competition anglers because it sinks fast and can imitate a wide variety of aquatic insects. Several years ago, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions showed us how to tie the . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Dedeaux Snake
Here’s another “guide-fly” lesson from Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides. (Or, as he calls them, “super easy to tie, down and dirty, quick and easy, fish-catching guide flies.”) As Alvin says, he doesn’t want to create flies that are complicated or take a long time . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie a Hare’s Ear Parachute
Most trout anglers have a few Hare’s Ear Nymphs in their fly boxes, but have you tried the dry-fly version? In this week’s great video from Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions, he walks you through the steps to create a Hare’s . . .
Read MoreVideo: Tie a LaFontaine Deep Pupa with Tom Rosenbauer
In this great live tying event, Tom Rosenbauer teaches you how to tie a classic caddisfly-pupa imitation on Facebook Live. As Tom notes, LaFontaine’s patterns aren’t flashy or sexy; instead they’re designed to look buggy and . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Blue Quill Parachute
The blue quill usually creates some great springtime hatches in the East and Midwest. In this week’s great video from Tim Flagler of Tightline . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the F-Fly
Marjan Fratnik was a Slovenian angler and fly tier born in Most na Soči–at the confluence of the now famous Soča and Idrijca rivers–in 1919. Known for his simple yet effective patterns, he is most well known for the F-Fly, . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Rusty Spinner
The Rusty Spinner is one of the more useful dry flies you can have in your box, as it represents the spent adults of a variety of mayflies. During the Hendrickson hatch here in Vermont, more big trout are caught on . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Spent Early Smoky-Winged Caddis
Caddisflies are often flying over the water in springtime, yet imitations of these adults, such as an Elk-Hair Caddis, don’t seem to work very well. But according to Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions, the trout do . . .
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