In the latest great fly-tying video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler shows you how to tie a buggy, all-purpose pattern that he calls the Major Woody, for reasons that will become . . .
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Video: How to Tie the WD-40 Plus
Tim Flagler, of Tightline Productions, has already taught us how to tie a standard WD-40, a pattern invented in the early 1980s by guide Mark Engler as an emerging-midge imitation for use on . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Carey Special
The history of the original Carey Special is a bit fuzzy, and it depends on your source material. The pattern was developed in the 1920s or 30s in Quesnel, British Columbia. According to one story,. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Tabory Snake Fly
The advent of autumn means it’s time for the serious saltwater-blitz season along the Atlantic seaboard. For many salty anglers, Lou Tabory’s seminal book Inshore Fly Fishing unlocked the secrets to casting for striped bass, bluefish, and false albacore from the beach. Tabory has designed many of the best striper patterns, including the Snake Fly shown here. With its. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Half and Half
Surely the two most famous saltwater flies are Lefty Kreh’s Deceiver and Bob Clouser’s Clouser Deep Minnow. Separately, these baitfish imitations have caught countless species–in both fresh . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Casual Dress
The Casual Dress is the creation of one of fly tying’s pioneers, Ernest “Polly” Rosborough. A native of Klamath Falls, Oregon, Rosborough developed a series of impressionistic flies, which . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Chubby Chernobyl
The original Chernobyl Ant was born on Utah’s Green River, and it has spawn many variations. One of the more popular versions is the Chubby Chernobyl, which adds more foam for flotation, as . . .
Read MoreBook Excerpt: How to Tie the Bucktail Deceiver
Written by: Bob Popovics and Jay Nichols
The Bucktail Deceiver can be tied in any colors you want, to match local baitfish.
Photos by Bob Popovics and Jay Nichols
The Bucktail Deceiver, in its purest form, is tied only with bucktail, unlike the Lefty’s Deceiver, which traditionally uses schlappen feathers for the tail. Formed from multiple ties of bucktail, often. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Clouser Minnow
Bob Clouser’s creation is one of the most versatile streamers you can have in your box.
Saltwater action on the Atlantic Coast is heating up, so it’s time to stock up on baitfish patterns for stripers, bluefish, and false albacore. Perhaps the most famous fly for the salt is. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Bluegill Belly Bean
Paul Beel is an angler, fly tier, and writer from Indiana who runs a cool website called Frankenfly. Last fall, he announced the development of a great new warmwater pattern designed for those . . .
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