Previously, we posted about “8 Must-Have Flies for Winter Fishing,” and prominently featured were egg patterns. Cold-weather anglers rely on eggs for those periods when. . .
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Video: How to Tie JCs Electric Steelie Stone
We have previously featured cool sculpin, March Brown, and midge patterns by New Jersey fly tier John Collins, and now he’s back with a cool steelhead pattern in the latest video from . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Less Mess Morrish Mouse
The Morrish Mouse is the brainchild of Ken Morrish, an angler/writer/photographer from Oregon, who designed the pattern for the big rainbows of Kamchatka. (See our post on how to tie Ken’s . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Iso Iso Baby
Some of the best dry-fly action of late summer and fall features trout feeding on Isonychia adults. As Tim Flagler notes in this video, fish seems to eat these mayflies even when there are very few on. . .
Read MoreClassic Video: How to Tie an October Caddis Soft Hackle
The October caddis (genus Dicosmoecus) is one of the last great hatches of fall across much of the country. And after tossing size 22 Blue-Winged Olives, Pheasant Tail Nymphs, and such, . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Composite Loop Zonker
I am lucky enough to sit next to Tom Rosenbauer here at HQ, and as I was watching this video of Tim Flagler teaching us how to tie this gorgeous streamer, Tom stopped at my desk. He said, . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Classic Bivisible
The Bivisible is one of those time-tested patterns that you’ll still find in many anglers’ boxes today. Although no one knows for certain who first wrapped these contrasting hackles on a . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Cream Variant
The Dun Variant was first introduced to most anglers in Art Flick’s art flick Streamside Guide to Naturals and Their Imitations. The pattern bears a resemblance to British Spider flies, which . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie The Insult
Poul Jorgensen was born in Denmark, but lived in the U.S. for more than 45 years, becoming one of the world’s more famous fly tiers in the process. From 1969 until his death in 2004, . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the SBR Sulphur Nymph
Although few anglers think of New Jersey as a fly-fishing destination, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions clearly loves his home water, the South Branch of the Raritan River. (Check out . . .
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