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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Video: Good-to-Have Fly-Tying Tools
In last week’s 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: How to Tie a Super Simple Cicada
The cicadas are coming! By now, you’ve surely heard that this year, the Brood X cicadas will be hatching across the East and parts of the Midwest. Fly fishers are salivating at the prospect of big trout coming to the surface to . . .
Read MoreVideo: The Fly-Tying Tools You Really Need
If you’re going to be a fly tier, you’re going to need some tools, but which ones? Here, Tim explains which tools he deems absolutely essential, from a selection of scissors to whip-finishers, to a caddy to hold everything in place. . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie a Quill Gordon Dry Fly
The Catskills dry fly is considered the ultimate fly-tying challenge (unless you’re into full-dress salmon flies). Getting the proportions correct is the key, and you need the finest materials . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Bond Layers of Craft Foam
Many dry-fly imitations of terrestrials and stoneflies feature foam bodies created by stacking different color foam. Here. Tim demonstrates his method for creating these multi-layer . . .
Read MoreHow to Tie a Catskills Classic: The Conover
“It’s the most popular attractor pattern we sell here at the shop,” Joe Fox said during my recent visit to the Dette fly shop in Livingston Manor, New York. Of all the flies Joe could have selected from the hundreds . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Control Difficult Materials with the Anchor-and-Twist Dubbing Method
Some dubbing materials don’t want to stay on the thread, or they get unruly and unmanageable when you wrap the dubbing noodle on the hook shank. It’s frustrating to end up with a shapeless blob, when . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Furled Chimarra Caddis Larva
The Chimarra caddisfly, also known as the little black sedge, is prevalent throughout the eastern and Midwestern United States, hatching in the spring. In the months leading up to the hatch, fishing a bright yellow or orange . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the EZ Bunny Leech
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.”) Guides don’t want to use flies that are complicated . . .
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