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, . . .
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Video: 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 MoreVideo: How to Tie a Light Cahill Klinkhåmer
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 . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Create a Polypropylene Post
This week, Tim demonstrates a simple method for creating a parachute post out of polypropylene yard. You want your post to stand straight upward and not move on the hook shank, so Tim uses an ingenious technique that involves . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Create a CDC Collar
This week, Tim shows you how adding a CDC collar can make a fly more lifelike in the water. As usual, his method for creating the collar is efficient and takes durability into account. The way you attach the CDC feather to the hook is . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Create Perfect Hackle-Fiber Fly Tails, Part 2
Last week, Tim demonstrateed the best technique for ensuring that you choose the right fibers and then properly removing them the stem. Here, he shows you how to position the fibers on top of the hook shank, how to use . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Create Perfect Hackle-Fiber Fly Tails
Many fly patterns call for tails made from the fibers of a single hackle feather. Here, Tim demonstrates the best technique for ensuring that you choose the right fibers and then properly removing them the stem. If you . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Create Balanced Subsurface Flies
A few weeks ago, Tim showed how most subsurface patterns drift perpendicular to the streambottom because of the way weight is distributed on the hook. This week, he demonstrates several ways you can add weight out in front of . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie Alvin’s Simple Half and Half
Here’s another “guide-fly” lesson from Alvin Dedeaux of All Water Guides. Guide’s don’t want to use flies that are complicated or take a long time to tie because a client may lose a bunch of flies on any giver trip. The Half and . . .
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 . . .
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