The four instructors who have launched the Virtual Casting Lessons are all close friends. Truel Myers is Orvis’s chief fly-casting instructor and the guy who taught me how to cast many years ago. Kyle Leard is one of my best . . .
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Video: How to Tie the Chuck Caddis
Eric Leiser–the well known fly tier, author, and angler who passed away last year–is best known for two patterns that he popularized, the Chuck Caddis and the Llama. Leiser claimed that he had originated neither fly, but he promoted . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Use Your Bobbin to Tie a Double Hitch
Last week, Tim demonstrated how to save your work with a Borger double hitch. This week, he shows a different–and totally ingenious–way to make a double hitch using the nozzle of your bobbin. With a . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie a Danger Baby Nymph
Theo “Gold Bead” Bakelaar is a Dutch tier often credited with popularizing beads in fly tying. In the late 1980s, Theo introduced his Gold Bead series in the U.S., and prominent figures such as Tom Rosenbauer immediately saw . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie an A.K. Best Spent Caddis
In this great video, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions shows you how to tie Best’s simple, cool spent-wing caddisfly imitation. The main feature is a down wing that envelopes the dubbed body, and Tim’s method for ensuring the feather stays where it . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie-In Mylar Tubing
In this great video, Tim shows you how to create a streamer body using Mylar tubing, which is common in many baitfish imitations. The technique is not difficult, but it’s important that you properly anchor and trim the material to get a smooth, . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie an Atherton #2 Nymph
A Minnesota native, John Atherton became a well-known illustrator and fine artist in New York City in the 1930s and early ’40s. One of his paintings hangs in the Metroplitan Museum of Art. In the mid ’40s Atherton moved to Arlington, Vermont, on the . . .
Read MoreVideo: Tying a Pat’s Rubberlegs with Tom
For the latest installment of his Facebook Live series “Tying with Tom,” Tom focused on one of the most popular stonefly nymphs around the country: the Pat’s Rubber Legs. The pattern was created by guide Pat Bennett—of Hyde Outfitters in Island Park, . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Use Markers to Color Flies
In this great video, Tim explains how you can use indelible markers to create cool, lifelike patterns on your flies. In typical Flagler fashion, he also offers a cool way to use chip clips to make the process easier. The results are impressive!
Read MoreVideo: Tying an Elk-Hair Caddis with Tom
For the fourth installment of his Facebook Live series “Tying with Tom,” Tom focused on one of the most popular dry flies of all time: the Elk-Hair Caddis. In a 1978 article in Fly Tyer, the fly’s inventor, Al Troth, claimed that he had set out to develop a . . .
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