Preston Jennings was one of the giants of American fly tying in the mid Twentieth Century, and his A Book of Trout (193) was one of the first comprehensive guides to the insects of the Eastern U.S. and the patterns that would emulate them. In this great . . .
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Video: How to Tie the Micro Caddis Larva
Once again, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions has produced a video for fly tiers who shy away from creating tiny patterns. This caddisfly-larva imitation looks great and is sure to catch plenty . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie an Isonychia Harrop’s Hairwing Dun
Rene Harrop is one of the West’s iconic fly tiers, starting his small business–along with his wife, Bonnie–in 1968 on the banks of the Henrys Fork. He designed the Hairwing Dun in the 1980s while fishing the Firehole in Yellowstone National Park, and it . . .
Read MoreStaying Connected at Wyoming’s Brush Creek Ranch
There were only a couple of hours of daylight left on the last day of a weeklong angling trip to Brush Creek Ranch in Wyoming. The nearby storm was threatening, with its darkening skies, a series of loud, thunderous bellows, and light rain. To add to . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Holy Grail Caddis Emerger
The Holy Grail pattern can be tied to imitate a host of nymphs and emergers. It’s one of those just-plain-buggy flies that works in a variety of situations, so it pays to carry the pattern in your . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie an Isonychia Parachute
Isonychia mayflies go by many names—Mahogany Dun, Slate Drake, and Leadwing Coachman, among others—and they are among the more important sporadically hatching bugs in the East and Midwest. These insects rarely provide the blanket . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Make Biot Tails
In this video, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions talks about how difficult it can be to make tails with biots because the materials are slippery and hard to control on the hook. But of course, . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie Flies with Foam
The latest how-to fly-tying video from Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions is chock-full of tips and tricks that will make working with foam much easier. If you love making high-floating flies, terrestrials, attractor patterns, etc., then you’ll probably want . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie an Isonychia Soft Hackle
In this week’s great fly-tying video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler shows you how to tie an effective Isonychia imitation that’s meant to be swung. Throughout the East and Midwest, Isonychia mayflies hatch for several months in late summer and . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Make Round-Rubber Hopper Legs
Grasshopper patterns are staples from June through October, depending on where you live. Casting these big, visible flies is a fun, visual game that’s the highlight of the season for many anglers. Actually tying hopper patters elicits less excitement, and . . .
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