In the latest great fly-tying video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler shows you how to tie a buggy, all-purpose pattern that he calls the Major Woody, for reasons that will become . . .
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Video: How to Tie the Euro Early Black Stone
In the latest great fly-tying video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler ties a variation on an old favorite, the Early Black Stone. Although he’s had good luck with a standard pattern, this year . . .
Read MoreClassic Video and Story: The Art of a Deer-Hair Master
Pat Cohen’s deer-hair patterns, such as this duckling imitation, mix art and fishability.
Photo by Zach Goldstein/Bloomberg
For many of us, our first attempt to tie a Muddler Minnow was when we came face-to-face with the frustration of trying to spin deer hair on a slippery hook shank. For a novice tier, or even. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Tabory Snake Fly
The advent of autumn means it’s time for the serious saltwater-blitz season along the Atlantic seaboard. For many salty anglers, Lou Tabory’s seminal book Inshore Fly Fishing unlocked the secrets to casting for striped bass, bluefish, and false albacore from the beach. Tabory has designed many of the best striper patterns, including the Snake Fly shown here. With its. . .
Read MoreBook Excerpt: How to Tie the Bucktail Deceiver
Written by: Bob Popovics and Jay Nichols
The Bucktail Deceiver can be tied in any colors you want, to match local baitfish.
Photos by Bob Popovics and Jay Nichols
The Bucktail Deceiver, in its purest form, is tied only with bucktail, unlike the Lefty’s Deceiver, which traditionally uses schlappen feathers for the tail. Formed from multiple ties of bucktail, often. . .
Read MoreTuesday Tips: Covering the Sulfur Hatch, Top to Bottom
Sulfur duns on the water are a glorious sight, but the nymphs are often more numerous.
Photos by Ted Fauceglia (top) and Tim Flagler
We have posted hundreds of fly-tying videos over the years, and one of the problems with this format is that posts fall off the front page pretty quickly. If you want to see them again or find . . .
Read MoreBook Excerpt: How to Tie and Fish the Busted Stone
Written by: Rich Strolis
Merging natural with synthetic materials, the Busted Stone offers a great imitation of these rather complex insects.
Stoneflies will forever be one of my favorite insects to replicate and fish. Some species grow large, making them a joy to fish as you can see them easily on the surface of the water, and due to. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie McKenna’s Sexy Walt’s Worm
In this week’s video from Tightline Productions, Tim shares a great attractor nymph that’s designed to work pretty much anywhere trout swim. It’s a variation of the Sexy Walt’s created by Dave . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Pheasant Tail Euro Nymph
When English riverkeeper Frank Sawyer first tied his Pheasant Tail Nymph more than 60 years ago, he surely didn’t envision this kind of development. The advent of chemically sharpened barbless jig hooks, which gained popularity in European competition angling, allows tiers to. . .
Read MoreClassic Video: How to Tie the Klinkhåmer Special
Dutch fly tier Hans van Klinken first tied the pattern that bears his name in 1984, and the first place he fished it was Norway’s Glomma River. He calls it the Klinkhåmer Special, but it’s also often. . .
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