Here’s another “One-Minute Fly-Tying Tips and Techniques” video from Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions. Each video teaches a single tying skill, from the most basic to the advanced. Ultimately, the series will serve as a sort of encyclopedia of tying . . .
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Video: How to Tie a Catskill-Style Ginger Quill
Few things can start an argument among fly tiers than the subject of what makes an “authentic” Catskill-style dry fly. I’ve seen grown men almost come to blows over home many turns of. . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Save Your Work with a Borger Double Hitch
If you’ve been watching Tom Rosenbauer’s Facebook Live fly-tying tutorials, you know that Tom is not a fan of using half-hitches to save his work–a leftover from his days as a commercial tier, when speed was everything. But many tiers do like to secure . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Conehead Bunny Leech
The Conehead Bunny Leech offers many of the attributes anglers look for in a streamer: it sinks well (once you get it wet), it moves a lot of water, and it has a lifelike action when you use a strip-and-pause retrieve. When the fly stops, it sinks, . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Make Splayed Microfibbet Tails
Splayed tails on a mayfly pattern look great and present an accurate imitation for trout to key on. However, getting two, very fine fibers to stay in place on the hook can be a real pain, and the . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Hendo Hammer
We have previously featured two cool caddisfly patterns (here and here) by New Jersey fly tier John Collins, and now he’s back with a killer mayfly emerger. The Hendricksons should start popping . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Keep Slippery Materials from Spinning on the Hook Shank
One of the more frustrating things that can happen at the fly-tying vise is when materials won’t stay in place on the hook shank. Slippery hair, such as deer or elk, and dumbbell eyes have a nasty tendency to spin around the . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the EP Adams
For many anglers, the Adams is a “must-have” fly because it seems to imitate a broad spectrum of mayflies, making it productive in many angling situations. That pattern has been around since the early 1920s, so it has clearly passed the test of time. In . . .
Read MoreVideo: Fun with Craft Foam, Part 1
In this video, Tim explains the basics of tying with craft foam, from choosing which products to buy to various methods of cutting it into strips. Once you’ve got these strips down, you can use them to create a variety of buoyant patterns for all kinds of . . .
Read MoreClassic Podcast: Fly Patterns old and New, with Tim Flagler
This week, back by popular demand is Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions , who is one of the best fly-tying teachers around and also produces the best tying videos on the Internet. (See his One-Minute Tying Tips on our Fly Fishing blog or in the . . .
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