The first time I taught a fly-tying course with Dave Klausmeyer, editor of Fly Tyer, he told me to watch the students carefully when it came to using dubbing. “They’ll try to put half a rabbit on . . .
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Video: How to Tie the Flying Squirrel Nymph
Remember the old commercial for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups featuring the tag line “Two great tastes that taste great together”? Well here’s a nymph pattern based on the same principle. Tim . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Use Jig Hooks and Slotted Beads, Part I
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 . . .
Read MoreVideo: 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 . . .
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