Last week, Tim demonstrateed the best technique for ensuring that you choose the right fibers and then properly removing them the stem. Here, he shows you how to position the fibers on top of the hook shank, how to use . . .
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Video: How to Create Perfect Hackle-Fiber Fly Tails
Many fly patterns call for tails made from the fibers of a single hackle feather. Here, Tim demonstrates the best technique for ensuring that you choose the right fibers and then properly removing them the stem. If you . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Puterbaugh Caddis Variant
Colorado’s Arkansas River is famous for its caddisfly hatches, and guide Don Puterbaugh worked with anglers on the Arkansas until he was 80 years old. (Read a cool profile of Don here.) He developed this high-floating imitation for the heavy riffles on . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Hold Fly-Tying Materials Out of the Way
When you’re tying a pattern that features long hackles, legs, or other materials, keeping them out of the way while you tie can be a frustrating process. As Tim notes here, some vises feature special material-holding springs or . . .
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 Wrap Wire Weight Without Waste
In this great video, Tim shows you how he wraps lead-free wire on the hook shank without wasting any. Plus, his method allows you to create a tapered body on the fly and lock a bead into place. Once you learn this technique, you’ll never fumble with . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Golden Retrieverish
This week’s great fly-tying video from Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions shows you how to tie a simple yet effective streamer pattern based on the original Golden Retriever, created by Virginia tier Jim Finn. Like the original Woolly Bugger, Finn’s fly . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Make Distribution Wraps
Some patterns, such as the Bird’s Nest, call for hackle fibers all the way around the body, which can be a pain. But Tim has a great trick that makes the process ridiculously easy. It’s all in how you prepare the feather and then tie it in. Try it out, and your . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Western Coachman
In this week’s great fly-tying video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler shows you how to tie a classic Western pattern that looks great and has been catching trout for decades. The beauty of some of these old patterns is that . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Create Balanced Subsurface Flies
A few weeks ago, Tim showed how most subsurface patterns drift perpendicular to the streambottom because of the way weight is distributed on the hook. This week, he demonstrates several ways you can add weight out in front of . . .
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