In the latest great fly-tying video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler shows you how to tie a fly that’s a mash-up of three great Lance Egan patters: The Rainbow Warrior, Tungsten Surveyor, and Red Dart. The idea is to . . .
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Video: How to Make an Oversize Soft Hackle Work
If you’re tying small Soft Hackle patterns, but the feathers you have are too large, don’t despair. Here’s a great trick for making those oversize soft hackles work by tying them in differently. Tim Shows you how to tie in at the middle of the hook shank and . . .
Read MoreVideo: Barbed vs. Barbless Hooks
Although there are places where regulations require barbless hooks, the decision of whether to go barbed or barbless is usually left to the angler. In this video, Tim Flagler discusses the pros . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie Matt’s Midge
Winter is a great time to fish midge patterns, as these tiny bugs are often the only insects hatching in the colder months. Here’s a killer down-wing midge pattern from Orvis-endorsed guide Matt Miles. (While Matt created the fly during his 16-year stint . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Dub a Super-Slim Body
Getting the right amount of dubbing on your thread to make a fly body can be tough for some tiers, and the tendency is to use too much dubbing. The result is often a body that’s fatter than you want it to be, or you have to try to get the dubbing off your . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie a Corded Midge Larva
The latest how-to video from Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler shows you how to tie an effective midge-larva imitation that looks great in the vise and even better in the water. As usual, Tim has come up with an ingeniously simple method for . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Prepare a Base for a Cut-Shank Streamer
Cut-shank streamers offer lots of great wiggling action in the water, and they place the hook far to the rear of the pattern, which improves hook-up success. In this great video, Tim shows you how to create a base for such a . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Phat and Phunky Pheasant Tail Nymph
The original Pheasant Tail Nymph was tied by English riverkeeper Frank Sawyer in the 1950s, and in the decades since there have been countless variations. Fly tiers can’t help but tinker with patterns that work, trying to squeeze even more trout-catching . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Handle Tiny Hooks Without Going Crazy
For those of us with fat fingers, tying tiny patterns can be a real trial. Just getting the hook from the package to the vise can be frustrating. Here, Tim shares his secret weapons: plunger-style . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Tie the Adams Bugger
It sometimes seems as if there is no end to variations on the Woolly Bugger, and for good reason: they work. Previously, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions taught us how to . . .
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