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2024
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Leisenring’s Iron Blue Nymph

This is my tying of the Iron Blue Nymph per Leisenring’s “The Art of Tying the Wet Fly”. This pattern is #12 in his list of his 12 favorite flies.

Pattern #11

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Pattern #11.

Mixed Media

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Mixed Media Fly.

How to tie a hook on a tube fly

Those of us who have fished tube flies for ages have no problem understanding the principle, but if you're new to tubes, the simple task of attaching a hook to a tube fly might seem hard to figure out.

Flyscovering Iceland- A Trip in Friendship

Fishing adventure with friends to discover Iceland and its magnificent trout with the dry fly.

Ally's Shrimp

Salmon live a large part of their lives feeding on shrimp and small fish, and perhaps this is why shrimp patterns throughout history have always been effective in luring the salmon to take a fly, w

Blood Dot Egg

Detailed instructions for tying Jeff Blood's Blood Dot Egg. This is part of a series of Tim Flagler's collaboration with Fly Tyer Magazine.

Spey Winter Dly

Hi there Another fly fresh from the vice. A spey winter fly for hitting the coast in the cold. Check it out. Tight lines, Christian Krogh

Leisenring’s Tups Nymph

This is #11 of Leisenring’s favorite 12 patterns and the first of two nymphs.

Lafontaine Sparkle Pupa

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Steel Shrimp

Another Nick Thomas fly using bead chain for weight and orientation

Crazy Charlie

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Crazy Charlie shrimp Fly.

Glissy Spey Fish

Materials Grey spey feater Salmon smolt semi seal 4 mm living eyes White powerthread veevus Raidzap uv resin Various shiny pearl flash Pearl rib

Patagonia Nymph

Even very big trouts still can be tricked by a small fly or a nymph like the one tied in this video.

CDC Chocolate Drop/Brown Caddis

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Mohawk

Gary's Video..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxfw-_LNuAM&t=938s Materials Used,

Hammerhead

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Hammerhead.

GFF turns 30!

30 years ... thirty years, like three decades. That’s how old this site is, and that’s actually quite a feat.

Hair stackers

A bit of stacker education and stacker philosophy is due, so here it is: quite a lot of information about hair stackers

Using a hair stacker

A very short and simple intro to using a hair stacker.

EP Peanut Butter

Enrico Puglisi's Peanut Butter is a modern classic. Much imitated and plagarised this is the original fiber baitfish that works univesally for predatory gamefish in fresh and salt water.

Most Effective Buzzer

Bleeding Goby

A little goby fly made with very few materials and a great translucent profile. Check out this tutorial. Tight lines, Christian Krogh Materials

Lowery

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Lowery Wet Fly.

Gotcha

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Gotcha shrimp Fly.

SloMotion Shrimp

A shrimp fly that neither floats nor sinks... Yes, this crispy shrimp fly gives you a float in the water like no other traditional saltwater flies.

Light Cahill

In the series of flies under the "Catskill-style" there are several many classic dry fly patterns, which are imitations of mayflies.

Silver Doctor

Among the most popular patterns of classic salmon flies, we find the Silver Doctor which is part of the Doctor series, designed by James Wright back in the 1850s.

Sawyer's Killer Bug

Materials Used Sawyer's Killer Bug, Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 12 Thread, Veniards Xtra Fine Copper Wire 0.125mm Body, Chadwicks 477 Wool/Yarn The Bug,

Leisenring’s Light Snipe and Yellow

This is #9 of Leisenring's 12 favorite patterns as listed in his book.

What's the Difference Between Domestic and Wild CDC Feathers

Premier Angling CDC Link..https://premierangling.ie/product/ultra-select-cdc-2-grams-bags/

Grey Wullf

Fishing in the surface is a real adrenaline rush, and the sight of a large salmon rising towards a high-fished hitch-fly or an actual dry fly is for many the ultimate way to fish and catch salmon.

Partridge and Orange

Very simple, but yet very effective, is the keywords behind this small softhackle fly - this is the famous Partridge & Orange, a super effective pattern for trout and graylings.

Hellasocken

The classic Swedish river Mörrum is world-renowned for its salmon and sea trout fishing – and countless fish of "monster-dimensions" have been caught in this beautiful river, which runs through the

Puzzle emerger

Imagination is the only limit...

Yellow Witch

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Yellow Witch.

Electric Yellow ESL Shrimp

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Get Knotting

Monofilament of many kinds can be used as a fly material as it can be seen in this simple Knot Bug

There's deer hair ...

... and then there's deer hair. And it can be many different things. It is not at all that easy to find the right kind for the many patterns with this fantastic material

Mikkelson's Epoxy Baitfish

Mikkelson's epoxy baitfish is essentially just a bucktail surf candy variation, it can be tied in a range of colours and sizes to suit the local bait in your area.

CDC Soft Hackle Wet Fly

CDC Soft Hackle Wet Fly.. Materials Used;

Leisenring Iron Blue Wingless

This is #8 of Leisenring’s Favorite Flies Here is the recipe from his book.

Smallest Fly Page

Flies from Dutch Hans Weilenmann's 1998/99 project SFP - Smallest Fly Page - with size 32 patterns from all over the world

#32 Rusty Rat

#32 Rusty Rat tied by Hans Weilenman - the man behind the project

#32 Royal Coachman

#32 Royal Coachman tied by Jack Mickievicz

#32 Shuck Raider

#32 Shuck Raider tied by Irish fly tier Arthur Greenwood

#32 Pink Sabalo

#32 Pink Sabalo tied by Andrew Lamborne

#32 Pheasantless PTN (Beadhead)

#32 Pheasantless PTN (Beadhead) tied by US tier Bob Petti

#32 CDC Olive Parachute

#32 CDC Olive Parachute tied by US fly tyer Chris Knight

#32 Blue Wing Olive

#32 Blue Wing Olive (BWO) tied by US tyer Agust Gudmundson

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