Tying techniques

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Tying techniques - videos

Video Feather Anatomy Part 1 Feb 1. 2021 Wayne Luallen looks at the basic structure of a feather.	Video Detached body mayfly Jan 31. 2021 Detached body with deer hair and CDC, hackle and some dry fly dubbing. Almost fish guaranteed on this fly in the Vulgata hatch,	Video Bristow's Bug Jan 21. 2021 One of the lesser known but still effective old grayling and trout patterns, with couple of nice body techniques with peacock herl.
Video Pheasant Tail Black Jan 21. 2021 A little effective variant of the classic that you can fish in both still and running water all year round. A couple of nice techniques here to take further on other patterns.	Video Dry fly, hackle work and peacock quills Jan 12. 2021 Hackle and peacock are to beautiful materials to work with . To have an compact and tidy hackle you need to clean the one side of the feather before tying.	Video Mallard wings salmon fly Jan 1. 2021 Tying on a salmon double hook with orange thread, gold tinsel, orange pheasant for the tail, orange and black floss for the body, orange and black hackle and bronze mallard wings.
Video Reverse Jam Hitch Sep 12. 2020 Wayne Luallen demonstrates a reverse jam hitch, a hitch that will add less thread and bulk to you flies.	Video Kenbane Fly Part 2 - Yoshida Kebari Aug 9. 2020 Now that the feather is split...let's tie the fly!	Video Kenbane Fly Part 1 Aug 9. 2020 This video talks about Japanese flies or Kebari using "kenbane" or the Alula feather. To use this feather you must split it first.
Video Building a Better Bugger Jul 30. 2020 Detailed instructions for building a better woolly bugger. This is part of a series of Tim Flagler's collaboration with Fly Tyer Magazine.	Video How to Make a Simple Foam Body Jul 24. 2020 For Daddy's / Crane Fly / Hoppers. All you need is a Needle, Thread, and Foam Sheet from any Craft Shop. Length, Thickness & Colour is your own choice.	Video Wonder Wing Stonefly May 27. 2020 Another winging technique that gives a realistic flat lying wing, ideal for midges and stoneflies.