Amy's Ant
I first seen Jack Dennis tie up this pattern a few years back, explaining the origins of the fly and it’s success at the 1999 Jackson Hole One Fly contest. This is another video featuring Juan Ramirez...
View ArticleUnibobber Hopper
A nice big hopper pattern that incorporates the new Unibobber. The finish on this fly is a bit sloppy (keep those eyes clear and the dubbing smoother), but the pattern does look promising. The...
View ArticleCDC Beetle
This is a great little pattern using a bit of black CDC. It is another really quick fly to tie. The video uses a synthetic peacock dubbing, but I would likely opt to use a natural peacock herl on this...
View ArticleTying a Cicada Dry Fly – Davie McPhail
You don’t see cicada tie up as a fly everyday, but I do run across them from time to time. Davie ties up this one based on a pattern sent to him by a friend. If you have a deer … Continue reading →
View ArticleTurk’s Power Ant – Josh Stanish
This is a nice pattern for viability, but it looks a bit on the finicky side to tie. The ends result is mouthwatering, and with my eyesight on the decline, that hot pnk zelon post is most welcome. via...
View ArticleInch by Inch Worm- Thomas Harvey
I’ve had lots of time to play with and use Tuffleye and other resins, but it never occurred to me to use beads in the equation. Thomas Harvey has opened up a new can of worms with his little inch …...
View ArticleChernobyl Hopper – Roman Moser
This version of the Chernobyl Hopper is quite a bit different from the one I grew up with. This is an interesting version of the fly with 2 different colors of legs and the deer hair wing. The dubbing...
View ArticleRyan’s Fire Ant – Ryan Gabert
This is a chubby little any pattern that is tied up on a Daiichi 1273 hook. I love the way the color looks in the video, sort of a claret, burgundy hue. I’ll need some really small hooks to match …...
View ArticleHard Body Ant – Curtis Fry
I love the pattern recipe here, and it’s sad but true these days with (crappy) grizzly saddle hackle patches selling for $600 (Wow, yes 600 bucks for an old Hoffman grade 3). This is a slick looking...
View ArticleShark Taco Hopper – Curtis Fry
This is a really cool concept for a hopper, and while I’m not entirely sold on the bright pink and yellow, a more natural color combination would be something of beauty. There are a ton of great tips...
View ArticleTheo’s Extra Terrestrial – CO Skies Outfitters
Sorry, I have no clue as to who Theo is, but he ties a mean looking hopper. I really like the Loco-foam on the pattern, but it actually reminds me more of a cricket than a hopper (same thing, or …...
View ArticleCanadian Hopper – Donald “Chubby” McChubbin
How can you not love the nickname Chubby. This is a simple hopper pattern for the late summer and into the fall. This won’t float like the foam hoppers, but should present as a nice drowned hopper. It...
View ArticlePink Chewy Chubby tied by Alyssa Halls of Owl Creek Flies
From the bench at the Fly Shop of the Bighorns located in Sheridan, WY comes season 2 of Zach Andres’ fly tying series. This video features tyer Alyssa Halls of Owl Creek Flies. Owl Creek has some...
View ArticleTying the Grizzly Bibio Hopper with Davie McPhail
http://bit.ly/2EGLhpC Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweight size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Ribs, Small Silver Wire and Small Uni-Mylar Pearl No.16 Body, Black, Red and Black...
View Article#FRIDAYFLYTYING: Foam Beetle by Allen Fly Fishing
#FRIDAYFLYTYING: This foam beetle is a great pattern not only for fishing streams and rivers, but also for stillwater applications as discussed by our friends at the @stillwater_fly_fishing app,...
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