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2025
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Hummer

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

Circus Peanut

The Circus Peanut is one of the flies to kick start our modern articulated streamer craze. This fly was created in the 90's and was one of the first articulated streamers.

Shamelessly simple

Some flies are so simple and use so few materials that it's almost embarrassing. They may even be ugly too ... but most of them are deadly efficient! Shamelessly simple

Moustique du Jura

First CDC Pattern 1920s. This is going to be the first of some videos looking at the history of using what we now call CDC or "duck preen gland feathers" in fly tying.

Ally Shrimp Variant

The original Ally Shrimp is tied by scottish angler Allastair "Ally" Gowans in the 1980's, the Ally Shrimp has produced countless of Salmon in rivers across scandinavia and Scotland.

Black & Yellow Magog Smelt Variant

The Maggot Smelt is originally a streamer-pattern that came out of Montreal and was designed to imitate the favorite landlocked salmon food on Lake Memphremagog, located between Canada and Vermont.

Woodcock Caddis

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EZ Egg Yarn Flashtail

Here's a small water bug that's absolutely killer on stockies. Tied in a range of colours, to suit water clarity or light conditions it will server you well.

Straggle Bung Bug

While these bugs aren't everyone's cup of tea, there's no denying how effective they can be for small stillwater trout, especially stockies.

Rogers Caddis

The sight of a beautiful trout or grayling rising majestically to the surface inhaling an insect is the highlight of many flyfishers dream – the sight that drives us off to the water again and agai

Bead Head Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Bead Head Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Calder Fly

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Calder Fly. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Green Hornet

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Green Hornet. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Floss Grub

Dental floss tape is a cheap and effective material for winding up some simple fly bodies. It’s very good for your teeth too!

Rabbit Zonker

Rabbit Zonkers are one of the most effective streamers ever created. Something about rabbit fur really attracts the fish. Rabbit is a material that is widely used in fly tying.

Cutcliffe XXXVIII

The final fly in the numbered section at the end of the book! Dark Blood Orange, Gold Twist, Black Hackle

Orange/brown Shrimp

Hi there Another shrimp for you fresh from the vice. Check it out :) Tight lines, Christian Krogh Instagram: Christiankrog36

10 Epic Days Chasing Trophy Trout

The Ultimate Colorado Fly Fishing Experience

Red Devil

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AP Nymph

Step by Step showing you how to tie the AP Nymph. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Bunting

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Bunting Wet Fly. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Once we had problems with comments

And we actually do again, but in a very different manner. There used to be many, now there are almost none

Sparkle Minnow

The Sparkle Minnow is a very popular streamer at the moment. According to Google it was created back in the early 2000's but only recently gained popularity in the past few years.

Microbrite Pheasant Tail

Here's a great little pheasant tail nymph variant that really does well on stillwaters especially in winter.

Krogh Sock

In Danish: Krogh Sokken. For coastal flyfishing for sea run brown trout along the scandinavian coasts, shrimp-patterns are a must have in the box.

Indian Rock

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Indian Rock. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Cutcliffe XXXVII

Here we are at number 37. Bright Red Worsted, Gold Twist, Bright Yellow Red Hackle.

9 Degrees, Land of Giants

This full length feature film published with permission from Alphonse Island Fishing Company is an exciting window onto the incredible fly fishing opportunities from Cosmoledo & Astove Atoll in

Tofting's Shrimp

95% of the time, there’s a shrimp at the end of my line when I start my seatrout trips in the salt.

Large Mayfly Wet Fly and Nymph

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50/50 Shipman's Buzzer

The shipman's buzzer is probably the best emerging midge there is, its simplicity is only surpassed by its effectiveness.

Zebra Midge

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Zebra Midge. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Pink Winter Shrimp

Hi there This time I made a real winter killer. Tried it yesterday and it worked like a charm. Looks great in the water and so did the trout seem to think.

A tour of my tying room

Since I moved to a house several years ago, I’ve had a combined office and tying room, which has served me very well!

The Usual

Fran Betters' Snow Shoe Rabbit Pattern. This is one of Fran Betters' famous flies.

Deceiver

Deceiver flies are one of the most popular and effective medium to large sized streamers. They work in a wide range of conditions and for a wide range of fish.

Kingfisher Cormorant

Cormorants are great suggestive little patterns that can double as wets or nymphs. This pattern has proven itself in many waters and will catch fish all year round.

Cowdung

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Cowdung Wet Fly. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

Carrie's Favorite

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Carrie Stevens streamer the Carrie's Favorite. Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/

MV Flathead

There is no shortage of options for the fly tyer when it comes to finishing tube flies. Coneheads, discs and drainers are available in a vide range of designs, sizes, weights and colors.

Carpe Cyprinus Carpio Diem!

Simple Flyfishing for Common Carp in the Heart of America

Baitfish Migration and Trophy Brown Trout

Fly fishing Finland’s Lake District during the world-class baitfish migration, where trophy brown trout chase prey into shallow, clear rivers.

Fly Fishing for Striped Marlin

Fly Fishing for Striped Marlin in Magdalena Bay on the west coast of Baja California

Cutcliffe XXXVI

Pattern number 36. Bright Yellow Worsted, Yellow Silk, Bright Yellow red hackle.

AI hammering GFF

When the site became slow, I asked ChatGPT to find the reason. Its reply? ChatGPT was the cause! Metrics

Electric Sunray

In this video, Ronny Lagoni Thomsen ties a salmon fly he has great confidence in.

Big Red

Vrppled midges are excellent dry buzzer patterns, and the big red is no exception. It's a fairly straightforward tie and does a great job of sticking right in the surface film.

WD-40 Nymph

Tying the WD-40 Nymph - Dressed Irons Step by Step showing you how to tie the WD-40 Nymph.

Squirrel zonker bait fish

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