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Rough Olive

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Mad Magenta

Fontalis Fin

The Fontalis Fin is a classic American wet fly, presented in Ray Bergman’s book Trout. Easily recognized by its bright colored wings in orange, black and white.

Western Coachman

The Royal Coachman is a dry fly I have fished before, and absolutely love! I also love the Royal Wulff as well which is very similar with a different tail.

Queen of Waters

Amateur tying of a very old fly pattern called "Queen of Waters". Ray Bergman recipe.

Catching Ridiculously Big Mega Trout on Fly!

Day 2 fly fishing for and catching giant mega trout. we landed just over 100 lbs this day [some fish didn't make the video]. Ridiculous fishing for amazing trout

Perdigon

So the perdigon fly has become very popular in recent months, and for good reason.

Sandwich Spider

A versatile lightly weighted spider pattern.

Whisky Muddler

This little muddler is a real fish catcher. More compact than the traditional whisky fly, this still causes plenty of disturbance but is more likely to elicit a positive eat.

Large Mayfly Nymph

A nice pattern for most of the larger mayfly nymphs. Not only an easy but semi realistic tie but an extremely effective pattern with some good techniques that can be used for other nymphs.

Euro Hooker

This fly came about when I was trying to make a 'Euro' version of Charlie Craven's Two Bit Hooker. I'm not saying it's as good as the original, but it sure does catch a lot of fish.

Black Ge' Fly

It is pike-time… and this time we have had Jesper Lindquist behind the vice.

Fly Fishing for Giant Mega Trout in the Snow!

First video from my down south series. Fishing for and catching giant mega trout on the fly fishing rods from a crazy good river.

Mega Trout caught Fly Fishing!

2nd Part of Day 1 fly fishing for mega trout, we catch a few Giant rainbow trout to round off the day. NZ Fishing FLIES: https://bit.ly/32s25w6

Kate McLaren Muddler

The Kate McLaren is a great fly in its own right, this muddler version just adds a bit more fish pulling power.

Quill Jig River Nymph

This is a great River Pattern Hook size 16 Jig with 2.8mm Tungsten Slotted Bead Thread Glo-Brite no12 & Black Body Dyed Yellow Quill from the Eye

Hot Hare's Ear Suspender Buzzer

This suspender buzzer is a great choice for those dull overcast days where the UV index is high, the fluorescent material really pops in those conditions helping the fish to pick the fly out.To sup

Pheasant Tail Shuttlecock

The shuttlecock is one of the most popular still water dry flies with good reason.

Green Peter Octopus

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Making Orkney Peach Dubbing

As promised here's the video of how to prepare your own Orkney peach dubbing.

Watten Warrior

Although it hails from Loch Watten in Caithness, the Watten Warrior is effective anywhere you're fishing wets for browns.

Yellow Tip

Billy Quail's yellow tip is a simple but very effective little fly for calmer conditions.

Doobry

The Doobry is an excellent bumble style attractor pattern that is loved by both wild and stocked fish. Certainly it should be in your box if fishing the lochs of Western Scotland.

Reverse Jam Hitch

Wayne Luallen demonstrates a reverse jam hitch, a hitch that will add less thread and bulk to you flies.

Mayfly Wet

Heres an older pattern for a wet mayfly that can still hold its own today.

CDC Emerger Mayfly

A superb little CDC generic mayfly emerger that ticks all the boxes when the hatch is on. Tied in most sizes and colour combinations this is one of my top trout flies.

Simple Caddis Larva

A very simple yet functional caddis larva that can be tied in various colours and sizes.

Morrish Mouse

THE fly for predatory nighttime feeders...

Purple Haze

This extremely popular attractor started life as a parachute Adams with a purple body. There are many interpretations of the purple haze, this is just one of them.

Franke Shiner

Detailed instructions for tying Floyd Franke's Shiner.

Thunder & Lightning Var.

In this video Lars Chr. Bendtsen ties his hairwinged version of one of the most classic salmon flies.

Perfection Loop Instructions

How to Tie a Perfection Loop Knot. A great loop knot for fishing

Fishing not Allowed

So, I took my son fishing with his brand new fly rod, and we got kicked out of the park. Apparently San Antonio had closed down all parks due to covid.

Orkney Peach Muddler

Fished on top dropper or on the point this fly a great option for drawing fish to your team and is a fantastic taker of fish both wild and stocked.

Autumn Fly

A great looking and very catchy Danish sea trout fly, useful all year round in spite of the name.

C&B

A quick and easy tie in pink and olive for grayling in the autumn and winter. The combination of pink and olive has always fished well for me.

Hot Orange Stillwater Nymph

Great Pattern all Year Round, Hook Size 10-12 Thread Rusty Brown Tail 2 x Hot Orange Goose Biot Body H- Orange Hare's Ear Mix Ribs Holo Tinsel

AP Pontoon Emerger

One of the legacy patterns from the late Andre Puyans. An ultra simple may fly emerger that only requires basic skill and materials.

Atherton Medium Nymph

Although this nymph is approaching 70 years old, it's originator, Artist & illustrator John Atherton used European kingfisher for the original wing case.

The Perfect Jig Nymph

In this video, I share the "Perfect" Jig Nymph, which is a general Euro nymph tied with Semperfli Perfect Quills for the body.

Kwan Fly

Here is another tying session video where you join me in me tying some flies for customers. This one happens to be the Kwan fly, which is a great saltwater pattern.

Trophy rainbows in Slovakia

Read about Slovakian Andrej Polcic's fascination with the strong rainbow trout in his home rivers

Lethal Weapon

Rab Adam tied this fly for Ayrshire's reservoirs, but it certainly works well further afield.

Soldier Palmer (fluoro variant)

The Soldier Palmer is a well known traditional wet fly, but not one I'm particularly fond of.

Near Perfect Buzzer

Another of Stan Headley's flies, the near perfect buzzer is an excellent chironomid imitation for loch style fishing.

Autumn/October Caddis

This is a Great Pattern for Autumn Hook size 12 Thread Black & Rusty Brown Body Yellow Foam Ribbed with Tan Dubbing

Big Land

Brook Trout Fishing In The Heart Of Labrador.

Freddy

Detailed instructions for tying the Freddy.

Nikko Jun Kebari

Stiff hackle wet fly with the hackle swept back or Jun in Japanese. Thread - red silk Hackle - Indian rooster in cream Body - natural mole fur Hook - size 12 wet fly

Mino Gujo

Sakasa Kebari from Mino Gujo area of Japan Classic reverse hackle fly with rooster hackle and zenmai.

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