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CDC Balloon Caddis

One of the many versions of a Balloon Caddis dry fly, this one incorporates a foam underwing to help with floatation.

Invisimidge

The Invisimidge: Hook: Ahrex FW511 size 18 Thread: TheFlySmith 20D gsp Rib: uni 6/0W Thorax: Flash Resin: uv craft Tools: TheFlySmith

Fly Fishing The Backwoods Lakes of Nova Scotia

In this video Ettnie and I went purely off a hunch that this lake could hold some nice native trout.

Light Olive Dun

When Traditional Winged Dry Meets a Modern Parachute Combination Light Olive Dun by Davie McPhail

Ahrex Academy - Tools and how to cut and prepare deer hair

Do you want to get better at deer-hair and learn from one of the very best?

A fly gallery

Just a small collection of pictures of flies harvested from a large archive of images shot over many years Three classics

Wally Wing Mayfly

Looks Complicated, But It’s Not. This might be one of the cleanest mayfly wing techniques you can tie—but there’s a bit more to it than just the wings.

Leggy Diawl Bach

The Diawl Bach, often translated from Welsh as “Little Devil,” is one of the most effective and enduring stillwater flies ever created.

Reffitt's March Brown

JW Reffitt was a famous North Country Angler who was invited to come to fish the Test with Wet Flies and be watched by the likes of Halford, Skues and others as part of a challenge to see if the We

Every Cast

This collection of short stories will leave you with both a smile on your lips and an urge to go fishing as soon as possible.

Quigley Cripple

Quigley's Cripple Fly Tying Recipe: (Click the links below to purchase the materials from our store)

Great Pattern for Caddis and Midge

A Good All-Round Pattern for Midge and Caddis Flies Dry Fly

CDC Dry Dropper Nymph

CDC Dry Dropper Nymph Simple but a Deadly Pattern on the Rivers

ViMo

The ViMo is one of the most effective salmon flies out there, and in this video, Casper Hansen shows you exactly how to tie his version.

EZ Body Sand Eel

The E-Z Body sand eel is one of the best imitations of the sandeel you could want.

Posh Monkey

In this video, Alex Belonga shows you exactly how to tie his most effective flies - the Posh Monkey.

Brian’s Fly Fisher’s Pocket Companion

In this book you will find recipes for about 130 stream and lake flies, each accompanied by a hand drawing of the fly

Two Bass, One Fly … These Crayfish Patterns Work

I spent the last few weeks tying up a handful of crayfish patterns… and finally got them out on the water to see how they actually perform. Safe to say—they work.

Jagger's Leech

Jagger’s Leech Fly Tying Recipe (Click the links below to purchase the materials from our store) Hook: 4-10 TMC 9395

Marabou Madness

Another simple, but very effective pattern from Chico Fernandez, the Marabou Madness is excellent for all kinds of game fish in fresh and salt water.

Moy Special

@ryanhoustonflytying ties the famous Moy special by Cian Oboyle on a bottle tube for when you need to get a bit deeper

Kola Bottle

Join me as I tie the Kola Bottle Tube fly, a effective salmon fly originally created for targeting Atlantic salmon in the fast, deep rivers such as in Russia’s Kola Peninsula.

Willie Gunn

A gold body willie gunn salmon fly tube tied on a 15mm aluminium bottle tube.

A bottle tube story

Many, many years ago, I suggested to French bead and cone maker Andre Bidoz that he should make some bottle tubes I had thought of. And he did!

Kite's Imperial

Oliver Kite's Netheravon Impressionist Dry Fly. This is a video on the late Oliver Kite's famous dry fly pattern.

Durable flies: Eyes, beads cones

Things that add weight to a fly such as metal eyes, beads or cones, have a tendency to loosen over time. Here's how to avoid that.

Bitch Creek

Bitch Creek Fly Tying Recipe: (Click the links below to purchase the materials from our store) Hook: TMC 5262

Crime Scene Caddis

Crime Scene Caddis Fly Tying Recipe: (Click the links below to purchase the materials from our store)

Spring Snipe & Olivewet

In this video, I’m tying a classic Spring Olive Wet Fly, a simple yet highly effective pattern for early-season trout.

Girdle Bug

Although the largest trout often feed on baitfish, a heavy smaller nymph can be really effective to make contact with them.

Ahrex Academy - Select, Tie In, Trim and Cut Deerhair

Do you want to get better at deer-hair and learn from one of the very best?

Crawl Daddy

This might be one of the most effective crayfish patterns you can fish for bass—especially around heavy cover.

Lunn's Particular

Hi everyone,

Stirbay Muddler

A small muddler with a dab of orange that’s come out of my vise many times in many versions, and is a good example of a high-floating trout fly Stirbay Muddler

The Near Nuff Crayfish

A Deadly Fly That Looks Alive If you fish for bass, you need to see this fly…

Shwimp

The Shwimp imitates a parasitised Gammarus shrimp, which is easy food for stream trout

L Nymph

This is a nymph pattern from Leon Links.

Moon's Madam X

A version of the classic Madam X created by Brandon Moon of Moonlit Fly Fishing. This may be a bit easier to tie and will certainly be a bit more buoyant.

Pulsar Peeping Caddis

Dear friends, Today I want to show you one of my basic spring nymphs, the Pulsar Peeping Caddis, a pattern I usually start fishing in April.

Buying foam

Foam is used in many fly patterns, but foam isn't just foam. Here's a guide to getting the right stuff - and at a decent price

Mini Jigged Crayfish Nymph

If you’re looking for a highly effective crayfish fly pattern that catches bass, trout, and panfish—this mini jigged crayfish is one you need to try.

Spy Fly

Tube fly fishing for Salmon, Seatrout & Steelhead in clear water and sunshine can be difficult to achieve success in, but often small, lightly dressed flies in discreet colors are the key to ge

Marc Petitjean CDC MayFly

A CDC Mayfly Dry Fly is a highly effective and delicate artificial fly designed to imitate an adult mayfly resting or drifting on the water’s surface.

Deadly Irish Mayfly Gnat

Fishing Irish loughs with a Large Gnat / Mayfly pattern is one of the most exciting traditional styles of trout fishing—especially during the famous Mayfly hatch (locally called the “Green Drake”).

Chinchilla Sculpin Slider

Baitfish like small minnows and sculpins are excellent to get the attention of the biggest predators in the water, so if you want to get the biggest fish - baitfish-patterns is the key.

Seatrout! The End

Ninth section: End. This is the online version of a book I published back in 2010.

CDC Ant Dry Fly

My go at making an ant using the methods associated with the Arpo and the Italian one feather school.

Seatrout! The Flies

Eighth section: Flies. This is the online version of a book I published back in 2010.

Pink SloMo Piglet

Light Pink Slomo Pattegrisen Hi there

Bonefish Paradise

Bonefish are often the first fish a fly angler will catch in saltwater. They are perceived as easy and fun. The perfect fish for someone new to fly fishing the salt.

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