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Red Fox Squirrel Nymph

Hook: Nymph hook 3XL #14 Thread: Benecchi 12/0, tobacco Rib: Tinsel, gold fine oval Tail: Red Fox Squirrel guard hairs - sparse

Pike Angus

Deadly pattern for Pike, Musky & and Pickerel.

Murray's Helgramite

Helgramites are available to fish in rivers 12 months a year. When fishing a helgramite you want it to dead drift on the bottom. Weight is essential when tying to get the fly to the bottom.

Russian Bullet Tube Fly

A tube pattern from start to finish that uses the late Juri Shumakovs' Russian Bullet style of tube tying!

Bloody Bibio

Hook: Kamasan B175 #12 Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black Hackle: Whiting popper pack feather, dyed scarlet Body Hackle: Cock saddle, natural black (or dyed black)

Rolled Muddler Variant

Hook: Partridge BIN #10 Thread: Benecchi 12/0, red Tail: Whiting Coq de Leon hen saddle barbs Body: Mylar #14, gold - tied flat Rib: Mylar #14 - corded

Popsicle

A start to finish video on how to tie a Popsicle tube fly.

Blue Whisp

An easy to tie "spey" fly that works well on winter steelhead.

Yellow Belly

A Shumakov Long Range Tube that is our favourite for coastal trout.

Polar Shrimp

Polar Shrimp fly tying video with Morten Valeur. Used material: Polar Dubbing by Hareline Partridge Hook CS 54 - Saltwater Shrimp UTC tying thread

Bead Head Crystal Soft Hackle

For this tutorial, a pattern the pattern I chose to tie was the Bead Head Crystal Soft Hackle.

Purple Flash Fly

This is one of our top flies for Alaskan Salmon. Adapted from the original "Flash Fly" used for yearon the west coast for all species of spawning salmon....... this is the tube version!

Claret and Purple

The "Claret & Purple" is our tube version of a fly that has landed us many steelhead over the years. the pattern uses Grey Heron feathers that are simply beautiful.

Flyfishing for dry sipping trout

We went for some days fishing for trout in a river in Norway. We were told that this specific river would have large trout, with the possibility of catching it on the dry fly.

Grey&Green Tremple Dog

Salmon and Seatrout approved early spring fly

Peacock and Partridge

A fly tying video showing how to tie a Soft Hackle Nymph with Peacock and Partridge. I do not believe I am the first to tie this pattern, nor will I be the last.

Meal Worm

Here's a great realistic looking fly from holsingerflyshop.com. I really like the looks of this fly and it's pretty simple to tie.

The Dean

A taxi to your local airport, a plane to Vancouver, a puddle jumper to Bella Coola deep in the mountains of BC, and a helicopter ride over rugged and unforgiving snow-capped peaks brings you to the

Re-DRUM - Fly Fishing for Redfish throughout Florida

A Skinny Water Culture and Long Rod Athletes Production.

Sunray Diawl Bach

Hook: Kamasan B175 #10-16 Thread: Benecchi 12/0, yellow Hackle: Hen or soft cock, furnace (or brown) - skinny Rib: Wire, fine silver

Steelhead in the Russian River

Adult steelhead in a tributary to the Russian River. Filmed in February 2013.

Fly-fishing Christmas Island

A promo outlining just some of the wonderful fishing and scenery that Christmas Island (Kiribati) has to offer the fly fisherman.

Juvenile Stonefly Nymph

A fly tying video showing how to tie an Juvenile Stonefly. This nymph pattern is meant to imitate a stonefly that is one year old and about half of its eventual size at maturity.

Epoxy Mysis Shrimp

A fly tying video showing how to tie an Epoxy Mysis Shrimp. This is the most effective, clear Mysis Shrimp I know.

EP Tarantula Crab

EP Tarantula Crab Permit Saltwater Fly Tying Instructions

Starling Nymph

Fly tying video showing how to tie a soft hackle pattern using starling hackle. This simple nymph pattern is very effective for trout.

Dutch pike fly fishing

Pike Flyfishing in the Dutch polders

Desert Storm Midge

Desert Storm Midge Fly Tying Directions and Instructions

Spring Thaw

The guys from Southern Utah Fly Fishing hit the stream to shoot some video and catch fish!

Flutter stone

Detailed fly tying instruction

Adult Yellow Sally Nymph

This short fly tying video shows how to tie an Adult Yellow Sally Stonefly that has been washed under. I fish this bead head nymph pattern nearly all summer long, from June to August.

Fall Special

A short fly tying video showing how to tie a Fall Special Nymph. This bead head fly is tied using a #16 nymph hook, but this simple pattern can be tied to match the hatch.

Elk Hair Caddis

Beginner's Fly Tying Series, Episode 12, Elk Hair Caddis, Holsinger's Fly ShopWe bring you this easy dry fly, the Elk Hair Caddis.

Rainbow Popper

Fishing poppers for trout is a lot of fun. Exciting takes guaranteed! Learn how to tie an easy popper pattern in this video.

One armed Wooly Bugger

Try this at home! It might be your ordinary Woollt Bugger, but it's tied with one hand. The tyer - Josh Williams - is missing one arm.

The Shrymph

Step by step tying instructions for my favorite panfish fly. I generally tie with two goals in mind: Must be easy to tie, and must be a productive fly.

Trout Love part five

Fly Fishing For Trout - Small Stream

Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph

This fly tying video shows a simple way to tie a Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph. This nymph is known the world over and will always catch trout for the rest of time.

Emerging Caddis

When a caddis hatch is happening the emerging pupa is very vulnerable.

Baby Rainbow Streamer

Here's one of our favorite streamer patterns here at holsingersflyshop.com. this is and awesome pattern I picked up on the stream a while back and have caught lots of fish on it since.

Awesome Possum Nymph

Here's another great nymph pattern from holsingersflyshop.com, I fish this pattern as a nymph and wet wet fly with success both ways.

Utah's Marauder

My marauder has been severing me well on many outings. Have fun tying and fish it. :)

Forgotten Classics with Don Bastian Weekend of March 22 - 24, 2013

Come out for an exclusive weekend getaway tying classic flies with Don Bastian at Dream Corners B'nB in Fergus. The weekend will start early Friday...

Wiggle Nymph

Here is a way to tie a wiggle nymph, its rather simple and the fly is effective for many hatches, but here I tie one that i use for hendrickson hatches.

Tups indispensable flymph

Here is a flymph I put together some time ago, its based off of tups indispensable. It has served me very well, and I hope it will do the same for you.

Royal flymph

Here is a flymph i tie and fish, it is of coarse based off a royal coachman. Tie some up and fish'em.

Blue wing olive (bwo) variant

This pattern can be tied in a multitude of color combos, just change the hackle color, and thread colors. Great for small mayflies.

What to look for when buying...

This article is about buying fly-tying materials

Rogue Stonefly

This stonefly is buggy, hairy and crazy enough to sport the Rogue name. Music: Luminous by Broke for Free.

Exmouth Fly Fishing

Exmouth, Western Australia, one of the greatest fishing destinations on the planet. This is a show-reel of what it's like to live and fish in a World Heritage listed Marine Park.

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