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Shipman's Claret Hopper

Mar 12. 2019
Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill All-Purpose Medium size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black or Claret Tail and Head, Veniards Plastazote White Foam cut to size
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Best Cicada Bite Ever

Feb 22. 2019
Fly fishing New Zealand with big dry flies to imitate cicadas, one of the best days fishing i have had in a very long time. sight fishing big Brown and Rainbow Trout all day.
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Bar Guac Hopper

Jan 9. 2019
Terrestrial This pattern, which takes its name from the popular appetizer Guacamole, was inspired by the 'Bar Guac' special at a local fly fishing hangout.
See how to tie it here
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5 Minute Bug

Nov 30. 2018
Terrestrial This little beetle imitation is amazingly lifelike. Using few and ordinary materials, Russian tyer Dmitri Tseliaritski makes it quick and easy to tie.
See for yourself.
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Flying Mutant

Nov 18. 2018
This is a variant on one of my early melt glue patterns for a large flying Carpenter ant. A quick and very realistic pattern that is easy to master.
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All Synthetic Foam Beetle

Sep 21. 2018
Foam beetles have been around for ages, and there really isn't anything new here. In fact I am sure many people have used ice dubbing before instead of peacock hurl.
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Bane Todorovic Black Ant

Sep 13. 2018
Bulgarian Fly Fishing Fair 2018
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Foam Beetle

Aug 31. 2018
In this fly tying video, I tie a simple version of the Foam Beetle.
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Klinkhopper

Aug 28. 2018
A grasshopper tied Klinkhammer style, that has worked well for me and gives a lttle different presentation but a great footprint of a hopper.
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Simple Foam Beetle

Aug 11. 2018
Really effective Pattern in Summer & Autumn,
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Foam Ant

Aug 2. 2018
This simple foam any pattern is a great little fly to have for late summer and into the fall fly fishing season. I tie this pattern in black and a brown/red version using ginger or furnace hackle.
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The Cupboard Ant

Jul 18. 2018
Learn how to tie a highly effective ant pattern using common shelf lining material.
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Claret Shuttlecock Hopper

Jun 25. 2018
Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Medium All-Purpose size 12 Thread, Uni-8/0 Black Rib, Uni-Mylar Pearl No.14 Body, Claret Seals Fur Or Sub
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F-Fly Olive Hopper

Jun 3. 2018
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Charlie Boy Hopper Variation

May 21. 2018
This variation of the Charlie Boy Hopper makes a couple changes from Charlie Craven's original fly pattern (http://www.charl

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