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Fly Tying Instructional Videos

First, a tip. To create flies that are far more realistic and capable of being used over and over again, use Bestway Outdoor crimped nylon as a replacement for natural furs. Try it!

Dry Flies:

Parachute Adams Pattern

Tying an Elk Hair Caddis

Tying the Royal Wulff

Tying the Logan's Hopper   PART 1   PART 2

Tying a Black Ant or Cinnamon Ant

Nymphs Videos:

Gold-ribbed Hare's Ear Nynph

Golden Bead-head Stone Fly

Zug Bug Nymph

Bead-head Prince Numph 

Pheasant Tail 

Streamers Videos:

Wooly bugger

Muddler Minnow

Marabou Streamer

Black Nosed Dance

Sculpin

Misc. Instructions & Videos:

CDC CADDIS FLY click on the picture

This simple variation of the Elk Hair Caddis is a great choice for clear, flat water and selective trout.  Carried in sizes 16 to 20, this is one of the most effective trout dry flies you can carry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Katydid click on the picture

 Mike Schmidt comments: "The Katydid is, to me, a perfect way to start off an introduction to the classic winged wet style of fly. It is a very simple and yet effective fishing pattern, and incorporates all the pieces most common to the style. The Katydid is a great pattern to work on to get down the basic techniques and tricks before moving on to more complicated patterns that incorporate such things as palmered bodies and married wings.

 

 

 

  The Black-Nosed Dace click on the picture
 Possibly its simplicity does not appeal to the eye of the fisherman, even though it does to trout.  I would suggest that those of you who enjoy this kind of fishing make up a couple, or have them made by your fly-tyer.  I do not think you will be without them after giving them a fair trial.

 

 

 

 

 Royal Coachman Wet Fly With Rolled Hackle Wing  click on the picture. As traditional as it gets, this fly has a history of more than a century and a half.  As tied here, this is a fly you'd have found in the fly boxes of an angler fishing a hundred years ago.  Fish it today, it's still a great fly!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Brassie  click on the picture
For four decades this simple fly, a pattern with just two materials, a hook and thread, has been fooling trout.  It's also a great choice for panfish and carp.  Everyone needs to carry the Brassie!

 Fly Recipes  An interactive site for fly tying instructions, videos and more. 

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