To catch trout on freestone streams, you have to understand the different types of rivers, the influences of the seasons, and the effects of weather.
Fly tying video gallery tutorials for nymph patterns - step-by-step instructions on fly tying some of the best nymph flies, tying tips and techniques.
Check out these 10 baetis nymph patterns you need to try. Whether you’re a newbie angler, or you want guidance on your next fly purchase, this is for you!
Check out these 10 baetis nymph patterns you need to try. Whether you’re a newbie angler, or you want guidance on your next fly purchase, this is for you!
The best subsurface flies for rivers and lakes around the world Over 50 essential nymph patterns Detailed tying instructions, insights into material preparation, and tricks of the trade from one of the country's best tiers
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If you fish in still water, whether it be for trout or panfish, damselflies are usually on the menu. With almost 3,000 species worldwide, chances are your home water has a few!
Scud has been made from a mix of different dubbings, first of all it was the Polar Dub (Hareline brand), which has an interesting structure i.e. is slightly transparent when wet and bit of a great scud's dubbing - the Sow Scud (Wapsi brand).
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Fly anglers are well aware of the importance of dragonfly and damselfly nymphs, but often neglect the airborne adults version of these insects. The adult forms of damsel and dragonflies are strong fliers, and are rarely available to trout or bass since they don’t fall in the water all that often. That being said, they ... Read more
3-minute fly is a 6-part series by John Zimmerman of Casting For Hope and Upper Creek Angler. Trees, rocks, big fish – they don’t care you spent half an hour on that perfectly tied fly. I know because I’ve pleaded with them to give me back my precious flies before. Deaf ears! I’ve been on a quest the last several years
I personally have the most experience fishing with baetis nymphs on the Lower Sacramento River below Redding here in Northern California. S...
Articulate Jiggling Nymph This is another nymph pattern that spin off from the Jiggling Damsel that tie few years back... instead of using velvet rope as the abdomen, this pattern put in a wire shank to build the abdomen. weight it at the hook with lead wire and a small bead-chain.... suggest to make it slightly heavy as I would like it to bounce at the bottom with the hook point up. You can play with darker chenille colour to create giant stonefly nymph in dark olive, grey of dark brown.. or even try in chartreuse colour too. you can also make the abdomen wider so it looks like a dragonfly nymph... I always like to put in a hot spot ( orange colour ) to attract more attention Material List: Jig Hook Scud back Semperfli Micro Suede Chennile UV dubbing SLF dubbing Goose and turkey biot Pheasant tail fibers lead wire and black bead-chain hard wire, 12lbs Mono line and markers Deer Creek UV resin hard 3M surgical tape Picture step by step tying instruction: Part 1 of the tutorial - building the abdomen Prepare the hard wire shank Use 3M surgical tape to create the taper profile of the abdomen Now tie in the Scud back at the end of the wire Put in the hot spot Tie in the Micro Suede Chenille Tie in a pair of Goose biots Wind in the chenille Tie down the materials Trim the materials Colour the chenille some finished abdomen and the materials Now part 2 of the tutorial.. Put in the jig hook slanted Tie in the 12lbs mono line Now remove the hook and put in the abdomen thru the hook and mono line tie down the mono line and create a small loop... this step is to secure the abdomen Turn the hook over, wind in some lead wire and then cover it with 3M surgical tape, flatten the wire ( the surgical tape will hold the lead wire ) Tie in the bead-chain Now tie in some UV dubbing Add some SLF dubbing Tie in the scud back Prepare 3 pairs of knot Turkey biots legs Tie in the turkey biots legs Wind in some dubbing to split the legs Fold the scud back over and tie down Drop some UV resin on the scud back... cure it with UV light Done ...Cheers and happy tying...
Fly tying video gallery tutorials for nymph patterns - step-by-step instructions on fly tying some of the best nymph flies, tying tips and techniques.
This quick and easy to tie stonefly nymph pattern helps you fill your fly box quickly and gives you a pattern for late winter and spring steelhead fishing. Add an optional epoxy wingcase for those …
Tying Frank Sawyer Killer Bug. Classic Grayling pattern. Step by Step tutorial by Barry Ord Clarke
