Want to tie flies like a pro? Check this out.
Published in 2006, Marty Bartholomew's "Tying Flies Like a Pro"…
The Thunder Creek Emerald Shiner - fun stuff!
The Thunder Creek series created by Keith Fulsher in 1962 were…
Have you heard of the New Zealand Red Setter?
This one was new to me. It was created by New Zealander Geoff…
The Beadhead Serendipity
Originally created by Ross Marigold of Montana, the Serendipity…
What do you call this fly? The 2022 Mother's Day Streamer is here.
Our fourth episode in the 2022 Holiday Name-the-fly Contest series…
Are you ready for terrestrial season? This Klod Hopper can help.
Created by Paul Stimpson of Utah and originally called a Red…
10,000 midge pupa fans can’t be wrong.
What exactly is a chironomid, or midge? It's this thing. There…
Slaymaker's Little Brook Trout Bucktail
One of the three in Sam Slaymaker's juvenile trout series, the…
The Pellis Muskrat
Created by the late Tom Pellis of Greensburg, PA, the Pellis…
The Crinkly Legged Ant...
Probably my go-to ant pattern, this simple-to-tie fish catcher…
Dr. James Henshall and a Forgotten Black Bass Fly
Created by Dr. James Alexander Henshall, the "Apostle of the…
Not a Dave's Hopper
Created by Marcel Bouchard of Joliette, Quebec and featured in…
Knights in White Satin? (No, but this IS a Moody Blue)
This semi-forgotten fly from the Federation of Fly Fishers Pattern…
The Fluffy Nymphy Emerger Thingy, seriously
Created by noted Catskill fly tier Ted Patlen, circa 1990s, the…
The not-so-boring Falk Fly
Created by Dale LaFollette of Oregon in 1945, and named for Leo…
Half a Hog and some black beaver. This is a fun one!
The half hog is a variation of the hedgehog, a well-known Scottish…
Have you heard of the '84 Special?
I'm willing to bet this pattern is unknown to most tiers out…
A crippled midge and prospecting for nymphs
Created by Greg Carrier and featured in Raymond Scott Stetzer's…
The Crackleback - may be the best name of all.
Created by Ed Story of St. Louis in the mid-1950s, the Crackleback…
Trout love carrots. 🥕 And this Carrot Variant.
The Carrot Variant is a general attractor dry fly pattern. It's…
P.S.B.F.D.G.
Created by Rosco Coltrane of Hazzard County, Georgia, the Polar…
