“Weekday fly tying nights are simple to organize and have an incredible atmosphere in which people are relaxed, eager to learn, and excited to teach newcomers to the sport of fly fishing how to tie their own flies. We urge you to create something like this in your own community and continue spreading the love of fly fishing through education. And beer.”
Author Archives: Paul Beel
#somestreamerchick episode 7: Fly Tying Night
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Snowflake Sculpin
John Collins ties his Snowflake Sculpin for Tightline Production’s latest fly tying video.
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Classic Salmon flies from here and there
Feast your eyes on these beauties!
tied by Brian Williams
tied by Bent Arild Mathiesen
tied by Christophe Chadeau
tied by Junji Ichimura
tied by Klaus Woggon
married wings by Robert Delisle
Owenmore tied by James F Goggans
tied by Ryan Houston
tied by Stuart Hardy
tied by Yasuhiro Ogasawara
Balanced Flashback Pheasant Tail – Philip Rowley
In recent year’s balanced flies have had an incredible impact on me, both at the vise and on the water. A gold bead Pheasant Tail Nymph is one of my “go to” stillwater patterns. Although a proven producer in its original form, the Pheasant Tail is a pattern that also benefits from a balanced makeover.
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Reece’s Beefcake Beetle – Bob Reece
My name is Bob Reece. I am a 34 year old, full time Jr. High Science teacher in Cheyenne Wyoming. I work with the Cheyenne branch of Project Healing Waters and run a fly fishing club for 7th and 8th grade students at my school. I have been fly fishing and tying my own flies for twenty three years. I am a contract fly tyer for the Orvis Company. They’ll have five of my patterns out in their 2016 lineup. In addition to this I write articles for Fly Fusion Magazine. During my summers I guide for North Park Anglers in Walden, Colorado and for the Brush Creek Ranch in Saratoga, Wyoming.
Follow Bob’s Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/ThinAirAngler
During certain times of the year terrestrial insects make up a significant portion of food resources for many fish species. Beetles make up a significant percentage of these terrestrials and are often over looked by many anglers in light of the plethora of grasshopper patterns that dominate the terrestrial market. I wanted to create a beetle pattern that accurately imitated the underside of the natural, the side that fish see. By using Wapsi Loco Beetle Green foam on the underbody I was able to accurately imitate the texture, segmentation and body structure of the natural. The white indicator foam is highly visible in most situations. For those bright sunny days where white can be harder to see, I carry an orange sharpie in my vest that I use to change the color of the indicator. It has become a highly effective pattern for my clients and for myself during our terrestrial season in Wyoming and Colorado.
Micro Chaos Hopper aka Bob Hopper
In this fly tying video, Walter Wiese for Park’s Fly Shop ties a Micro Chaos Hopper. The Micro Chaos or Bob Hopper was Parks’ Fly Shop’s most effective hopper pattern in the Yellowstone area during the 2012 season. It is substantially smaller than most hopper patterns (#14, less than an inch long) but is easy to see, durable, and floats well. The pink color presented here is the most popular color variation, but try it in other colors as well.
TFP PMD Cripple
The TFP Cripple was created because Missouri River fish tend to eat dead, crippled, and rusty PMD’s much better than bright yellow duns. The problem with a lot of the cripples that we had in the bins, even the CDC variations, tend to be way overdressed and when fished among a bunch of naturals didn’t even looks remotely convincing. So we came up with this cripple to have a low profile, be sparse, still float, and be visible. We have antron added to the tail, ice dub in front, and deer hair on the crippled wing. At first we thought the deer hair would over power the fly, but after using a lot of different wing materials, if you actually watch the fly on the water it is the least overpowering of any material as long as you use the deer sparsely on the fly. The deer hair also repels water and floats much better than many alternatives. If you want to fool picky trout during the summer PMD hatch, this is a worthy option.
Materials:
1 extra-long standard dry fly hook
70 Ultra Thread – Brown
Wood Duck
Mcflylon – Copper
Turkey biot – Brown
Deer hair
Grizzly hackle
UV Ice Dub – Light Yellow
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Contents of Tail Fly Fishing Magazine issue 21
If you haven’t checked out this issue of Tail Fly Fishing Magazine yet, here are some stories to entice you to do so!
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