Materials list:
Hook: Standard Dry Fly
Thread: UTC 70
Tail: Dun Hackle fibers
Body: Reddish brown hackle stripped
Hackle: 2-3 dun dry fly hackles 3-4 times oversized
Category Archives: Catskill
Art Flick Dun Variant – Doug McKnight
Flies Around the Net – April 2018
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- tied by Jan Popel
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- tied by Andreas Andersson
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- tied by Andy Saunders
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- tied by Bob Reece
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- tied by Ken Capsey
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- tied by Matt Ebbers
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- tied by Brandon Bailes ; photo by Ahrex Hooks
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- tied by Dron Lee
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- tied by Brita Fordice
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- tied by both Ilias Karanzas – Oskar Gester
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- tied by Evan Kintner
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- tied by Justin Bowman
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- tied by Nome Buckman
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- tied by Mitch Moyer
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- tied by Steven Boyd
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- tied by Tony Sandrone
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- tied by Johnny Klepper
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- tied by Taylor Pisk
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- tied by Sami Timonen
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- tied by William Heresniak
Flies Around the Net – March 2018
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- Hugo Harlin
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- Ben Whalley
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- Emanuele Sorbetti Guerri
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- Brad B
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- Jeremy Miller
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- John Demuth
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- Jonathan Kiley
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- Nick Vlahos
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- Pasi Järvinen
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- Paul Monaghan
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- Paul Shurtleff
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- Peder Wigdell
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- Tradd Little
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- Mike Schmidt
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- Robert Panos
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- Roy-Tore Gjertsen
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- Michael Jensen
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- Son Tao
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- Matt Zudweg
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- Stonewell Flies – Japan
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- Stuart Foxall
Flies Around the Net – January 2018
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- tied by Aileen Lane
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- tied by Blane Chocklett
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- tied by Charles Boissonneault
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- tied by Daniel Smith
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- tied by Fred Hannie
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- tied by Hugo Harlin
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- tied by Jarid Church
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- tied by Jeremy Miller
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- tied by Joe Mathis
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- tied by Joe Rutter
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- tied by Johan Nygren
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- tied by Johnny Klepper
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- tied by Jonathan Farmer
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- tied by Jonathan Kiley
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- tied by Karl Schwartz
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- tied by Matt Beers
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- tied by Matt Grajewski
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- tied by Pasi of Back_to_the_Stream
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- tied by Paul Brown
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- tied by Paul Shurtleff
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- tied by Son Tao
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- tied by Wayne Samson
The Fly Tying of Jan Popel
Jan Popel
Hello, I’m Jan, from Germany. It has almost been 3 years since I have been tying my own flies. Over time, a passion has developed. For me it is a kind of meditation which I pursue with a lot of heart.
At this point, I would like to thank a very good friend and excellent fly tier , Paul Slaney, who gave me a lot of tips from his knowledge. I especially love the old school patterns. These patterns contain many of the basics that you can build upon.
I like to work with Calf Hair, Peacock and Deer Hair, because it is natural and can be processed very differently.
For me it is a good feeling when I can inspire other people. Because together everything is better and gives meaning to life.
Thank you Paul for your invitation to be on FrankenFly and I wish a good day to all.
Be sure to follow Jan on Instagram @jan.p72
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- Ausable Wulff
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- Hair Wing Adams
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- House and Lot
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- Humpy
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- Irrestible Wulff
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- King of the Water
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- Klinkhammer
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- Klinkhammer
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- March Brown Salmon Fly
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- March Browns
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- Queen of the Waters
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- Rat Faced McDougal
Flies Around the Net – July 2017
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- tied by Levi Graham
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- tied by Tim Sickles
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- tied by Son Tao
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- tied by @Southern_Style_Flies
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- tied by Rupert Harvey
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- tied by Oskar Gester
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- tied by Matt Ebbers
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- tied by Matt Callies
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- tied by Kenneth Giese Hejnfelt – photo by Ahrex
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- tied by Jonathan Kiley
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- tied by JMVOutdoors
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- tied by Jeff Cole
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- tied by Dustin Pack
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- tied by Drew Chicone
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- tied by Cecil Guidry
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- tied by David O’Sullivan
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- tied by BO Wentworth
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- tied by Bill Laminack
The Fly Tying of Son Tao
I recently started to notice some beautifully tied flies posted by Son Tao. After seeing a friend from Indianapolis post that he was fishing with Tao, I was surprised to learn he was here in Indiana. I contacted him and below you can read a little about him. He has also been touched by Project Healing Waters, which is a fantastic organization that help vets. In a very short time, you can see by the photos, that Son has skills! Check out his work below!
From Son Tao:
“I’m 44 years old and currently live in Indianapolis, Indiana. I grew up in Pennsylvania but have bounced around for the past 16 years since I am active duty Army. My current rank is Master Sergeant.
I’ve been tying for 14 months now. I was first introduced to tying by a Korean War vet as a way to deal with post traumatic stress. I’ve been deployed 5 times and have seen some unimaginable horrors around the world. After dealing with numerous surgeries and the horrors of war, I was in a dark place. Fly tying provided me with an avenue to escape those memories. It relaxes my mind and focuses my attention in a positive way.
Other than that, I thoroughly enjoy tying classic patterns. I’m a history nerd and find the story behind Flies as interesting as fly fishing itself. So when I got started, I naturally was drawn to Catskill style dry flies.”
Stimulator with Elk wing
Fan Wing Ginger Quill
Lady Benson
Foam Back Humpy
Size 20 Griffith Gnats
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- Betsy Cross
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- Blonde Wulff
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- Copper John
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- Cow Turd Fly
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- Extended Body Brown Drake
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- Fan Wing Lady Beaverkill
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- Fan Wing Patriot
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- Grizzly Variant – Catskill fly
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- Grizzly Wulff
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- Hacklestacker
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- Lacey Stephan variation
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- Olive Crackleback
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- Parachute Coffin Fly
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- Patriot Stimulator
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- Pheasant Tail Nymph
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- Quill Parachute
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- Royal Wulff and Ausable Wulff
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- Scud
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- Simple Iso Pattern
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- size 20 Trico Parachute
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- The Quack
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- The Mary Dette
Filed under Catskill, Classic, Dry Fly, nymphs, Trout flies
Joe Fox ties a Catskill style Red Quill
NOTE: I’ve had the honor of tying flies for Dette Trout Flies and Joe is a pleasure to work with. It’s awesome to be able to tie for a fly shop with so much history surrounding it.
-Paul
Joe Fox of Dette Trout Flies in Roscoe, NY, demonstrates how he ties a classic Catskill style Red Quill dry fly.
