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Tying Tuesday: Squirrel Zonker, Craig's Klinkhammer, Bird's Nest Muddler, Chenille Caddis Pupa

This week's lineup runs two streamers alongside two small...

The Ultimate Streamer Set Up With Charlie Craven

Charlie talks streamer fishing in the Fall: what rods to...

Chris Krueger Ties His Mardi-Craw

The Mardi-Craw is a fly that grabs your attention and will...

Deadly Backswimmer Pattern: How to Tie the Rinse & Repeat

My Rinse & Repeat is one of my favourite subsurface...

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My 3 Most Popular Flies — How to Tie and Fish Them

Welcome to the first episode of Tie & Fish, a new fly-tying series where I demonstrate useful trout flies and...

Tying a Suspender Parachute Hopper Midge

Davie McPhail ties his Suspender Parachute Hopper Midge, leaving out the hackle and incorporating high-density foam.

Puffing Out Eggstasy for Fuller Reliable Stillwater Patterns! | Powder Puff FAB

The Powder Puff FAB is a straightforward take on a material most stillwater anglers already know well. By taking the...

How to Tie the Zug Bug - A Classic Peacock Herl Attractor Nymph

Peacock herl catches fish, and the Zug Bug is mostly peacock herl. That iridescent green-bronze body does the heavy...

Tying Tuesday: The Jigged Pheasant Tail Nymph, Marsh Rover, Fire Tiger Minnow, and the Crane Fly Daddy Long Legs

This week's flies head from trout water out to the salt and back again. First up is Charlie Craven's Jigged Pheasant...

How to Tie Crab Flies for Redfish

A good crab fly for redfish is built around three things before it is built around realism: it rides with the hook...

Mullet Run Fly Selection: Big-Profile Patterns for Fall

The best flies for the fall mullet run are wide-bodied, water-pushing patterns three to five inches long on No. 1 to...

How to Tie Deer-Hair Divers and Sliders for Bass

A deer-hair diver is a spun-and-packed floating bass bug trimmed to a tapered face and a swept-back collar, so it ducks...