Flies

Do you want to start tying your own flies but don't know where to start? Fear not, Charlie Craven—of Charlie's Fly Box in Arvada, Colorado—has got you covered. He walks you through the tools and resources you need to kick off your passion for lashing fur, feathers, and synthetics to hooks.

This week’s Tying Tuesday features four flies meant to get down to where the fish are this time of year, whether you're on a trout river or a tropical flat. We kick things off with a colorful midge pattern that's sure to grab the attention of even the most sluggish trout. Then we've got a Soft Hackle version of the Egg-Sucking Leech, which takes advantage...

This week’s Tying Tuesday features four frizzy flies that make use of a variety of dubbings, hairs, and feathers. We kick things off with a caddisfly pattern from McFly Angler that sports turkey-slip wings to achieve a lifelike profile and a white parachute post for visibility. Next, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions serves up a Driftless Area classic...

If you want to catch more trout on lakes, learning how to fish scuds effectively is a game changer. In this great video from Fly Fish Food, Curtis Fry breaks down everything you need to know about fishing scuds in stillwater—from how they move and where trout feed on them, to the best fly patterns, retrieves, and setups for different conditions. Whether...

In this week's Tying Tuesday, we're serving up three very different patterns that will be effective in a variety of situations. We kick things of with Lance Egan walking us through a new variation of his high-floating Corn Fed Caddis, this time featuring peacock herl for the body. Next up is the fly everyone loves to make fun of until they catch a huge...

This week’s Tying Tuesday features an interesting collection of patterns that will produce as we transition from fall into winter. We kick things off with a classic, high-floating caddisfly pattern from McFly Angler that just looks buggy. Plus, it can float and emerger or nymph is a dry-dropper setup. Next, Allen McGee shows us how to tie a fly that...

This week's Tying Tuesday features an eclectic mix of patterns that range from the traditional to the whimsical. We kick things off with a venerable dry fly created by Fran Betters. Adam of Fly Anorak walks you through the tying process, emphasizing that elegance is not the point. Next up is a very simple streamer from J.J. Murray (a.k.a. Long Rod), which...

This week’s Tying Tuesday features three effective patterns with plenty of color and action. We kick things off witha bright egg-laying caddisfly imitation from, appropriately enough, Caddis Fly Shop in Eugene, Oregon. It's a high-floating, highly visible imitation that will work well alone or with a dropper. Next up is a cool hopper pattern from Lucy, a...

This week’s Tying Tuesday features four cool patterns that will catch fish in fall, plus the videos will teach you useful tying tricks that you can use on other patterns. We kick things off with an Isonychia imitation from Gary Morin (a.k.a adkflytying) that combines two schools of Catskills dry-fly philosophy exemplified by the elegant Quill Gordon and...

With drought conditions across the Rockies, the Northeast, and the Midwest, many anglers are turning to lakes and ponds to find fishable water. In this great video, Phil Rowley shares some of his tactics for finding and catching trout in still waters, demonstrating presentations, retrieves, and the little adjustments that made the difference. To see some of...