Flies

This week's Tying Tuesday starts off with a tutorial on how to tie with deer hair (a skill I desperately need to develop). Then, we learn about an interesting mayfly pattern, and end with a great caddis larva nymph. These flies should all have a spot in your box this fall, and I know tying them will keep me busy if the weather is too foul for fishing. Up...

This week's Tying Tuesday is decidedly fall-themed, with a nice mayfly spinner pattern, and an October caddis in the lineup. We end with a great tutorial on a Woolly Bugger (which I've never been able to tie quite to my satisfactions), and I reckon each of these flies deserves a spot in your box this fall. Up first is a neat little fly from Charlie Craven...

This week's Tying Tuesday is fully fall-flavored, with a fantastic mayfly dun that is screaming to be fished during the late-season blue-wing hatches. Then we have two nymphs, one of which is stillwater-focused, and another that's a variant of a tried-and-true nymph. Up first is this spectacular little mayfly pattern from Davie McPhail, which he calls the...

With fall right around the corner, it's time to fill your fly box with the flies fish want to eat. Among those are caddis and mayfly imitations, and we have two great patterns for those bugs in this week's Tying Tuesday. We've also got a great little wet fly pattern, since fall is an ideal time to swing those flies. Starting us off this week is a fall wet...

With fall right around the corner, this week's Tying Tuesday focuses on patterns that you can run out and use right now. From a jigged trout streamer, to a deadly simple mayfly pattern, to an interesting soft hackle, the only thing we're missing is a good nymph. Leading off this week is Egan's Poacher, a wonderful little jigged trout streamer, tied by...

This week's Tying Tuesday features the most interesting leech pattern I've ever seen, a simple foam beetle, and a caddis nymph that looks deadly! These are fairly trout-centric bugs, but there's no reason they wouldn't work for other fish, too. The leech, in particular, looks like it'd be a good bass and carp fly. To start us off is a pattern from a channel...

I can't believe August is almost over. This summer has absolutely flown by, and I hope you've been able to get out on the water. As we shift into fall, our tying habits probably change a bit, as you can see from this week's Tying Tuesday. We start out with a tutorial on The Shady Accountant, a streamer developed by the Down South Fly Fishing channel, move...

This week's Tying Tuesday features a more eclectic group of patterns, but they all look like they should fish. From a nice wet fly, to one of the better crane fly dries I've seen, these flies just might find their way into your box this fall. Up first is a wet fly from Mainely Flies. This soft hackle is one they dub the "Holy Grail." With a name like that...

The folks over at Fly Fish Food lead us off on this week's edition of Tying Tuesday, where Curtis breaks down the must-have flies for the rest of summer fishing in 2024. We're also treated to a midge/caddis/beetle imitation, along with a great stonefly nymph. These are the top 10 patterns Fly Fish Food reckons you need to have in your box for rest of summer...

This week's Tying Tuesday is heavy on streamers, but these patterns should all put fish in the net. We've got a flounder streamer that looks like it'd work for bass, a smallmouth streamer, and a chironomid pattern, as well. Up first is the Flounder Snack, a great little streamer pattern from Tim Flagler. Tim uses this fly to fish for flounder in the salt...