Flies

Tying Tuesday: Picky Eater

This week's Tying Tuesday features an interesting little nymph from Charlie Craven, called the Picky Eater. As its name implies, this bug should help put fish in the net when it feels like they're refusing everything else in your box.

Tying Tuesday: The World's Easiest Fly

This week's edition of Tying Tuesday features a pattern that Cheech over at Fly Fish Food calls "the easiest fly in the world." I've always thought of the zebra midge as the easiest, but this little brassie technically requires fewer materials, so perhaps it really is the world's simplest fly. Regardless, you'll learn a great technique for tying these bugs...

Tying Tuesday: Light Olive Flymph

This week's edition of Tying Tuesday features a pattern that's completely new to me - the Light Olive Flymph. A flymph is a combination of a traditional wet fly and a nymph. Davie McPhail ties up an exceptional example of this style of fly, and it's something I'm eager to try here in the Rockies.

Tying Tuesday: Parachute March Brown

It's about the time of year to start thinking about tying (and fishing) March Browns, which is the fly we're featuring this week on Tying Tuesday. The folks at Savage Flies do a wonderful job explaining this pattern, and getting me excited to fish something other than midges soon!

Tying Tuesday: CDL Peacock Caddis

The folks over at Savage Flies have put together a great tutorial for tying an easy beginner caddis dry fly - the CDL Peacock Caddis. As someone who's not a beginner tier but still struggles with tying an elk hair caddis (I can get elk hair to behave on a variety of patterns just fine; on a caddis, though, I can never get it to look right), this is a...

Tying Tuesday: Dorsey's Top Secret Baetis

This week's edition of Tying Tuesday comes to us from Fly Fisherman Magazine. Charlie Craven shows you how to tie a pattern that needs little introduction - Pat Dorsey's Top Secret Baetis.

How to Choose the Right Popper Fly

It might still be February, but early summer fishing will be here before we know it. And if your fishing revolves around bass, then you need to read this recent story from Joe Cermele over at Field & Stream. He breaks down everything you need to know about fishing with poppers.

Tying Tuesday: The Easy Yellerhammer Nymph

In this week's Tying Tuesday, Matt O'Neal of Savage Flies ties the Easy Yellerhammer Nymph. This is an old pattern that's likely been fished by Smoky Mountain fly anglers in some variation since the mid-1800s.

Tying Tuesday: The Trip Saver

This week's edition of Tying Tuesday features a pattern called the Trip Saver, from the folks over at Mainely Flies. I know a few flies that are personal "trip savers" but this one looks like it's worth having in your box.

Barbed vs Barbless Hooks

In his most recent Q&A article, Dom Swentosky over at Troutbitten tackles the great debate between barbed and barbless hooks. We've long heard that barbless hooks are better for the fish, but is that actually true? You can find out what Dom thinks here.