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Tying Tuesday: Mayflies, Midges, and Shrimp

I'm definitely dreaming of warmer weather for this week's Tying Tuesday. You'll get treated to a nice little mayfly pattern, perfect for tossing on early spring hatches. Then, you'll learn about a midge (which, admittedly, you could use right now), and that's followed up by an interesting shrimp pattern for anyone looking to chase permit and bonefish while...

Tying Tuesday: Confidence Flies

Tying Tuesday is back and ready for some more trout-focused goodness! A theme throughout the flies I selected for this week's post is the confidence anglers have in them. Tim Cammisa swears by the X-Caddis, the folks at Mainely Flies love the Squiggle, and Higa's SOS is the definition of a confidence fly. It's an interesting concept to think about, in that...

Tying Tuesday: Euro Nymphs and More!

The first Tying Tuesday of 2025 features a few lessons on critical tying skills, along with a time-tested pattern and an interesting Euro nymph. It's been too cold to fish in my neck of the woods, and I know I'll be spinning up a few of these flies this week while I wait for warmer weather. The first pattern this week is from Davie McPhail, one of the most...

Tying Tuesday: Trout Flies Galore!

This week's Tying Tuesday is trout focused, but this is also the time of year that trout fishing really slows down, and many of us are spending hours at the vise in preparation for next season. You'll find a great stonefly dry in this week's collection of tutorials, along with a hex pattern, and a sculpin that I think looks deadly. Yes, it's winter, but...

Tying Tuesday: Lights, Midges, and Streamers

For this week's Tying Tuesday, we have two new fly patterns, and a video about different fly tying lights. Picking up a good light can make a huge difference in how long, and effectively, you're able to tie flies. The one I have is some of the best money I've ever spent. After that, you'll get treated to a nice midge pattern and a fun streamer! We start...

Tying Tuesday: Nymphs and Zonkers

This week's Tying Tuesday features an interesting array of patterns, and in particular, one of the more unique flies I've seen in a long time. The Super Mottle nymph from Tim Flagler looks like something I'll tie a lot of this winter. Up first this week is the latest installment of the Fly Tying Skill Builder series from Fly Fish Food. In this video, you'll...

Tying Tuesday: Simplest Parachute Mayfly

We've got an interesting group of flies for this week's Tying Tuesday. Of particular note is the most interesting Pheasant Tail variation I think I've ever seen. There's also "the simplest parachute mayfly pattern" and a fun bugger, as well. Have fun tying, and stay warm when testing out these flies! Up first is a fly from Tom Jarman Fishing, who I don't...

Tying Tuesday: Streamers Galore!

This week's Tying Tuesday is streamer-heavy, but that's to be expected given the time of year. You'll learn how to put together a Fish Skull River Creature, and Cheech's secret Complex Twist bugger. You'll also get treated to a great Catskill dry fly. This first fly is from the folks at AvidMax, and it's tied from one of their kits. This one is the Fish...

Tying Tuesday: Midges, Leeches, and CDC

This week's Tying Tuesday is a diverse collection of bugs you'll probably use in the next month before things get too cold and the fishing shuts down. We start out with a CDC emerger pattern for lakes, move on to a midge emerger, and finish up with a nice little leech. Al these flies look fairly simple to tie, and look like they should put a few fish in the...

Tying Tuesday: Streamers!

This week's Tying Tuesday is streamer heavy. I guess it's that time of year! We start out with an interesting flashy minnow pattern, then move on to the most unique leech I've ever seen. We'll finish up with an ol' classic, tied up in purple. The first fly this week is a Palmer Chenille Minnow, from the folks at All Points Fly Shop + Outfitter on YouTube...