Dry Flies
Fly tying videos and fly pattern recipes demonstrating how to tie dry flies.
[Video] How to Tie Catskill Flies
Seeing this video of and blogger Matt Grobert tying a Catskill-style dry fly, here a Hendrickson, brought back fond memories. Trips to the Beaverkill River in the Catskills region of New York State with my Dad and brother some 25 years ago where a highly anticipated event. Up before dawn for the 2-hour ride to Roscoe, New York, a town dubbed “Trout Town USA”, seemed to take forever but were always worth it. Our first stop in town was usually at the Little Store, a general store of sorts, to stock up on flies and see what was hatching. Back [...]
Categories: Dry Flies Tags: Beaverkill River, Caddis Chronicles, fly tying video, Matt Grobert, New York fly fishing, Tightline Productions
[Video] Tying a Green Royal Coachman by Davie McPhail
Davie McPhail demonstrates how to tie a Green Royal Coachman dry fly is this fly tying video tutorial. Why green? Why not. It looks great and it’s a little different from all those red ones. I’m game.
Categories: Dry Flies Tags: Davie McPhail, fly tying video
[Video] Mother’s Day Caddis by Craig Mathews
Craig Mathews of Blue Ribbon Flies demonstrates how to tie a hackled Iris Caddis for the ever popular Mother’s Day Caddis hatch. This pattern works great in heavy water, as an attractor and in dry-dropper rigs because it floats so well. Craig’s tip of winding the peacock herl around the thread is a good one, as it helps reinforce the peacock herl and makes for a more durable fly. Material List Hook: Tiemco 100, Size 14-16 Thread: UTC 70 Body: Peacock Herl Wing: Widow’s Web by Montana Fly Co. Shuck: Z-lon, Caddis Gold (color) Thorax: Ice Dub, Pheasant Tail or [...]
Categories: Dry Flies, Fly Tying Tags: caddis pattern, Craig Mathews, Iris Caddis, Mother's Day Caddis
Epeorus Improved Sparkle Dun by Craig Mathews
Fly Tying Video by Blue Ribbon Flies Craig Mathews demonstrates how to tie an Improved Sparkle Dun, an Epeorus mayfly imitation, which is a popular pattern on the Madison River and many famed rivers in the greater Yellowstone National Park area including Yellowstone River, Slough Creek, Gallatin River, Lamar River, Soda Butte Creek. Material List Hook: TMC 2488, size 14-16 Thread: Uni-Thread 8/0, Primrose Wing: Comparadun Deer Hair Backing Wing / Trailing Shuck: Zelon Thorax: Superfine Dubbing Featured Fly Tying Material Enjoy!
Categories: Dry Flies, Fly Tying Tags: Blue Ribbon Flies, Craig Mathews, Epeorus, mayfly dun, Sparkle Dun
[Video] Little Black Stonefly by Hans Stephenson
Fly Tying Video by Dakota Angler & Outfitter In the Black Hills of South Dakota the dry fly season starts in earnest with the hatches of little black stoneflies starting in March and continuing to May. If you fish Rapid Creek, Spearfish Creek, and Castle Creek in particular, keep your eye out for this often prolific hatch that fish go crazy over. This little black stonefly pattern will fool even the most selective fish. Little Black Stonefly Material List Hook: Diiachi 1100 size 16-20 or TMC 100 Tail: Moose body Abdomen: Spirit River Fine & Dry March Brown or Nature [...]
Categories: Dry Flies, Fly Tying Tags: dry fly, Hans Stephenson, stoneflies, trout flies
[Video] The 2-Fly Dry by Rich Strolis
Fly Tying Video Rich Strolis demonstrates how to tie his 2-Fly Dry, a three step surface pattern that can imitate stoneflies and caddis flies on the top of the waters surface. This fly rides flush in the film and fools even the wariest of trout. 2-Fly Dry Material List Hook: TMC 100, size 10 – 20 Thread: UTC 70 Body: 2mm foam Wing 1: Hi Vis Wing 2: CDC Hackle: Hen Cape Featured Fly Tying Materials Enjoy!
Categories: Dry Flies, Fly Tying Tags: caddis, caddis flies, dry fly, Rich Strolis, stoneflies, trout flies
[Video] Hebgen Lake Callibaetis Spinner
Craig Mathews of Blue Ribbon Flies demonstrates how to tie a Callibaetis Deer Hair Spinner that is killer on Hebgen Lake outside of Yellowstone National Park. I bet it’ll work pretty good in your neighborhood too. Material List Hook: TMC 100, size #14 – #16 Thread:Danville 6/0 Body: Callibaetis Superfine dubbing Wing:Compardun Deer Hair Tail: Grizzly Hackle Enjoy! Need fly tying material? Check out the FFR Fly Shop. With over 65,000 items in stock, we’ve got what you need.
Categories: Dry Flies, Fly Tying Tags: Callibaetis, Craig Mathews, fly tying video, Hebgen Lake, Yellowstone National Park
[Video] Tying the Hopper Juan
Ah the sounds of summer time. Crickets, peepers, grasshoppers, big brown trout they make such lovely sounds. What? You don’t think big brown trout make lovely sounds? They do when they are jaw slapping the snot out of grass hoppers! In honor of this glorious time of the year, we feature the Juan Ramirez signature Hopper Juan in this Friday Thursday Night Fly Tying Video. How to Tie the Hopper Juan Well, I’d love to say it’s easy. Juan sure does make it look so. But for me, there’s a 3 beer minimum before I can get anything that involves [...]
Categories: Dry Flies, Fly Tying, Terrestrials Tags: fly tying video, grasshopper patterns, Hopper Juan, Juan Ramirez
[Video] Tying a PMD Sparkle Dun
Continuing our mini-series on Pale Morning Dun fly patterns, our Friday Night Tying Video features the PMD Sparkle Dun developed by Craig Mathews of Blue Ribbon Flies. Tips on Tying PMD Sparkle Dun As Craig points out in the video, selecting the proper deer hair is critical to tying this pattern properly. The short deer hair fiber with black tips that Craig describes comes from the leg of the deer and is commonly known as Comparadun hair. Comparadun hair is solid rather than hollow making it finer and easier to tie in. Material List Hook: TMC 100 #16-20 Thread: Danville [...]
Categories: Dry Flies, Emergers, Fly Tying Tags: Comparadun, Pale Morning Dun Patterns, PMD Sparkle Dun
[Video] Tying Bob Jacklin’s Green Drake
Bob Jacklin, author of numerous books on fly fishing Yellowstone National Park, shows us how to tie his favorite Western Green Drake in our Friday Night Fly Tying Video brought to us by The Weekly Fly. Yellowstone Area Green Drake Hatch If you are heading out to fish the Henry’s Fork or other rivers in the greater Yellowstone National Park area, you’ll want a few Green Drake dry flies in your quiver. While the Green Drake hatch can be fickle at times, if you catch it right it can be a glorious event. Bob Jacklin knows this well and shares [...]
Categories: Dry Flies, Fly Tying Tags: Bob Jacklin, Green Drake, Henry's Fork, Yellowstone National Park
