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Baetis Mayfly Dun

[Video] How-to Tie a Baetis Mayfly Dun

This week’s Friday Night Fly Tying Video is brought to us by Hans Stephenson of Dakota Angler & Outfitter who shares with us his guide fly pattern imitating a Baetis Mayfly Dun. Easy Baetis Mayfly Dun Pattern I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I like easy to tie guide flies like this [...]

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[Video] Shucked Up Baetis Emerger Fly Pattern

[Video] Shucked Up Baetis Emerger Fly Pattern

Wow is all I can say about this Baetis emerger pattern by Rich Strolis of Catching-Shadows Guide Service. Rich has been on fire lately cranking out one beautiful fly pattern after another and this mayfly emerger pattern is no exception. I will definitely be tying a few of these up this weekend getting ready for [...]

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[Video] WD40 – A Killer Baetis Floating Nymph

Baetis nymphs are a bit like Superman on Kryptonite when it comes time to emerge. Rather than swimming to the surface like a bat-out-of-hell they just float to the surface buoyed by a layer of gas beneath their exoskeleton. Trapped by surface tension they float just below the water surface before popping their wing case [...]

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Glossy Back Baetis

The Baetis Are Coming, The Baetis Are Coming…

Glossy Back Baetis from Juan Ramirez on The Fly Tying Channel. In this installment of the Friday Night Fly Tying Video, Juan Ramirez takes us through tying his Glossy Back Baetis – one sweet looking fly. Hip-Hip-Hooray for Baetis Yes folks it is that time of the year when water temps are starting to edge [...]

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