[Video] Tying The Bird’s Nest
Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions and Matt Grobert, author of , team up in this fly tying video tutorial to demonstrate how to tie the Bird’s Nest, a buggy attractor trout nymph.
Categories: Fly Tying, Nymphs Tags: Bird's Nest, Matt Grobert, mayflies, Tightline Productions
[Video] Snowshoe Rabbit Sulphur Emerger
I was fishing the South Branch Raritan River in New Jersey last night and had the good fortune to catch a pretty impressive emergence of Sulphur mayflies just before dark. I had some lighter colored Fran Betters’ Usual fly patterns but I wish I had a few of the Snowshoe Rabbit Sulphur Emergers featured in this week’s Fly Night Fly Tying Video by Aaron Jasper of Trout Predator Online. 3 Key Elements of a Mayfly Emerger As Aaron points out there are 3 key elements to an effective mayfly emerger fly pattern – the nymphal shuck, the body and the [...]
Categories: Emergers, Fly Tying Tags: emerger, Fly Tying, fly tying video, mayflies, snowshoe rabbit, Sulphur
Mayfly Life Cycle: A Trout’s View
Last Friday night we kicked off our Baetis fly tying video series in anticipation of one of the most prolific mayfly hatches of the season, the Blue Winged Olives. Before we continue the series I thought it might be a good idea to do a quick review of the Mayfly Life Cycle. Fortunately for us, Ralph and Lisa Cutter produced Bugs of the Underworld a really cool DVD that provides a fascinating trout’s view of the mayfly life cycle. Mayfly Life Cycle The mayfly life cycle is rather simple progressing from an egg directly to the nymph stage and then [...]
Categories: Fly Fishing Books, Fly Tying Tags: aquatic insects, fly fishing videos, mayflies
