Once I was a salmonfly… Image by miss grunzke …now I’m just a crinkley shell With the Salmonfly hatch in full swing on many of our western US rivers I thought I’d pay homage to the great winged beasts with this week’s Friday Night Fly Tying Video. In case you have not had the chance [...]
[Video] How to Tie a Tungsten Jig
Posted on May 14, 2010 by Ken Sperry in Fly Tying, Nymphs
I have to admit when I came across this week’s Friday Night Fly Tying Video by Chris Michels of Creek Addict I was a little embarrassed. I often use jigs for bass and panfish but I don’t normally think of using Tungsten jigs for trout, at least not on a fly rod. Used extensively in [...]
[Video] It’s Hendrickson Fly Time
Posted on April 16, 2010 by Ken Sperry in Fly Tying, Nymphs
It’s Hendrickson fly time here in the mid-Atlantic states of the US so for the next few weeks we’ll feature Hendrickson fly patterns including nymphs, emergers, soft hackles, duns and spinners. In tonight’s Friday Night Fly Tying Video by Davie McPhail we feature the Hare’s Ear nymph, an all-time classic that makes an excellent Hendrickson [...]
[Fly Tying Video] Charlie Craven’s Pheasant Tail Nymph
Posted on October 16, 2009 by Ken Sperry in Fly Tying, Nymphs
Charlie Craven shows us how to tie a perfect pheasant tail nymph in less than two minutes. Want to know his secret? Practice Makes Perfect You got it – practice! Charlie is a professional fly tier who has perfected his skills by tying up to 20 dozen trout flies a day and has been tying [...]
[Video] Torrey’s Improved Hares Ear
Posted on October 9, 2009 by Ken Sperry in Fly Tying, Nymphs
How do you improve one of the most versatile and effect fly fishing nymphs ever created? Just ask Torrey Collins and Aaron Jasper who demonstrates how to tie the Improved Hare’s Ear nymph in this fly tying video tutorial. It’s All in the Fly Dubbing Torrey Collins is a self-proclaimed fly dubbing fanatic and when [...]
Fly Tying Nymphs – A Video Collection
Posted on October 3, 2009 by Ken Sperry in Fly Tying, Nymphs
Here a nymph, there a nymph, nymphs everywhere! You’d be smart to start fishing and fly tying nymphs, too! Why Nymphs? Well because nymphs are everywhere and guess what, nymphs make up the majority of a trout’s diet – a vast majority. It’s been said 90 percent of the time trout feed below the water’s [...]
Killer Fly Patterns
Posted on September 13, 2009 by Ken Sperry in Fly Tying, Nymphs
We’ve added some killer fly patterns to our growing collection of fly tying videos including this Rubber Leg Stonefly by Aaron Jasper of Trout Predator Online. East vs. West Traditionally thought of as a Western style fly, this simple fly pattern is equally effective on streams in the Eastern US and turned my day around [...]
Article Directory
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[Fly Tying Video] Tying a Caddis Nymph Pupa by Davie McPhail
June 27, 2009
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Hare’s Ear Nymph by Davie McPhail
January 15, 2011
- [Video] Killer Mayfly Nymph by Hans Stephenson March 1, 2011
- [Video] Tying a Bunny Leech by Davie McPhail April 16, 2011
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[Video] Chimarra Caddis Larva
February 3, 2012
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[Video] BWO Soft Hackle by Johhny Utah
January 27, 2012
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[Video] Rosenbauer’s Lucky Rabbit Foot Emerger
January 20, 2012
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[Video] Davy Wotton Cinnamon & Brown Emerger Caddis (Variant)
January 13, 2012
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[Video] Tying a Green Royal Coachman by Davie McPhail
January 6, 2012
