[Fly Tying] The Ice-Pick Streamer with Fish-Skull
In this Friday Night Fly Tying Video Rich Strolis of Catching Shadows unveils his “Ice-Pick” streamer, a variation the of classic Zonker featuring the Fish-Skull which is a weighted head with a realistic looking baitfish profile. New Fly Tying Product Fish-Skull The Fish-Skull by Flymen Fishing Company won the Dealers Choice Award for the best new Fly Tying product at the 2010 International Fly Tackle Dealer Show in Denver, Colorado and Rich Strolis makes them come alive in this killer streamer pattern. Rich ties the Ice-Pick in a variety of colors including white, grizzly, olive and orange and black. Perfect [...]
Categories: Fly Tying, Steelhead Flies, Streamers Tags: fall fishing, fly tying video, Rich Strolis, steelhead, streamer
[Steelhead Flies] Rolled Muddler Minnow
Rolled Muddler Minnow This week’s Friday Night Fly Tying Video continues our mini-series on steelhead flies and features a Rolled Muddler Minnow fly pattern courtesy of Scott’s Virtual Fly Tying. The Rolled Muddler Minnow is better known as a Coho Salmon fly but finds it way onto our simple steelhead flies list because it is so versatile and can be tied to mimic a variety of baitfish that steelhead are accustomed to eating. Simply Muddler Minnow The Rolled Muddler Minnow is more sparsely tied than many Muddler Minnow patterns you see today making it a wee bit easier to tie, [...]
Categories: Fly Tying, Steelhead Flies, Streamers Tags: fly tying video, Rolled Muddler Minnow, steelhead flies, streamer
[Video] Tying the Goats Toe with Davie McPhail
Davie McPhail demonstrates in this fly tying video how to tie the famous Goats Toe, an excellent Salmon, Sea Trout and Brown Trout pattern. Goats Toe Material List Hook: Kamasan B175 size 10 Thread: Uni-Thread 8/0, black Body: Peacock Herl Wing: Peacock Neck Feather Tail: Wool, red Ribbing: Wool, red Enjoy! Need fly tying material? Check out our on-line fly shop. With over 65,000 items in stock, you might be surprised what you find.
Categories: Fly Tying, Salmon Flies, Streamers Tags: Davie McPhail, Goats Toe, Salmon flies, streamer
[Fly Tying Video] Zonker Fly by Rich Strolis
To help grow our collection of fly tying videos we’ll be featuring a new fly tying video every Friday night. Why Friday night? Well, I figured if you are looking to do some tying this weekend it might be nice to a have a new pattern to try out. Right? It is also a good time for me to write as the kids are in bed and I don’t have to get up at the crack of dawn tomorrow! Zonker Flies – Big Fish This week’s pattern come to us from Rich Stolis who ties some meaty flies and has [...]
