[Video] How to Tie a Crane Fly Larva
Tim Flagler demonstrates how to tie his version of a Crane Fly Larva in this Tightline Productions fly tying video tutorial. Crane Fly Larva Mash-Up As Tim points out in the video his Crane Fly Larva imitation is a mash-up of Frank Sawyer’s Killer Bug, the Utah Killer Bug from Tenkara Guides, the Jason Klass version of the Utah Killer bug, and Walt’s Worm by Walt Young. Wow! For a simple pattern that’s a lot of mashing! Why Tim’s Crane Fly Larva Pattern Works The secret ingredient in Tim’s Crane Fly pattern is the wool yarn he uses, Jamieson’s Shetland [...]
Categories: Fly Tying, Nymphs Tags: crane flies, crane fly, crane fly larvae, Frank Sawyer, Killer Bug, Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler, Utah Killer Bug
[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] Chimarra Caddis Larva
In this fly tying video from Tightline Productions, Matt Grobert ties his version of the Chimarra Caddis Larva, a super simple fly pattern (just the way I like them). Grobert, an and blogger, demonstrates how even such a simple pattern can make for a very attractive and imitative pattern that trout will find hard to resist. Chimarra Caddisfly The Chimarra caddisfly, also known as the little black sedge, is common to the eastern and Midwestern United States. In it’s larval stage, the Chimarra caddis is bright orange to yellow and darkens to black during emergence in the Spring (weird I [...]
Categories: Nymphs Tags: caddis larvae patterns, caddis patterns, fly tying video, Matt Grobert, Tightline Productions
[Video] Rosenbauer’s Lucky Rabbit Foot Emerger
Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions demonstrates how to tie Tom Rosenbauer’s Lucky Rabbit’s Foot Emerger in this fly tying video. What Makes it Lucky? Well it is made from a rabbit’s foot, right? Kidding aside,Tom Rosenbauer, noted author and host of the Orvis Fly Fishing Guide Podcast, developed this pattern some 20 years ago while a guide in Yellowstone National Park and to this day it’s still his go to emerger pattern. In fact, in a recent podcast where Tom named his top 12 dry flies that will catch fish “anywhere in the world”, there was only one emerger on [...]
Categories: Emergers Tags: emergers, fly tying video, Tightline Productions, Tim Flagler, Tom Rosenbauer
[Video] Tying Al’s Rat (Variant)
From Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions comes this fly tying video demonstration on how to tie Al’s Rat or a least a slight variant of orginal fly pattern (the original pattern calls for Danville monocord in lieu of the UTC 70 thread used in this video – picky I know). What Makes Al’s Rat So Effective In a nut shell, simplicity. Developed by the late Al Miller to fool finicky wild brown trout that inhabit Little Lehigh Creek in Eastern Pennsylvania, Al’s Rat is about as simple as a fly pattern can get. Al Miller, who fished and studied the [...]
Categories: Midges Tags: Al Miller, Al's Rat, fly tying video, Little Lehigh Creek, midge patterns, midge pupa, Tightline Productions
[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
