When I first took up fly fishing I struggled for a long time to catch fish
Category - Fly Tying
McDonald’s Killers (Craigie’s Killer)
I just received this email from Craig McDonald
Video: Tying the BWO spinner loopwing
With so many Blue Winged Olives around there are opportunities to fish the emerger and the spinner...
MayFly Madness
I just Watched the ‘Mayfly Madness’ DVD last night
UV Resin Beetle, Designed and tied by Jonathan Hoyle
While fishing one day at Bolton Abbey
Mary Copperhead Step by Step
This fly pattern has been hugely productive for me over the years.Β It was first shown to me...
Body Quills Bead Fly – Step by Step
In this fly I used the transparent nature of Hends body quills to create a segmented...
Hoyles Gem [Grannom Emerger]
Update: I have changed the title toΒ HoylesΒ Gem (G.Em for Grannom Emerger) to...
The Parrot
Here is a short video by Lindsay Simpson showing how to tie an interesting bead fly using a Macaw...
Cased Caddis Pattern
Trout love to eat cased caddis but I’ve never had much success tying flies to represent them...