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elk hair caddis

Elk-Hair Caddis

Al Troth is well known as a western fly fishing guide, and he achieved fame with his terrific patterns. One...

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margaree bug

Margaree Bug

This week’s fly tying video gives a little glimpse into Tim Flagler’s childhood as he takes us to Cape Breton...

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Nontypical Bobbins Worth Considering

If you’re new to tying and are just acquiring what you need to start making flies, you will begin with...

black ghost special

Black Ghost Special

Bucktail streamers have been largely—and unfairly—forgotten. Fancy feather-wing streamers are not so common as they once were, but they have...

black marabou pattern

Black Marabou Muddler

Black deer hair flies have been used for decades here in Scandinavia for night fishing in salt water for sea...

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muddler minnow

Muddler Minnow

by David Klausmeyer Sometime around 1936, Don Gapen, of Anoka, Minnesota, lashed a concoction of commonly available ingredients—deer hair, slips...

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