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Wrapping Soft Hackle

This quick video illustrates how to prepare and wrap a feather to create a soft hackle. The procedure for wrapping...

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10 Tips for Tying Better Dry Flies

When constructing a dry fly, making a pattern as light as possible so it tends to stay on the water’s...

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A Better Way to Tie Mayfly Wings

Theodore Gordon began fishing dry flies on the rivers of the Catskill Mountains — the Beaverkill, Willowemoc, Delaware, Esopus, and...

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Tying the Timberline Emerger

Sometimes the simplest flies catch more fish. Al and Gretchen Beatty show how to tie modern versions of timeless wet...

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FROM THE VAULT: Crazy Collars

Using patterns worthy of catching wild fish. [by Russ Forney]

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QUICK FLY: Classic Yellow May

I’ve chosen a classic wet fly, the Yellow May, to illustrate the usefulness of a pinch loop. I am tying...

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