Barry Ord Clarke provides detailed video instructions on tying emerger fly patterns. These tutorials will teach you how to create midge emergers and mayfly emergers with ease.
By following Barry’s expert guidance, you’ll gain the skills needed to craft your own high-quality flies that will entice fish to bite. With step-by-step instructions and clear demonstrations, you’ll be able to tie realistic and effective fly patterns in no time.
Whether you’re an experienced fly tyer or a beginner, these video instructions are perfect for honing your skills and expanding your repertoire of fly patterns. You’ll be able to create flies that closely resemble the natural insects that fish feed on, increasing your chances of success on the water.
So, if you’re looking to improve your fly tying skills and catch more fish, be sure to check out Barry Ord Clarke’s emerger flies tying videos. They are an excellent resource for any angler looking to take their fly fishing game to the next level.
A cracking fishing fly with a interesting hackling technique, both parachute and collar hackle in one. This presents a very nice footprint for an emerging mayfly and also looks extra buggy! Please give this pattern a go, you will not … Continue reading Bedraggled Emerger fly
A quick and simple tie with some unusual material choices and techniques. This is an extremely effective still water pattern that will give perfect presentation every time. Tie it in any colour and size that works for you and the … Continue reading Hangman midge pupa fly
This standard yet effective CDC midge pupa can be tied in various colour combinations and sizes. Red, grey and brown being some of the other favorites. The larger sizes are best fished static on still waters and if you omit … Continue reading CDC Midge pupa
A new series of videos for those that are new to fly tying, to accompany my new book, ‘fly tying for beginners’ out later this year. Here I am showing techniques that may look challenging, but are totally achievable with … Continue reading Fly tying for Beginners – Klinkhamer
A functional emerger midge pattern with a few nice techniques. Tie it in any size from large buzzers to the smallest hatching or cripple midges in any colour you like. A must have pattern. Midge emerger pattern recipe Hook: Partridge_Sprite … Continue reading Midge emerger
For me this is one of the very best emerger patterns that can be used for both midges and mayflies. Named after the famous 3 dollar bridge on the Maddison river this little pattern is quick to tie and a … Continue reading 3 dollar dip fly
A very beautiful little pattern that is my take on the strawman cased caddis larva pattern. All you need is natural deer hair, a single grey partridge hackle and a little patience, to create this spun deer hair bodied caddis … Continue reading Strawman fly
One of John Goddard’s lesser known but extremely effective patterns. The original JG emerger used a brown and grizzle hackle mixed for the parachute here I use only a brown dyed grizzle along with a special technique for splitting the … Continue reading John Goddard emerger variant
A superb little CDC generic mayfly emerger that ticks all the boxes when the hatch is on. Tied in most sizes and colour combinations this is one of my top trout flies. CDC mayfly emerger pattern recipe Hook: Mustad C49S … Continue reading CDC mayfly emerger
One of the legacy patterns from the late Andre Puyans. An ultra simple may fly emerger that only requires basic skill and materials. Tied correctly it will take fish just about all year round on both river and still waters. … Continue reading AP Pontoon emerger
One of my favorite Autumn patterns to fish. A soft hackle emerger that incorporates some classic materials and a couple of useful techniques. If you pull it through still water or swing it down and across stream you won’t be … Continue reading Soft hackle emerger
One fly to match them all. A simple but extremely effective cripple mayfly pattern that with a little adjustment to size and colour will produce fish in most hatches. Mayfly Cripple emerger pattern recipe Hook: Mustad C49S # 10 Tying … Continue reading Mayfly Cripple emerger
A very simple but yet effective, all CDC emerger that uses a few nice CDC techniques for a super buoyant Hi-Vis emerger. Marc Petitjean pattern MP 2100 Petitjean MP 2100 pattern recipe Hook: Mustad C49S # 10 Tying thread: Sheer … Continue reading CDC Emerger MP 2100 – Petitjean
A no hackle emerger that gives a very nice presentation of a hatching mayfly. An interesting technique that uses Para post yarn for the emerging wing and hackle. If you don’t have the Booby eyes, you can also use a … Continue reading Clarke’s No Hackle Emerger
A quick little deer hair midge fly that pushes all the buttons. Not only a great fishing pattern but also a couple of nice techniques with deer hair and a very simple CDC parachute hackle wing. Deer Hair Midge pattern … Continue reading Deer Hair Midge fly
Clarkes All Purpose Emerger is without doubt one of my absolute most productive trout & grayling patterns. Tied on a # 12,14 or 16 hook, as here, it makes a fantastic caddis pupa but on smaller sizes, even down to … Continue reading Clarkes All Purpose Emerger
Gary LaFontaine’s little emerger that has become a modern classic. This simple technique shows you how to create the gas filled shuck case of an emerging caddis fly to great effect. A pattern that no caddis fly specialist should be … Continue reading LaFontaine Sparkle caddis/sedge pupa emerger
A little shuttlecock emerger with a couple of different body & wing techniques. Shuttlecock emerger fly pattern recipe Hook: Ahrex FW511 #10 Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 Olive Trailing shuck: Parapost fibres Rib: Brown floss & natural ostrich herl Abdomen: Golden … Continue reading Shuttlecock emerger
A simple but extremely effective March Brown emerger that can be tied in sizes 10-16. The foam post and parachute hackle give perfect presentation and will float all day long. March Brown emerger pattern recipe Hook: Mustad C49S # 12 … Continue reading March Brown emerger with Foam Post
The second technique for tying a deer hair parachute hackle with an extremely buggy effect, that will float all day long and then some. Learn more about deer hair material Continue reading Deer hair hackle suspender midge
A real quick and effective mayfly emerger that is a great pattern to have when the hatch is on. Just adjust the hook size and colour to match your hatch. How to tie loop wing emerger fly Continue reading Loop wing emerger fly Mayfly
A size 18 suspender midge that has probably accounted for its fare share of fish over the years. Tie it in any colour from small to large. The small foam post ensures that this pattern has perfect presentation each and … Continue reading How to tie Suspender midge
A pheasant tail shuttlecock that works well, both as an emerger and a cripple mayfly. A little nymph that floats vertically in the surface film. Can be fished static or tweaked ever so slightly. How to tie Pheasant tail shuttlecock … Continue reading Pheasant tail shuttlecock
Not representing anything in particular but everything fishy. This super quick and simple pattern is an absolute must for still waters. Fished alone with little twitches, or with a team as a top dropper, the sugar cube hares ear is … Continue reading Sugar cube hares ear emerger
An extremely effective loop wing caddis emerger/stillborn, that has a couple of simple but interesting techniques for the body and loop wing. Tie it in different sizes and shade to match the hatch. How to tie Loop wing caddis emerger Buy MUSTAD signature hooks Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools and materials shop TRIDENT FREE SHIPPING OVER $20:Buy SIMMS fishing products:EPIC water filters Very useful thing when fishing:Trouts fly fishing Premier Fly Shop & Outfitter:Polarized fishing sunglasses RHEOS 55$:TheRiversEdge flyfishing shop – Bozeman Montana:Buy STANLEY products. Free Shipping on all orders!Buy BEST fly tying VISEBuy PREMIUM fly fishing flies … Continue reading Loop wing caddis emerger
A great attractor, but a little more challenging pattern than usual, with several interesting techniques that can be learned and put to good use in other patterns. Buy MUSTAD signature hooks Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools and materials … Continue reading How to tie Kicking Klink emerger
This is a quick and simple midge emerger that works well all year round. Use 3 or 4 CDC hackles for the wing, this in combination with the oversized hook makes the pattern hang vertically in the surface film for … Continue reading Quill Cul midge emerger
The SBT or ‘small black thing’ is a pattern that I would not go trout fishing without. This nondescript pattern works well all year round when there are small black flies on the water or when the fish won’t take … Continue reading A small black thing emerger
This green drake emerger is an effective pattern when there are prolific hatches and the fish are playing hard to get. Tie it in different sizes and colours and it works well for many species of emerging mayfly. How to … Continue reading Green drake emerger
A little comparadun Baetis, that not only works very well early, but just about the whole season. With a mixed wing and a quill body. Perfect in sizes 16-18. How to tie Baetis Sparkle wing emerger Continue reading Baetis Sparkle wing emerger
About IOBO emerger The original IOBO emerger or IOBO Humpy, as it is also known, was designed by Jack Tucker and for years was a somewhat secret pattern, only known to the privileged few. But this tiny non-specific emerger caught … Continue reading How to tie IOBO emerger
A simple emerger for those larger mayflies that will float all day long! Buy MUSTAD signature hooks on AMAZON:Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools and materials shop TRIDENT:Buy SIMMS fishing products:EPIC water filters Very useful thing when fishing:Trouts fly … Continue reading Foam mayfly emerger
A Zebra midge variant that is an unusual parachute pattern, as it has a plastic glass bubble bead head. If you have fished with the zebra midge you’ll know just how effective it is, so give this a go , … Continue reading Parachute zebra midge
A nice looking quill bodied mayfly emerger that uses the Wally wings as the parachute post. These high placed wings are said to induce a sense of urgency in the trout, as the fly is about to take off. Wally … Continue reading Wally wing quill emerger
This quick little rusty owl variant is a great still water pattern, fished static during evening midge hatches. Rusty owl variant emerger recipe Hook: Mustad R43 # 14 Body: Macaw biot Wing: CDC Thorax: Rusty brown red fox dubbing How … Continue reading Rusty owl variant emerger
A nice technique for making floating nymphs to represent the final stage just before hatching. Paraloop floating nymph pattern recipe Hook: Mustad R30 # 10-16 Thread: Olive Tail: Pheasant tail Rib: Pearl tinsel Body: Pheasant tail Thorax: Peacock herl Hackle: … Continue reading Paraloop floating nymph
This Baetis Rhodani emerger is a quick but effective pattern when large dark olives start to hatch. Baetis Rhodani fly pattern recipe Hook: Mustad R30 # 14-16Thread: OliveTail: Coq De LeonBody: Black quill slipRib: Yellow flossThorax: Light hares ear dubbingWing … Continue reading Baetis fly Rhodani – emerger
This little hatching midge fly has a couple of unusual techniques that make it a real go-to pattern, that fishes like a dream all year long. Buy MUSTAD signature hooks Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools and materials shop … Continue reading Perfect hatching midge fly
This little CDC and deer hair emerger uses a turkey biot for the abdomen and partridge for the tail. A real quick tie for a great fish catching pattern. Continue reading How to tie CDC and deer hair emerger
