Explore my Fly Fishing Streamers video tutorial and discover the art of tying the most used Streamer fly patterns using expert techniques.
Immerse yourself in the world of fly fishing and gain knowledge on the fundamental fly tying techniques to create stunning Streamer patterns that will help you catch more fish. With this comprehensive tutorial, you will learn how to tie a wide variety of Streamer fly patterns, including Woolly Bugger, Zonker, Sculpin streamer, Muddler Minnow and many more.
My detailed video tutorial is designed to cater to both beginners and experienced fly anglers, providing step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow. I have covered all the essential aspects of fly tying, from the selection of materials to the proper use of tools, and everything in between.
Whether you’re looking to improve your fly tying skills or simply want to learn something new, my Fly Fishing Streamers video tutorials is an excellent resource for all fly anglers. So, grab your tying kit and join me on this exciting journey.
One of my fusion sea trout patterns for salt water inspired by the many Danish patterns that use primarily grizzle hackles the Lap dancer has a couple of interesting techniques that you may not have seen before. Thank you for … Continue reading How to tie Dancer sea trout streamer
This is a single hackle flatwing sand eel, that is a killer fly for sea trout fishing here in Scandinavia and striped bass in North America. A real easy pattern to tie, when you know how. Thank you for watching … Continue reading Flatwing streamer tying time!
I dont normally tie lures but this classic British lure from Sid Knight deserves a tutorial. Although tied for freshwater it has also accounted for numerous sea trout in the salt for me.Thanks for watching and please remember to subscribe … Continue reading The Dog Nobbler
A super simple bugger technique using zonker or cross cut strips that only takes a few minutes to tie. Thanks for watching and please remember to subscribe to the feather benders You Tube channel, your help and support in keeping … Continue reading How to tie bunny bugger streamer
The “herring from hell” as it has affectionally been called or Tarpon as they are commonly known, has over the past 30 years established its self a very special reputation amongst fly fishermen all over the world. Coming myself from … Continue reading Imperial Tarpon streamer
Without a doubt one of the classic bucktails, an easy pattern to tie, but its seldom that you see it tied well! Here’s the full tutorial, how to tie the tinsel body, what bucktail to use and the correct way … Continue reading Mickey Finn fly
This is a cold water – bright day pattern that has taken a whole load of sea trout in salt water for me. The great thing about this pattern is the double effect it has in both reflected and direct … Continue reading Phantom Zonker streamer
A ultra quick realistic sand eel pattern made from the silicone legs of a deep sea muppet. Great little salt water pattern that fishes extremely well! How to tie Silicone sand eel streamer Thanks for watching and please remember to … Continue reading Silicone sand eel streamer
This little streamer has proven extremely effective in salt water for sea trout in the spring. The combination of weighted eyes and deer hair head give it a attractive muddler minnow effect for sea trout fishing that are feeding A … Continue reading Deer hair gobi streamer
A great style and technique that will lend itself to just about any hackle type, the only restrictions are your own imagination! Buy MUSTAD signature hooks Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools and materials shop TRIDENT FREE SHIPPING OVER … Continue reading Tying the Brahma Matuka streamer
The E-Z Sand Eel. This is an excellent pattern not only for sea bass and sea trout but most salt water species. The E-Z body tube makes it both aero and aqua dynamic makiing it easy to cast and giving … Continue reading E-Z sand eel streamer
An excellent technique for tying uniform and transparent bodies on Zonkers. Please remember to subscribe to the feather benders You Tube channel: Continue reading How to tie Melt Glue Zonker streamer
This is an old one but still a good one, not only for bass but just about anything that will chase minnows. How to tie Sea Bass Herring streamer Please remember to subscribe to the feather benders You Tube channel: … Continue reading Sea Bass Herring streamer
The Matuku The “Bittern” or Matuku as its known in the native New Zealand language of Maori was the source of material used for the wing of this now internationally famous pattern. The Matuku style streamer like its name, originated … Continue reading Imperial Matuka Tobis streamer
This is a streamer I recently designed for Steve Cooper who runs BFFI (British Fly Fair International ) and is owner of Cookshill fly tying materials. Steve asked me to make a pattern for the BFFI 2017 show. With the show being located in Staffordshire, famous for it bone china and porcelain production, Steve has a commemorative coffee mug made each year, the 2017 mug will be adorned with a photo of ‘Cookshill’s Killer. If you don’t know Steve’s web shop please take a look, some of the best natural materials around, most of which Steve prepares himself… If you haven’t … Continue reading Cookshill’s Killer streamer
This pattern is an absolute must if you fish for sea run browns. Extremely quick to tie and very realistic. This pattern I developed to imitate the small glass eels that in the past couple of years arrived in huge … Continue reading 3 minute Glass Eel streamer
In the autumn in Northern Europe after the long hot summer when the coastal waters begin to cool down again, its at this time of year you dont want to be without a stickleback imitation! Although the recent tendency for … Continue reading Stingsild bucktail streamer
Magic head flat-wing An extremely easy yet effective pattern for Bass and salt water sea trout. The modern flat-wing stile of salt water streamer was developed by the American fly tyer and artist Kenny Abrames. He recommends at these streamers are fished on the drift or with a extremely slow retrieve or a combination of both! When fished in this manner the flat-wing creates the illusion of volume with a rippling swimming movement even if they are so slightly dressed. Its important that have constant contact with your stripping hand and the fly line and let the current and wind … Continue reading How to tie Magic Head Flat wing streamer
Blue Devil is one of the many patterns from the legendary Rangeley fly tyer Carrie G Stevens. Most of her patterns where tied on 6 X long – 10 X long shank hooks although she did use some that … Continue reading Blue Devil streamer – Carrie G Stevens pattern
Most fly fishermen have at one time or another fished with or a variant of the wooly bugger. This is without doubt one of the modern classics, that has only grown in popularity, and not without reason! The Wooly bugger … Continue reading Wooly Bugger fly
The original zonker pattern was tied by the American fly tyer Dan Byford in the 1970s and was quickly recognized the world over, as a big fish fly and extremely easy to tie, yet a realistic imitation for most smaller … Continue reading Cottus Gobio sculpin streamer
I developed the Heltor skeltor to maximize all the attractor elements possible in one fly. The Icelandic sheep and big fly fiber are extremely mobile in water, but their effect is enhanced by the weight of the brass beads that … Continue reading Helter Skelter Pike Fly jig
One of the great classic American streamers, developed by the well know fly tier Bill Edson in 1929. The Edson Tiger dark & light where influenced by a streamer called “Dick´s Killer” that Edson received from fellow fly tier Dick … Continue reading Edson Tiger fly
Ragworm The ragworms wedding as it is known, is called the springs most exciting adventure for the sea trout fishing. And if you are lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time, there is no danger … Continue reading Ragworm sea trout streamer
After approximately four years in testing my Hoodlum sea trout streamer has passed with flying colours! Although a little fancy this fly fishing streamer was inspired by the sparser flat-wing patterns that have been so effective on Scandinavian salt … Continue reading Sea trout streamer Hoodlum
Bob Clouser is a well known fly tyer from Middletown USA. He designed the Clouser minnow with the goal of making a pattern that would represent a fleeing bait fish, with a jig motion. The key to achieving this … Continue reading Clouser Minnow Variant
Sea trout patterns Hip, Hip and Hurrah ! The autumn sea trout season is just around the corner, and as I can see from the search engine terms on the blog, I am not the only one itching to get … Continue reading Essential sea trout patterns for the autumn
Proppen, Without doubt my most productive sea trout fly. over a thousand sea trout can’t be wrong!! This is my variant of one of the best salmon flies in recent years. It is, without doubt my most productive fly for … Continue reading Proppen-most productive sea trout fly
The original zonker pattern was tied by the American fly tyer Dan Byford in the 1970s and was quickly recognised the world over, as a big fish fly and extremely easy to tie, yet realistic imitation for most smaller bait fish. The original pattern used a lead or tin sheet that was folded and glued over the hook shank and then cut to shape to make the underbody. This melt glue body technique gives the zonker a new life. If viewed by a fish in reflected light the shine and flashing of the maylar mixed with the animation of … Continue reading The Virtual Minnow: A zonker with a twist
Muddler minnow pattern notes The hook used by its originator Don Gapen was a Mustad 38941 3X Long streamer, this was one of the long flies. When tying slip wings its important to use waxed thread. The Dyneema I use … Continue reading Muddler Minnow – most famous of all streamers
Monster popper for spring pike recipe Hook: Ad Sweir Pike # 8/0Tying thread: DyneemaTail: Marabou and crystal hairSkirt: Four large Whiting American hacklesTopping: Peacock herlLegs: Barred rubber legsCollar: Lite Brite and MarabouHead: Three foam pencil poppers welded togetherEyes: Mobile dolls eyes For a long time after I began fishing with poppers, I was constantly disappointed with how little water the pre-made cork and foam heads actually moved – when yanked, after all, optimal popping, gurgling and splashing is what we are trying to achieve! I then experimented with cutting my own popper heads from foam blocks, but found it difficult … Continue reading Monster popper for spring pike – The Bulldozer
Wooly Muggler For me there are two big fish flies that I just dont go trout fishing without, Wooly bugger and Muddler minnow. Wooly Muggler streamer pattern recipe Hook: Mustad S74S NP-ZS # 6-4 Thread: DyneemaTail: Marabou and crystal hair Body: DubbingHackle: … Continue reading Wooly Muggler: A big streamer for big fish
The original zonker pattern was tied by the American fly tyer Dan Byford in the 1970s and was quickly recognised the world over, as a big fish fly and extremely easy to tie, yet realistic imitation for most smaller bait … Continue reading Melt Glue Zonker or Virtual Minnow streamer
This is a video I made some years ago, but its quite easy to follow and all the basics are there, so give it a go. I have half a dozen or so more video tutorials that I will post … Continue reading Tying the Thunder Creek streamer
The original flat wing pattern was developed by the late Bill Peabody a well known fly tyer and fisherman from Rhode Island in the US. The original pattern was developed for stripped bass but was also found to be … Continue reading Sea trout Flat wing streamer
The original Thunder creek streamer series came from the vice of American, Keith Fulsher. In the early sixties, not satisfied with the regular head and eye size of streamers, he began experimenting and chose the reverse buck tail technique for his Thunder creek patterns. This technique involves tying the buck tail, as the technique suggests, the opposite way and then folding it back over the hook shank and tying down to form the head. The simplicity of this pattern and the minimal materials needed to tie it, is fly design at its very best! He achieved his goal, a slim … Continue reading Bug Bond Thunder Creek streamer
“Steaming is term given to a style of mugging where an unsuspecting victim is chosen, followed and attacked suddenly at great speed without warning”. The art of camouflage, surprise and speed are the pikes most powerful weapons for securing a … Continue reading The fly for Autumn Pike
The original pattern this is based on is form the vice of my late, old friend Jack Gartside. This is not only an extremely effective pattern but also requires the minimum materials and once you have mastered the technique is … Continue reading E-Z Sand Eel – step by step
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