Barry Ord Clarke has written, Co written and contributed to more than 30 books about fly tying
A game changing midge that is ultra quick to tie and has saved many a day for me on both river and still waters. Here I tie a red body but green, grey and black also work very well. Riff-Raff … Continue reading Riff-Raff midge fly
Another popular hair wing salmon fly, this time tied flame thrower style. The KK as it is also known is typical of the modern European hair wing patterns. You can also tie it in its original style with a over … Continue reading Kinermony Killer salmon fly pattern
Without doubt, one of the most famous Atlantic salmon tube flies. This pattern really shows you that less is more. A simple tie with just a few materials and you have one of the most effective tube flies ever designed. … Continue reading Sun ray Shadow fly
A CDC variant for the classic fat boy dry fly Humpy. Here we replace the traditional deer hair hump and wing with a couple of CDC hackles. If you find the original pattern with deer hair challenging, this is a … Continue reading CDC Humpy fly
This is Bob Popovics Jiggy fly, and the fly does exactly what the name suggests! An extremely effective salt water pattern that has gained great popularity in Scandinavia for salt water sea trout and sea bass. Jiggy fly pattern How … Continue reading The Jiggy fly
Another super quick yet effective technique for an extended body, that can be used not only on nymphs but also dry flies. Try it also with a tungsten bead head if you would like more weight to get down quicker. … Continue reading Furled damsel nymph fly
The Grey Frede/Grå frede is a truly simple pattern that is one of the Danish favorites for sea trout. This short bodied pattern is again in the popular sea trout colour, GREY! The original uses only grizzle marabou and grizzle … Continue reading Grå frede flue
This extraordinary style of mayfly dun from Spanish fly tyer Luis Means Baeza is a very interesting pattern, with several unique and innovative, techniques and uses of materials well worth watching to the very end. PM14GAFL mayfly pattern How to … Continue reading Luis Meana Baeza Fly PM14GAFL mayfly
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
Without doubt one of my favourite salmon fishing flies. This shrimp pattern Red Francis can be tied on the smallest double and treble hooks and the largest heavy tubes in various colours. A pattern that will work when nothing else … Continue reading Red Francis Atlantic salmon 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 popular Danish pattern designed for salt water sea trout. The Magnus can be tied in various sizes but I believe works best in # 6-8. With only basic materials required, just about any fly tyer can tie this. You … Continue reading Magnus sea trout pattern
One of the modern classics from Alistair Gowans. This long tailed Atlantic salmon fly has established a solid place in the Atlantic salmon fishers fly box. Although orange is the original colour its also popular here in Scandinavia to tie … Continue reading Ally’s Shrimp salmon fly
A simple, yet extremely effective floating nymph, that will work under difficult conditions with selective trout. This little floating nymph just pushes all the right buttons and screams buggy, foodie… Nonspecific floating nymph pattern How to tie Nonspecific floating nymph … Continue reading The Nonspecific floating nymph pattern
A pattern that quickly found it’s way into the fly boxes of Scandinavian sea trout fishermen. Given the name from the famous sea trout fishing beach on the west coast of the Island of Bornholm in the Baltic. A very … Continue reading Klympen flue
A Scandinavian surface pattern for sea trout. This is without doubt the most popular pattern for night fishing. When stripped through the surface it has a very attractive profile against the night sky and causes enough disturbance to wake even … Continue reading The Cigar – most popular sea trout pattern for night fishing
Another very simple but effective pattern this time from the tying bench of Craig Mathews. Said to be one of the most effective nymphs for the Madison. The serendipity can be tied in sizes from a 12-22 in the most … Continue reading Serendipity midge fly
A great little pattern from Jim Teeny. Only one material and a very simple tie, for this little generic nymph that can be used just about anywhere for anything. Teeny Nymph pattern How to tie the Teeny Nymph Continue reading Teeny Nymph
Probably the last big fly of the season. The October caddis can make a great end to the season, these huge caddis flies make a big slash and are eagerly taken by trout that are approaching the spawn. This pattern … Continue reading October Caddis dry fly
This easy little wet fly /soft hackle is a great addition to the late season fly box. I also tie this pattern with a 2.8 mm slotted tungsten bead for a heavier variant. I like to fish it just below … Continue reading The honey pot wet fly
Another great pattern with a simple tool. If you enjoyed the detached body crane fly you’ll love this mayfly. Heres the full video on how to prepare the material and weld the body. Followed by the full tying sequence for … Continue reading Detached body mayfly dry fly
This cripple/stillborn caddis is a sure thing during a caddis hatch. The new Mustad Heritage Alpha Point R43AP # 10 is the perfect hook for this pattern with its 3XL shank and extra fine wire. Tie it in any size … Continue reading Cripple/stillborn caddis
One of the classic patterns. This Devaux style Coq de Leon Mayfly creates a very attractive footprint or silhouette and floats extremely well. I use this style of fly when fishing the larger mayfly hatches for Danica and Vulgate. With … Continue reading Devaux style CDL Mayfly
This is a great little technique for making very realistic Cranefly / Daddy long legs bodies. For just a few Euro you can get one of these simple extended body tools (link below) and with the material from just one … Continue reading Crane fly – Daddy long legs dry fly
This wonderful realistic pattern uses the stonefly body tool from MvE products in the Netherlands, and CDC from David Jedlicka in the Czech Republic. Although a very realistic looking fly it’s a very easy tie and will float all day … Continue reading Giant stonefly dry fly
A very interesting pattern that puts deer hair to good use for both the body and the wing post. Often used on a # 6 XL hook for the great Hex hatch, but tied on smaller sizes it works well … Continue reading Regan’s Mayfly Spinner
With it being the first day of Spring today, I thought a little March Brown clinger nymph would be appropriate. This is an easy tie that fishes up side down. If you don’t have the Fiery brown stickle dubbing, any … Continue reading March Brown Nymph fly pattern
An extremely effective Hi-Viz, Hi floating mayfly dun. This little pattern has a few interesting techniques that help make this a deadly choice on the end of your line during mayfly time. CDC Mayfly Dun fly pattern Hook: Mustad R30 … Continue reading CDC Mayfly Dun dry fly
Dear all, Thank you for supporting WAFT at the show. The Daddy Challenge produced some superb entries. Judging was done by myself and regular boat partner Geoff Stanley who has been watching me develop ‘wafting’ for the last few years. We gave … Continue reading BFFI Daddy Challenge winners
The Sasquatch was designed by George Leonard Herter in the late 1960’s and was said to be a entirely new type of dry fly! The Sasquatch floats like a cork and catches stream trout like no other fly. Named after … Continue reading Tying the Sasquatch dry fly
One of the simplest, yet most effective patterns. Only a couple of simple materials and a couple of minutes at the vice to tie this marabou jig. Although jig hooks in fly fishing have become extremely popular in the last … Continue reading Marabou Jig
The 2022 German Fly Tying Championship In cooperation with EWF I have made a the step by step tying instructions for ‘Clarke’s Floating Stone’ the pattern for the 2022 German Fly Tying Competition. If I find time I will also … Continue reading Clarke’s Floating Stonefly
A very useful general purpose pattern, especially during prolific hatches, that you can easily match to the hatch by changing the colour combination of the moose mane body hairs. Mayfly Stillborn – Cripple pattern Hook: Mustad R30 # 14 Tying … Continue reading Mayfly Stillborn – Cripple
A simple detached body technique with a twist! Using two colours of Para Post and a couple of strands of Nano Crystal flash you can create unique segmented detached bodies with a little flash in them, that work well for … Continue reading Detached body technique
Veniard & Mustad Fly Tying Consultant – Barry Ord Clarke has just been voted Fly Tyer Magazine’s Fly Tyer of the Year 2021. The prestigious award honours the exceptional international contribution Barry has made to the world of fly tying … Continue reading Fly Tyer of the Year – Barry Ord Clarke
It’s here at last, ‘Flytying for Beginners’ Learning fly tying from a book is about to get easier than ever before! This is a guide book for those totally new to the art of tying flies. Until now, learning flytying … Continue reading Fly tying for beginners Book (Barry Ord Clarke)
With a little preparation and practice of the special techniques, my all deer hair mayfly, can be tied in just a few minutes with a single dubbing loop. Resulting in a extremely buoyant pattern with a super dense deer hair … Continue reading Deer hair mayfly dun
A truly quick and easy pattern to tie with a couple of nifty techniques, that create a wonderful translucency when wet. Tie them in any colour combination of abdomen and fur hackle desired, to fish as a traditional wet or … Continue reading Rabbit under fur wet fly
Named after the famous East Tennessee River, the Tellico’s origins are as foggy as what it is designed to imitate! Some say a mayfly nymph where others are sure that its a caddis larva… But the colours are similar to … Continue reading Tellico Nymph
An extremely quick and easy pattern, that pushes all the buttons for those Autumn fry feeding rainbows and browns, on still waters. Suspender Minky pattern Hook: Mustad R73 # 8-10Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 WhiteSuspender: 7mm Booby eyeEyes: Light weight Dumbbell … Continue reading Suspender Minky
