Barry Ord Clarke has written, Co written and contributed to more than 30 books about fly tying
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 that … 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
Currently one of the most popular caddis fly patterns, that has a couple of interesting techniques. Holy Grail Caddis/Sedge pattern How to tie Holy Grail Caddis/Sedge pattern Continue reading Holy Grail Caddis/sedge pupa
A very quick and easy wet fly showing basic soft hackle techniques that are easy to master. Soft hackle wet fly pattern Hook: Sprite Competition wet fly # 12Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 RedBody/rib: UTC wire AmberThorax: Peacock herlHackle: Green Whiting … Continue reading Soft hackle wet fly
An extremely buoyant caddis pattern with a special CDC parachute hackle technique, that ticks all the boxes. Tied in a little larger sizes it doubles as a great stonefly and with legs makes an exceptional hopper! CDC para-weld caddis/sedge pattern … Continue reading CDC para-weld caddis/sedge dry fly
Tying thread, one CDC hackle and a pinch of dubbing, makes one of the most essential patterns in my fly box! A quick and easy CDC spent wing midge fly that can be fished just about all year round. CDC … Continue reading CDC Spent wing midge
One of the iconic American fancy wet flies. Tied on a # 10 Mustad R70 wet fly hook. Although many find these classic wets challenging to tie, with a little practice and patience, they soon become natural… Royal Coachman wet … Continue reading Royal Coachman wet fly
One of the classic generic nymphs. Although originally designed to imitate a cased caddis fly, the Zug Bug has proven its effectiveness over many decades. Well worth tying up a few in # 10-16. Zug Bug pattern recipe Hook: Mustad … Continue reading Zug Bug
A quick and effective free swimming caddis larva for those who need something new in their box. Fish it dead drift or a bottom dropper as part of a team. You can also colour the body with water proof markers … Continue reading Free Swimming caddis/sedge pupa
As the name suggests, the gravy train midge will give great rewards for little effort. A quick and simple all year round midge that works in most midge fishing situations. Give it a go, you won’t be disappointed! Gravy Train … Continue reading Gravy Train Midge
Hi everyone, I have had many requests for flies for framing from my best selling ‘The Feather Benders Fly Tying Techniques’ book so I have been busy tying! If you would like to order any of the patterns in the … Continue reading Flies for framing from my best selling book
A little variant of the LaFontaine classic. An absolute must have pattern if you are fishing still water caddis fly hatches. Here I demonstrate a good technique for getting the Antron shuck in place. Deep sparkle pupa variant pattern recipe … Continue reading Deep sparkle pupa variant
Continuing the quick flies to tie,the PDQ (pretty damn quick) caddis will not only float all day long, but it also takes under 4 minutes to tie! This very simple technique, uses a single natural CDC hackle and a small … Continue reading PDQ Caddis/Sedge dry fly
This Pale Morning Comparadun demonstrates a little different technique for the regular comparadun wing. This technique results in a slimmer abdomen and greater buoyancy. It’s also an extremely effective pattern for a Heptagenia sulphurea dun. PMD fly pattern recipe Hook: … Continue reading Pmd fly
Although you may think that they look challenging, heres a quick and easy selection of patterns to tie. I’v chosen five each of the following: Dry flies, Nymphs, Streamers and wet flies. All these patterns are not only great for … Continue reading Easy flies to tie
Although it requires a little practice, this fur hackle technique produces a much softer presentation that floats extremely well. Here I use natural hare crosscut strip but any fur or hair can be adopted to this method. Fur hackle mayfly … Continue reading Fur hackle mayfly
A semi realistic and extremely effective, yet quick long horn caddis pupa. Tie it with or without a bead head in sizes 12, 14 & 16. Long Horn Caddis/Sedge Pupa pattern recipe Hook: Mustad C49S # 12-16Bead head: 2.5 mmTying … Continue reading Long Horn Caddis/Sedge 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 – Hair wing Dun
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 beginner’s UV Zonker
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 beginner’s Hares ear nymph
Although an extremely simple tie, the Zebra midge is an essential pattern to have in your box all year round. Tie it in all hook sizes from a 12 to a 20 and in any colour you fancy, be it … Continue reading Zebra midge fly
A quick and simple, semi realistic pattern to imitate the Mysis shrimp. Ranging from 0.5 to 25 mm long with a slender transparent body. Inspite its small size the Mysis is a very important food item in both lakes and … Continue reading Mysis shrimp fly
Currently one of the most used tied and nymphs, especially in competition circles. An extremely easy tie for an extremely effective pattern for Euro nymphing. Change the hook size, body and collar colour and even tie it on a jig … Continue reading Frenchie Fly
I would like to thank everyone who participated in the draw. My web master drew a winner yesterday evening and the Fly Photography Gadget will be sent too… William de Jong in the Netherlands. Congratulations William, please send me your … Continue reading And the winner is….
When it comes to fly fishing, having the right fly pattern can make all the difference between a successful day on the water and going home “empty-handed”. One fly pattern that has gained popularity in recent years is the Walt’s … Continue reading Walt’s Worm fly
WD 40 fly one of the simplest but most effective mayfly midge larva that you can have in your box. An absolute must for early season fishing! Tie it in sizes from 16 – 22 and in the most popular … Continue reading WD 40 fly
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
A lovely little CDC ant pattern, that is tied with only one CDC puff and a few turns of hackle. A quick and easy pattern for the most important terrestrial, no matter where you live, that will float all day … Continue reading Cdc ant fly pattern
Gee! I never thought that it would be this difficult!! This has been going around fly tyers on YouTube, and I thought that it might be a bit of fun, tying a Black Pennell, with a blindfold on! I not … Continue reading Blindfold challenge Black Pennell
Detached bodied daddy long legs a very simple detached body technique for a good daddy long legs that will float all day long. It can also be applied to all manner of extended bodies. Detached bodied daddy long legs pattern … Continue reading Detached bodied daddy long legs
Black Pheasant tail nymph A little, effective variant of the classic that you can fish in both still and running water all year round. A couple of nice techniques here to take further on other patterns. Black pheasant tail nymph … Continue reading Black pheasant tail nymph
Probably Jack Gartside’s best known pattern from the early seventies. Originally designed by Jack as a soft hackle muddler minnow but over the years has proved to be an excellent all round sub surface pattern. Gartside’s Sparrow nymph pattern recipe … Continue reading Gartside’s Sparrow nymph
One of my favourite patterns for when the fish won’t have anything bright and prefer something more buggy and natural looking. Hares ear muddler streamer pattern recipe Hook: Sprite barbless streamer S2200 # 8 Tying thread: Dyneema 55 or GSP … Continue reading Hares ear muddler streamer
A wonderful little pattern that, as the name suggests, is a composition of several better known patterns. This is a simple tie that will cover most dry fly situations when grayling fishing. Hook: Partridge_Sprite S2401 # 14 Tying thread: Sheer … Continue reading How to tie the Heinz – 57 grayling dry fly
“As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases“ The Best Fly Fishing Books You Should Read If you don’t already know these books, here are a few of my favourite fly fishing books to embrace during the cold dark … Continue reading 8 Fly Fishing Books my recommendation
The holidays are quickly approaching us, and maybe some last minute gifts are still needed!There is still time to order ‘The Feather Benders Fly Tying Techniques’ The ideal gift for the fly tyer. Here are a couple of video reviews of the … Continue reading Ideal gift for a fly tying Christmas
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
Black deer hair flies have been used for decades here in Scandinavia for night fishing in salt water for sea run browns, heres one of my favorites, the marabou muddler. Marabou muddler pattern recipe Hook: Mustad S74 Salt water streamer … Continue reading Black marabou muddler
