Deer hair flies tutorial and deer hair fly patterns tied by Barry Ord Clarke.
It’s that time of year when the most important terrestrial is swarming, and no trout fisherman should go without a reliable ant pattern in their box! This little semi-realistic flying ant is a quick and easy tie that floats all … Continue reading Tying the Deer Hair Ant: An Essential Floating Terrestrial Pattern
If you’re looking for a reliable fly pattern that produces fish in both still and running water, look no further than the cased caddis larva. House-building caddis larvae are a staple food source for trout. Their constant availability makes this … Continue reading Cased Caddis Larva
One of my earliest patterns that has worked well for me over the past 30 years. This is an incredibly versatile pattern. You can fish it as a standard dry fly, or fish it as an emerger using a sinking … Continue reading Clarke’s Deer Hair Pupa
Another easy tie for a great little pattern. The pheasant tail shuttlecock is very buggy and a perfect pattern for still waters. Best fished static with a few twitches every now and then. Continue reading Pheasant tail shuttlecock
The unicorn does exist! Here is another short review of the best and most consistent deer hair I have ever had my hands on. Josh doesn’t sell direct to the public but if you are lucky you can get some … Continue reading Josh Varner’s deer hair review
A lovely little Caddis with three nice techniques for the body, wing and hackle. This pattern can be used for any of the smaller caddis species. Fish it dry or as an emerger bith work extremely well. How to tie … Continue reading Alpha Caddis
A must have little pattern that can be fished as a dry, wet or even an emerger. With a quill body and a deer hair hackle, this is a very buggy midge that can be fished all year round. How … Continue reading Deer Hair Dry
A little deer hair hack for using absolutely everything on your patch of deer hair. Not only do you get more out of each bunch that you cut of deer hair, but it also makes spinning deer hair much easier … Continue reading Make the most of your deer hair
If you are looking for a superb all round mayfly dun pattern, that is easy to tie and will work for just about any mayfly hatch, if you match the correct hook size and colour – you need look no … Continue reading Adams hair wing dun
This is probably the most important and universal mayfly dun that you can have in your box! The Craig Mathews sparkle dun is a no hackle pattern that can be tied in just about any size and colour to match … Continue reading Sparkle Mayfly Dun
We all know the original Dyret pattern from Gunnar Bingen, but heres a pattern that I have been playing with the past two seasons that has been a killer for wild brown trout. Just a simple variant of the original … Continue reading Bibio Dyret
A short tutorial on making dubbing from a deer mask. If you haven’t used a deer mask before please try and get your hands on one, they are a gold mine of material, especially for the caddis fly tyers out … Continue reading Deer Mask Emerger fly
This popular Finnish pattern, is a Goddard variant with a parachute hackle. I’v been tying these up for a fishing trip in August to the Finnmarksvidda, in the very North of Norway, where caddis flies are most defiantly on the … Continue reading Nyblom Caddis
A quick skating caddis pattern that won’t let you down. Tie it with a natural or bleached wing for better vision. Tied with materials that I have harvested myself from the forest here in Norway. Harvester Caddis pattern How to … Continue reading Harvester Caddis fly
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 the great Canadian surface flies for salmon and steelhead. As you are probably aware I’m a sucker for deer hair patterns and this is one of my favorites for salmon and sea run browns. Green Machine pattern recipe … Continue reading Green machine salmon fly pattern
Heres one of my moose mane nymphs, that can be fished wet or dry. Although it may look a little challenging, it’s a relatively straight forward tie that includes a few good techniques that can be put to use in … Continue reading Moose mane nymph
A simple yet extremely effective pattern that is easy to tie, but commands a little technique. A Deer hair drake with a parachute hackle that will float all day long and fool the most selective trout. Hook: Mustad R43 #8 … Continue reading Deer hair drake pattern
Different deer used in fly tying Here I would like to familiarize you with the different deer used in fly tying, the location of the hair on the animal, sex, age, colour, length and applications. Antelope This deer like Antelope … Continue reading The ultimate guide to deer hair part 3
Different hairs from different locations on a deer hide In this second part of the guide to tying with deer hair I will describe the different hairs from different locations on a deer hide. Hair from each part of the … Continue reading The ultimate guide to deer hair part 2
The Lady Mc Connell midge is an interesting, but yet straightforward tie that applies only basic materials. An effective still water pattern that represents an newly hatched adult midge fly. Lady Mc Connell pattern recipe How to tie Lady Mc … Continue reading Lady Mc Connell midge fly
Deer hair fly tying material Having been a passionate fly tyer and deer hunter for the best part of my life, It became a natural progression for me to embrace the material these animals have provided me with over the … Continue reading The ultimate guide to deer hair part 1.
The most popular dry fly in the world with a spun deer hair body! Could it get any better? The full tutorial on tying the Adams irresistible. Adams irresistible pattern recipe Hook: Mustad R30 # 10 Tying thread: Dyneema or … Continue reading Adams irresistible fly
During late summer & autumn large numbers of crane flies begin to hatch and loose the battle against the elements and end their life on the water as trout food. This daddy long legs pattern has quick & easy detached … Continue reading Deer hair daddy long legs dry fly
A great little caddis pattern that has a few nice techniques. The super buoyant combination of CDC and deer hair make this pattern almost un-sinkable. Hook: Mustad R43 # 12 Tying thread: Petitjean SS Olive Abdomen: Fluorescent Green CDC hackle … Continue reading Midsummer Caddis dry fly
An extremely quick and easy, yet effective pattern that can be mastered by tyers of all levels. This Ugly or scruffy mayfly dun includes a few interesting techniques for making dubbing and applying it. Don’t be fooled by it’s simplicity, … Continue reading Ugly Mayfly dun pattern
A truly effective pattern for when those hatches of small caddis are underway, or even just fished as a all round attractor. Simple and quick pattern that pushes all the buttons! X-Factor Caddis pattern recipe Hook: Mustad R30 # 12-18 … Continue reading X-Factor Caddis
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
A little twist on a well known classic with a couple old but good techniques. One of my most productive streamers, especially for sea run browns. Grizzly Muddler streamer pattern recipe Hook: Mustad S71 # 4 Thread: Dyneema Tail & … Continue reading Grizzly Muddler streamer
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
