Deer hair flies tutorial and deer hair fly patterns tied by Barry Ord Clarke.
One of my little deer hair patterns that is super easy to tie. All you need is a hot spot tag and a deer hair dubbing loop, for an effective pattern that floats high and dry all day long. Buy … Continue reading Egg laying caddis/sedge dry fly
The animal or Dyret as its known in its native Norwegian is a relatively new pattern, but one that has been embraced by Scandinavian fly fishers with open arms. It’s inventor Gunnar Bingen from Norway developed this pattern for fishing … Continue reading Dyret dry fly
A simple but realistic extended body technique, that will give any mayfly dun or spinner pattern that little extra. If you enjoy watching the videos please like & subscribe to my YouTube channel. Your help and support in keeping the … Continue reading Extended mayfly body pattern
Don’t let this quick and simple pattern deceive you, this is a great pattern that should have a place in every fly box. CDC and Elk hair caddis/sedge pattern recipe How to tie CDC and Elk hair caddis/sedge Continue reading CDC and Elk hair caddis/sedge dry fly
One of the classic Scandinavian caddis patterns from Lennart Bergquist. Here I tie the original and the more modern winged variant, both killer patterns for most of the season. Super pupa pattern recipe Hook: Mustad R30 # 12 Thread: Grey … Continue reading Tying a super pupa and a variant
A little tutorial on how to choose the right deer hair and tie a comparadun wing. Hook: Mustad R30 #12Tying thread: DyneemaWing: Natural deer hairTail: Elk hairBody: SuperFine dubbing If you enjoy watching the videos please subscribe to my YouTube … Continue reading Comparadun wing – how to tie tutorial
This quick CDC and deer hair variant of the original, will float all day long and then some! A nice Petitjean body technique with a single CDC hackle that makes a good looking segmented abdomen. Hook: Mustad C53 # 8-14Body: … Continue reading How to tie The fluttering caddis/sedge
Like a hares mask, the deer mask offers an abundance of material for the fly tyer. In this tutorial I show how to skin and prep a European roe deer mask. If you don’t hunt yourself, you may know a … Continue reading How to skin Deer mask for fly tying
Often may flies become trapped in their shucks during the hatching process and become easy pickings for feeding trout. This pattern effectively imitates the struggling mayfly and can be deadly during hatches. Cripple green drake fly pattern recipe How to … Continue reading Cripple green drake pattern
When the big flies are on the water you need a pattern that ticks all the boxes. Heres a mayfly dun that gives a great footprint and is easy to tie. Hook: Mustad C53S # 10-14Thread: CreamTail: Moose body hairWing: … Continue reading Big mayfly dun pattern
A slightly different technique for tying cat gut bodies on dry flies. A great little pattern for both still and running waters. Continue reading How to tie Atomic caddis
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
Another quick and simple early season pattern that floats perfect for a great presentation. Continue reading Deer hair hatching midge
A nice technique for making a CDC body, without coming in conflict with the under body of the fly. This makes the body fish deep under the surface but keep the wing high and dry. Continue reading Double D caddis/sedge
A nice little diving caddis that has has a somewhat different detached body technique. Hook: Mustad C49S # 16 Thread: Dyneema 55 Abdomen: Cream Para post Wing: Natural deer hair Thorax: Light & dark olive dubbing Continue reading How to tie Para post diving caddis
An unusual peacock and deer hair pattern with a double wing. Originaly made to imitate a caddis fly the super bug is also a great searcher pattern, that will raise fish from their holding spots just about anywhere. Hook: Mustad … Continue reading Double super bug pattern
An excellent loch style pattern that is a real attractor when pulled in or just under the surface. Also an extremely popular pattern to fish as part of a team. Claret snatcher wet pattern recipe Hook: Mustad C49S # 8 … Continue reading Claret snatcher wet fly
A quick and simple adult CDC caddis/sedge with a sparkle thorax and wing. Continue reading CDC Sparkle wing caddis/sedge dry fly
Another pattern from John Goddard that was an instant success on still waters in the UK. The polystyrene ball tied just above the hook eye makes the suspender midge float all day and beyondwhile presenting the pattern in the perfect … Continue reading Goddard’s suspender hatching midge
A semi realistic eel pattern for night fishing. Perfect for salt water sea trout fishing and stripped bass that are feeding on sand eels. Nocturnal eel streamer pattern recipe Hook: Mustad C47S # 2 Tying thread: Dyneema 55 Body: Black … Continue reading Nocturnal eel streamer
A simple tie for a very buggy large October caddis that floats like a cork with a wonderful wing. Wonder wing caddis pattern Hook: Mustad R43 # 10 Tying thread: Dyneema 55 Body: Natural deer hair Underwing: 2 Natural CDC … Continue reading Wonder wing caddis
Another dry fly hackle tutorial this time the paraloop technique. Although I don’t use this hackle much its a great choice for emerger patterns. Please subscribe to my You Tube channel to receive the videos as they are published. Continue reading Tying a paraloop hackle tutorial
A variant of the Kingsmill Moore pattern, the golden Olive bumble that was popularised in his great book ‘A man may fish‘ A cracking dry fly attractor that hardly ever fails as a top dropper. Pulled through the surface as … Continue reading Golden olive bumble muddler
A real simple beetle/ bug that has never failed me even under super selective feeding. Your help and support in keeping the channel going is greatly appreciated. If you enjoy the videos please subscribe to my YouTube channel. Thanks… Continue reading The Beetle Bug
Another different deer hair technique, this time showing you how to tie a parachute hackle made of deer hair. Thanks for watching and please remember to subscribe to the feather benders You Tube channel: Continue reading Tying a deer hair parachute hackle
This is a pattern designed to show the pure versatility of deer hair! Tail, spun body and hackle all made from deer hair and nothing more. Three deer hair techniques that will for sure be helpful to you when tying … Continue reading Deer hair irresistible fly
I have had so many questions regarding the correct deer hair for tying the streaking caddis that I have made this little tutorial on deer hair and prep for the streaking caddis. Learn more about deer hair materialUltimate guide to … Continue reading Deer hair prep for streaking caddis
Another deer hair technique that shows you how to make spun deer hair bodies with the use of a dubbing loop. Learn more about deer hair materialUltimate guide to deer hair part 1Ultimate guide to deer hair part 2Ultimate guide … Continue reading Spinning deer hair in a dubbing loop
This is yet another parachute technique with a twist! A very satisfying method of finishing a traditional parachute hackle that also equips the pattern with a quick sight indicator. Hook: Mustad R30 # 12 Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 black Tail: … Continue reading How to tie Poly weld para dry fly
This is a priceless little trick for improving the grip of most hackle pliers substantially! Continue reading Improving your hackle pliers!
The feather benders home grown and hand crafted fly tyers wax scull’s. It’s not that long ago that pre-waxed tying thread was not readily available, and tyers, especially of the more classic stile patterns resorted to various types of wax to make tying more easy and the natural threads such as cotton and silk more durable. Because the majority of tying threads available today are pre-waxed, the practice of waxing your own tying thread has been somewhat neglected or almost forgotten for most fly tyers. Apart from the obvious advantages as mentioned above, waxing your own thread makes easy work … Continue reading A new batch of sculls now available…
This is one of the best searcher patterns that will bring even sluggish fish up from the bottom. Easy to tie and even easier to fish. Tied with only one material, good old deer hair. Sedgehog fly pattern recipe How … Continue reading Sedgehog fly pattern
My Shove, Shave, Singe and Sand technique for the tightest deer hair bodies.Probably the most frequent question I am asked at shows and demos is how do I get my small deer hair bodies so tight. Well heres my secret … Continue reading Shove,Shave,Singe and Sand Technique for deer hair bodies
This magical little deer hair pattern seems for the most to have been forgotten! I have looked through a whole range of my ‘go to’ pattern books and have found reference to it only in name, no images and … Continue reading Tom Thumb fly
Large dark olive nymph The large dark olive (Baetis rhodani) are probably the most widespread of all the European may flies, being Multivoltine, where water temperature allows, having two or more generation cycles per year, makes it even more important … Continue reading Large dark olive trio Baetis rhodani – LDO
This popular western pattern comes in many variants of colour, wing and tail materials, hackle and single and double hump. The Humpy fly pattern is also tied in two styles, short and fat and the long and slim version I … Continue reading Humpy fly pattern
Here it is, working with deer hair, all three parts in one post, updated with new techniques and images. Deer hair is normally described as hollow, This doesn´t mean that it´s hollow like a drinking straw, but that each hair is built up of hundreds of small air filled cells. This type of hair structure is most defined in deer from areas with an extreme winter climate. The result, the colder it is, the better the spinning qualities, with some exceptions. The hair from our own reindeer and the north american caribou. In order to achieve optimal insulation, these hairs … Continue reading European Roe Deer Hair, tools and top tying tips 2
The G & H sedge, as it was originally named was created by John Goddard and Cliff Henry. John Goddard who died last December was one of the great innovators of fly tying. This is a small tribute to one … Continue reading Goddard Caddis – G & H Sedge
Many daddy patterns are somewhat delicate and easily damaged, be it by fish, or even prolonged casting, and general ware and tare. Here’s a pattern that show you how to make your daddy’s not only more resillient, but also with added float ability. Tipulidae or Daddy long legs as they are more commonly known, are a familiar sight both on and off the water more or less the whole summer. There are in fact several hundred species of daddy’s from just a couple of mm to over 40mm long. Although most species of daddy are terrestrial there are a … Continue reading Deer hair daddy
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