Emerger patterns
A nice technique for making floating nymphs to represent the final stage just before hatching. Paraloop floating nymph pattern recipe Hook: Mustad R30 # 10-16 Thread: Olive Tail: Pheasant tail Rib: Pearl tinsel Body: Pheasant tail Thorax: Peacock herl Hackle: … Continue reading Paraloop floating nymph
This Baetis Rhodani emerger is a quick but effective pattern when large dark olives start to hatch. Baetis Rhodani fly pattern recipe Hook: Mustad R30 # 14-16Thread: OliveTail: Coq De LeonBody: Black quill slipRib: Yellow flossThorax: Light hares ear dubbingWing … Continue reading Baetis fly Rhodani – emerger
This little hatching midge fly has a couple of unusual techniques that make it a real go-to pattern, that fishes like a dream all year long. Buy MUSTAD signature hooks Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools and materials shop … Continue reading Perfect hatching midge fly
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
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
An quick and effective hatching midge pattern that has saved the day many a time for me, just change the colour and size to match the hatch. How to tie Poly wing midge Poly wing midge recipe Hook: Mustad C49S … Continue reading How to tie Poly wing midge
This is a simple little CdC loop wing emerger that can be adapted to imitate not only midges but also smaller mayflies. CdC loop wing emerger pattern recipe Hook: Mustad C49S # 18 Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 Olive Tail: Speckled … Continue reading CdC loop wing emerger
This extremely easy but very effective quick sight midge is especially for those of us who have some problems seeing small flies at a distance and at night. This pattern has never failed me, especially with big fish that are … Continue reading Quick sight midge emerger
This little midge has proven a great asset early on in the season under difficult midge hatching conditions and later also as a mosquito. The original had a traditional parachute hackle but I changed this recently to my CdC para … Continue reading CdC para weld midge emerger
One of my new techniques for hackling with any type or size of hackle including partridge, wood duck, teal, Coq de Leon etc. This technique is so new that I haven’t had a opportunity to fish with it yet but it floats extremely well, presenting emergers beautifully. Thank you for watching and subscribing to the feather benders You Tube channel, your support is keeping the channel going and is greatly appreciated: Continue reading All hackle dry technique
A CdC general purpose emerger that I tie in sizes from 12-20 all you need to do is change the colour to match the hatch of most small mayflies. Thank you for watching and please remember to subscribe to the … Continue reading The CdC GP mayfly Emerger
An easy midge emerger tied with stripped quill, peacock and ostrich herl and a little splash of CdC. Thanks for watching and please remember to subscribe to the feather benders You Tube channel, your help and support in keeping the … Continue reading Quill and herl emerger
A real quick and simple pattern that works wonders under caddis hatches, pulled long and slow just under the surface. Have a great Sunday Friends! Thanks for watching and please remember to subscribe to the feather benders You Tube channel, … Continue reading How to tie Partidge caddis emerger
The second technique for tying a deer hair parachute hackle that will float all day long and then some. Midge fly Thanks for watching and please remember to subscribe to the feather benders You Tube channel: Buy MUSTAD signature hooks … Continue reading Deer hair suspender midge
This tutorial for the floating deer hair pupa, shows you how to spin, pack, clip and sand deer hair for a ultra tight body effect on small flies. Please remember to subscribe to the feather benders You Tube channel: Buy … Continue reading Floating Deer hair pupa
This is a really simple quill body midge fly with a raised CdC hackle that will float all day long. Please remember to subscribe to the feather benders You Tube channel: Continue reading How to tie Hatching midge emerger
This is a variation of the shuttlecock buzzer, a very effective pattern especially for still water. The moose mane technique creates a very simple but nice segmented body effect. Continue reading Moose mane midge emerger
Its been a few days since my last post, so I thought I would get things going again with a truly modern classic, the Klinkhåmer. When I have held fly tying demos and courses for both beginners and advanced tyers … Continue reading Klinkhammer fly Special
This is a quick and simple parachute technique that requires only deer hair and Bug Bond. Hook: Mustad C49 Tying thread: Dyneema Body: Moose mane hair Hackle: Roe deer hair and Bug Bond Thorax: Underfur from deer or moose winter … Continue reading How to tie Fender Parachute fly
