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Zebra midge tied by Barry Ord Clarke

How to tie a Zebra midge

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 barryoc

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 How to tie a Zebra midge

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mysis shrimp tied by Barry Ord Clarke

How to tie the Mysis shrimp

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 barryoc

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 How to tie the Mysis shrimp

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Frenchie Fly tied by Barry Ord Clarke

How to tie a Frenchie Fly

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 barryoc

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 How to tie a Frenchie Fly

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WD 40 fly, tying by Barry Ord Clarke

How to tie the WD 40 fly

March 9, 2021April 6, 2021 barryoc

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 How to tie the WD 40 fly

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fly tying Midge emerger by Barry Ord Clarke

How to tie a Midge emerger

March 5, 2021March 12, 2021 barryoc

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. Hook: Partridge_Sprite S2100 Buzzer # 16 … Continue reading How to tie a Midge emerger

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fly tying cdc ant by barry ord clarke

How to tie a CDC ant

March 3, 2021March 8, 2021 barryoc

A lovely little 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 long! Tie … Continue reading How to tie a CDC ant

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Blindfold challenge fly tying Black Pennell

Blindfold challenge Black Pennell

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 barryoc

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

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How to tie detached bodied daddy long legs by Barry Ord Clarke

How to tie a detached bodied daddy long legs

February 5, 2021February 10, 2021 barryoc

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. Hook: Mustad C49S # 12 Tying … Continue reading How to tie a detached bodied daddy long legs

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pheasant tail black, how to tie by Barry Ord Clarke

How to tie the pheasant tail black

January 20, 2021March 9, 2021 barryoc

Pheasant tail black 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. Fly tying materials for … Continue reading How to tie the pheasant tail black

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gartsides sparrow nymph by Barry Ord Clarke

How to tie Gartside’s Sparrow

January 15, 2021March 9, 2021 barryoc

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. Hook: Mustad R73 Streamer # … Continue reading How to tie Gartside’s Sparrow

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fly tying Hares ear muddler streamer

How to tie a Hares ear muddler

December 29, 2020December 30, 2020 barryoc

One of my favourite patterns for when the fish won’t have anything bright and prefer something more buggy and natural looking. Hook: Sprite barbless streamer S2200 # 8 Tying thread: Dyneema 55 or GSP 50Rib: Fine oval gold tinsel Tail: … Continue reading How to tie a Hares ear muddler

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fly tying Heinz – 57 grayling dry fly

How to tie the Heinz – 57 grayling dry fly

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 barryoc

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

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Ideal gift for a fly tying Christmas

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 barryoc

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

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fly tying three dollar dip emerger

How to tie the three dollar dip fly

December 15, 2020March 12, 2021 barryoc

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 How to tie the three dollar dip fly

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muddler streamer how to tie video tutorial

How to tie a black marabou muddler

December 8, 2020March 14, 2021 barryoc

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. Hook: Mustad S74 Salt water streamer # 4 Tying thread: … Continue reading How to tie a black marabou muddler

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caddis pupa nymph

Solomon caddis pupa variant

December 4, 2020March 11, 2021 barryoc

This variant of the semi realistic Solomon caddis pupa is a relative easy tie and has a few nice techniques to take further on other patterns. Hook: Ahrex FW560 # 12 Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 Brown Rib: Tying thread Body: … Continue reading Solomon caddis pupa variant

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Bristow's Bug dry fly fly tying by Barry Ord Clarke

How to tie Bristow’s Bug dry fly

November 30, 2020December 30, 2020 barryoc

One of the lesser known but still effective old grayling and trout patterns, with a couple of nice body techniques with peacock herl. Hook: Mustad R50U # 12 Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 Black Tail: Goose or duck quill slips dyed … Continue reading How to tie Bristow’s Bug dry fly

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how to tie Partridge & Orange spider

How to tie a Partridge & Orange spider

November 24, 2020December 30, 2020 barryoc

This is my take on one of the all time classic soft hackle patterns that in recent years has experienced a comeback. Hook: Partridge_Spider # 14 Tying thread: Cobweb 6/0 Orange Hackle: Brown speckled partridge Buy MUSTAD signature hooks on … Continue reading How to tie a Partridge & Orange spider

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fly tying bottom crawler jig nymph

How to tie the bottom crawler jig nymph

November 16, 2020March 9, 2021 barryoc

A little jig with a couple of nice techniques for breathing gills and a shell back. Hook: Barbless jig # 12 Bead: 4mm silver slotted Tungsten Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 Olive Tag: Red Floss Rib: Fine silver wire Shell back: … Continue reading How to tie the bottom crawler jig nymph

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pupa

How to tie the Red hot chilli pupa

November 9, 2020March 9, 2021 barryoc

An extremely quick and effective winter pattern for searching pocket water. Try it in smaller sizes with a green or yellow body. Hook: Mustad C49S # 10 Bead: Slotted Tungsten silver 2.8 mm Tying thread: Dyneema or white 8/0 Body: … Continue reading How to tie the Red hot chilli pupa

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fly tying parachute ant

How to tie a parachute ant

November 3, 2020March 8, 2021 barryoc

Being the most prolific terrestrial on just about every river and still water, this extremely simple but effective parachute ant will not only float high and dry, but tick all the boxes for ant feeding trout no matter where you … Continue reading How to tie a parachute ant

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fly tying the strawman

How to tie the strawman

October 30, 2020March 11, 2021 barryoc

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 How to tie the strawman

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fly tying John Goddard emerger

How to tie the JG emerger variant

October 27, 2020March 11, 2021 barryoc

One of John Goddard’s lesser known but extremely effective patterns. The original JG emerger used a brown and grizzle hackle mixed for the parachute here I use only a brown dyed grizzle along with a special technique for splitting the … Continue reading How to tie the JG emerger variant

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how to tie water bug / Corixa

How to tie the water bug / Corixa

October 19, 2020March 9, 2021 barryoc

A little pheasant tail water boatman/Corixa that is super quick to tie and can be fished effectively both wet or dry. Tied only with pheasant tail and moose mane hair. Hook: Mustad R 30 # 14 Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 … Continue reading How to tie the water bug / Corixa

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Ceanis Trico spinner

How to tie a Ceanis / Trico spinner dry fly

October 14, 2020December 30, 2020 barryoc

The smallest of the up-winged may flies. Although ideally matched on a # 20-26 hook it is possible to get away with a # 18. A couple of interesting techniques here for the tails and wing. Just change the colour … Continue reading How to tie a Ceanis / Trico spinner dry fly

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fly tying hare ear soft hackle

How to tie a hares ear soft hackle wet fly

October 13, 2020December 30, 2020 barryoc

A quick and easy Hares ear soft hackle / wet fly that will work just about anywhere. Fish it up-stream as an emerger / semi dry, let it drift down stream and as it passes you give it a pull … Continue reading How to tie a hares ear soft hackle wet fly

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best fly tying books barry ord Clarke recommendation

10 Fly Tying Books my recommendation

October 12, 2020March 6, 2021 barryoc

Over the past, 35 + years, that I have been tying flies, there are a few books that have become top reference books for me, some, that I return to on probably a weekly basis. These are a few of … Continue reading 10 Fly Tying Books my recommendation

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fly tying Green Machine dry fly

How to tie the Green Machine

October 8, 2020December 30, 2020 barryoc

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. Hook: Mustad SL53UBL # … Continue reading How to tie the Green Machine

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fly tying stick fly larva

How to tie a stick fly larva

October 6, 2020March 9, 2021 barryoc

A little cased caddis fly larva that is extremely simple to tie. You can mix and match the hook size and colour of hackles used to match the debris that the larva use in your your local waters. Hook: Mustad … Continue reading How to tie a stick fly larva

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fly tying Brassie Jig nymph

How to tie the Brassie Jig nymph

October 2, 2020March 9, 2021 barryoc

Take a well known pattern and fish catcher and turn it into a Jig that has a couple of nice techniques and is super fast to tie. What more could you ask for ? Hook: Veniard Osprey Barbless Jig # … Continue reading How to tie the Brassie Jig nymph

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