The stimulators fly big brother, a real fat boy pattern, that has more attractor qualities than you can shake a stick at. Hook: Mustad C53 # 6-10 Rib: Fine silver wire Tail: Bleached elk hair Wing: Bleached elk hair Body: … Continue reading Improved sofa pillow
A grasshopper tied Klinkhammer style, that has worked well for me and gives a lttle different presentation but a great footprint of a hopper. Hook: Mustad C49 14-6 Thread: Dark green Body: Bright green dubbing Rib: Tying thread Wing: Yellow … Continue reading How to tie the klinkhopper
A couple of simple techniques that make for perfect split mayfly tails every time. If you enjoy watching the videos please subscribe to my YouTube channel below. Your help and support in keeping the channel going is greatly appreciated. Thanks… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYb8DCVlYijoCYgvx_v2EuQ Continue reading Mayfly tailing techniques
This little bait fish imitation is one of my most productive salt water patterns. Very quick to tie and very realistic in the water. Anyone sea trout fishing (sea run browns) has to give this pattern a go, you won’t … Continue reading Silicone fry streamer
The Leptophlebia marginata and vespertina or sepia and claret dun are two very abundent mayflies that prefer more acidic waters like, hill lochs and forest lakes. This easy pattern can be made to imitate both these naturals.When the big flies … Continue reading Sepia & Claret dun
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 simple little mayfly dun, that not only represents a blue winged olive but just with a little change in size and colour can be made to represent many other small mayflies. Hook: Mustad R30 # 12-18 Thread: Olive Tail: … Continue reading Blue winged olive (Aurivilli) mayfly
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
F-fly Marjan Fratnik , an absolute must for any trout fisherman. This is the super simple and original pattern of this modern classic. F fly pattern recipe Hook: Mustad R30 # 12-18Thread: Grey or beigeBody: Tying thread cigar shaped taperWings: … Continue reading F fly tying
A flying wood ant pattern that uses Float foam as the main material. This pattern will float high and dry all day long and then some… How to tie Float foam ant fly pattern Float foam ant fly pattern recipe Continue reading Float foam ant fly pattern
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 Amphipoda can represent many of the several thousand different speices that are found in both fresh and salt water all over the world. Continue reading How to tie Gammarus shrimp
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
For all you CDC fans, the Petitjean book is now available for order from on link This monumental book gathers on more than 40 years of fly-tying, innovation and a passion for fly-fishing. In this his legacy, Marc reveals some of his secrets about CDC’s unique properties, his concepts in designing flies and, last but not least, a series of brand new, appealing and easy-to-tie patterns. Marc Petitjean Photography Barry Ord Clarke 500 pages 3000 photographs Continue reading Petitjean CDC Book
The long awaited book ‘Petitjean CDC’ that Marc and I have been working on for seven years, had its launch at the weekend at BFFI. As with everything else that Marc gets involved with, the book is beautifully designed and a joy to use. Each step by step page is a wealth of information, with required materials and tools for each pattern, step by step instruction, tying difficulty level. Each pattern is photographed from four different angles, side, above, under and forward, giving you detailed information on each fly. Each chapter is colour coded so you can finger your way … Continue reading Petitjean CDC – The book
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
Although you can never have enough flies, after 30 years of tying trout flies for articles, demos, courses and videos, I have decided to have a clear out of all the boxes of flies I have tied over these years. I am going to split them up into dozens with a signed card, and let them go for $25.00 per dozen, including package and postage anywhere in the world. Thats not even $2.00 per fly! All the flies are of framing quality, and tied by me. Each dozen will contain a mixture of dry, nymph, wet, emerger, classic and modern … Continue reading 30 years of flies…
Another quick and simple early season pattern that floats perfect for a great presentation. Continue reading Deer hair hatching midge
An extremely simple but yet good looking pattern, that works well when large hatches are happening. Continue reading Moose mane cripple dun
A nice technique for making realistic mayfly nymph bodies with simple materials. This technique makes a very realistic segmented nymph abdomen. Continue reading Gill abdomen mayfly nymph technique
Another quick melt glue pattern for the adventurous tyer. Buy MUSTAD signature hooks Buy VENIARD product on AMAZON:Fly tying tools and materials shop TRIDENT FREE SHIPPING OVER $20:Buy SIMMS fishing products:EPIC water filters Very useful thing when fishing:Trouts fly fishing … Continue reading Melt glue Rhycophila larva
A super simple but realistic pattern that imitates both the fresh and salt water shrimp. This melt glue technique makes a very natural soft, chewy but also tough and robust body. Continue reading How to tie Melt Glue Gammarus
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
Hares ear, partridge, tinsel and a bead head. A great combination of fish catching materials all wrapped up in one easy nymph pattern. Continue reading Hares ear Partridge nymph
This is a good looking but really simple pattern to tie. All you need to do is change the hook size and the colour of hackle and you have a nice and easy technique to imitate many mayfly’s. Continue reading How to tie Detached body para loop mayfly
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
This is a semi realistic pattern with all the features of the real stone fly nymph but easy to tie and a good pattern to get started with if you haven’t tied semi realistic patterns before. Semi realistic stone fly … Continue reading Semi realistic stone fly nymph
A quick and easy tie for an unusual but effective spider pattern for small stream and river fishing. Peacock and partridge spider pattern recipe Hook: Mustad C49S # 14 Tying thread: Sheer 14/0 Black Abdomen: Peacock herl Hackle: Speckled grey … Continue reading Peacock and partridge spider fly
A semi realistic antron caddis pupa thats a real easy tie. Just learn the technique and change the colour of Antron to match your hatch. Antron caddis/sedge pupa pattern recipe Hook: Mustad C49S # 10-16 Tying thread: Sheer Cream or … Continue reading Antron caddis/sedge pupa
This is a simple stone fly nymph that plays on the basic features of the nymph to give a realistic profile. Simple stone fly nymph pattern Hook: Mustad R 75 # 12 Tying thread: Grey Tail: Pheasant tail Underbody: Lead … Continue reading Simple stone fly nymph
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 little technique I have been experimenting with for tying hollow flies with compressed air. The technique can be adapted for spey and larger pike and salt water patterns. Hook: Mustad Eyed power hook # 6 Tying thread: Dyneema Body … Continue reading Blow dry bait fish-Tying with compressed air!
This pattern imitates the larval stage of the house building caddis fly, and is one of the most important foods for trout and grayling, especially during the late autumn and winter. These insects build a mobile home from twigs, vegetation … Continue reading House builder caddis larvae
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
The fur equivalent of CdC. A real simple pattern all tied with only one 5 cm strip of beaver fur spun in a dubbing loop! Hook: Mustad R30 # 10 Tying thread: Dyneema 55 Body & Wing Natural beaver Continue reading How to tie Beaver Caddis
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
This extremely animated nymph is excellent when stalking larger trout or even used as an attractor or searching pattern when nothing is going on in the surface. Damsel nymph stalking bug pattern Hook: Mustad C67S # 8-10 Tying thread: Sheer … Continue reading Damsel nymph stalking bug
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