Fly Tying Videos

These caddis are swimmers. In terms of fly design, capturing a defining feature like “swimming legs” can be a successful way to entice fish.

Here’s a variant that adds eyes and uses UV. The feathers and baitfish fibers work very well together on this design.

The bugger is the foundation for tying many of today’s large articulated streamers and is a good fly for all tiers to master

If the original Gotcha is an F150, the Bonefish Junk is a Raptor. You choose.

The same fly – tied the exact same way – can be used to imitate numerous types of bugs. We show a new dubbing that we really like….Deer Ear.

Here’s a BWO soft hackle that uses a great new dubbing (rabbit + mink!) and hare hides from a new supplier. These are great materials.

Here’s a version that floats well, is bulletproof, and is quicker to tie than the classic.

It should be noted that white thread and a kaleidoscope pack of sharpies s a great way to approach these flies….no need to buy a bunch of thread!

And even though this fly fools very finicky fish, it is “just a micro woolly bugger.” Genius in simplicity.

Fished behind a larger parachute Adams, this style of fly can be the answer when fish are breaking the surface, but it isn’t clear what they’re eating.

We show a few alternate materials as well as how the color scheme can be tweaked to make this much more than just a midge.

One of the fun things about tying is that you can make small tweaks to already great flies. Hot spots are great "tweaks" for any nymph.

Keep a couple of these in your box and you might just find them in your regular rotation.

We incorporate synthetic marabou for the tail and mix a simple dubbing that will create a slender, buggy fly with lots of movement.

An all synthetic “CDC” Flashback “Pheasant Tail.” The original version is one of our top selling flies.

We like chenille and diamond braid, but have found that using flat diamond braid is very important to achieving a nice body shape.

There are many options for the body of a Squimp. The most popular are chenille, diamond braid, and dubbing.

Here’s an example of the Timmy technique with a large loop and long "legs" that we like for a Klink variant.

Here’s an example of the technique with a tight loop and short “legs”….we like this for a Mayhem Emerger variant.

A fly that moves equally well while being actively stripped as it does while sitting “still” in the sightline of a laid-up tarpon.

There numerous methods to tie (and shape) the body – from dubbing and glue (Patos) to yarn pieces to hides – but the design is all the same.

Here's a synthetic version, plus some other stuff.

These simple to tie flies can be fished to mimic the whole process of emerging from the bottom to the surface. Swing and hang on.

We show a dubbing mix that we like for wings on small midges.

Using the same basic materials – thread, antron, a quill body, and a bit of dubbing – many different (and very specific) bugs can be tied. What a pattern.

Known as “the Cheeseburger Caddis” because of how well it entices fish on tailwaters as well as freestones, during all seasons

There are over 10,000 midge species. After putting samples under a microscope, Cat created this fly to mimic the lighter shades...from tan to yellowish.

An all-white version allows you to make almost any color combo.  While this looks like an intimidating fly, it is very fun and straight forward.