Fly Tying Videos

While these flies can look intimidating to tie, several new materials simplify the process.

Inverting tungsten beads and SemperFli’s Eggstatic Egg Fritz combine to make an irresistible egg.

In smaller sizes, it can be used as an annelid or rock worm. In larger sizes, maybe fish take it for one of the skinny leeches that live in many rivers.

While we have a couple of techniques that we like to use when tying this fly, the overall design and materials list is straight forward.

Antron (also a trilobal fiber) and poly (round) fibers also work, especially since Z Lon is no longer manufactured.

The CDC Emerging Dun is one of our favorite BWO emergers.

This is our version of a melon quill color scheme married with Mr Mathews’ brilliant sparkle dun.

This pattern is effective when dead drifted or swung. Here is a Jig version.

There are several recently released materials that make this top producing nymph even easier to tie.

Our goal with this video is to show a few basic techniques and design concepts as well as highlight a few alternative materials.

Dread drifted as point fly is our favorite way to fish this fly. There are numerous variations to be tied and tried.

Don’t skip dubbing between the beads! This bulk of dubbing acts as the foundation for legs and wing case - a brilliant concept to be used in other flies

This is one of the first streamers we reach for whether we are fishing it dead drifted, swung, or stripped.

The key to this fly is to tightly cord the thread prior to wrapping it forward. This creates fantastic segmentation.

We use a quill body covered in UV resin. We think the quill keeps the segmentation and durability, but it is easier for us to tie.

The Orange Bearded version is a great spawning shrimp imitation.

We include a few tying notes with thoughts on techniques that make tying this fast and fun.

A Variant that uses some cool new materials...including Party Mop!

Although it uses more materials than other saltwater staples, focusing on one layer at a time makes this fly very digestible.

Tied in its original form, the Mantis is deadly. As with all great and timeless flies, it has become the chassis for many variations. We show a few alternate materials for the classic.

The Gotcha Rubberlegs is an example.....a twist on a classic, plus a few tying tips.

This fly can be tied in numerous colors, including Gold, Orange, Pink, Tan, White, and Yellow/Chartreuse.

Natural Fox or Craft Fur is traditionally used for the wing, but try Finn Raccoon! This fly can be tied in many colors....pink, chartreuse, orange, pearl.

Here’s a soft hackle version of the Rainbow Warrior in winter purple.

We use a few alternate materials to tie this articulated streamer.

Dressed up for winter

The trick is tying them small. Having the right materials will help tremendously.

We show two ways to tie a bulky collar that also has lots of movement

Using fluoro thread as a rib and covering with UV resin is a technique that yields a durable fly. This is a technique that can be used on other patterns.

Morgan's Midge can be tied quickly in all sorts of colors.