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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.

Two things have changed since we first stated tying this fly years ago...pre-stripped quills and UV resin. Both simplify and already simple, deadly fly.

Here's a top producer that can be tied in lots of colors.

The Massacre Midge is a proven winner. We have a few substitutions that work well for us.

The 3 the three most important mayfly families contain over half of all the mayfly species, which are the most commonly encountered on trout streams.

Here’s our attempt to tie a split back BWO in a perdigon style fly.

The Hopedale Crab has been said to be the only fly you need for all the fish that swim in the water off Louisiana. We can confirm.

We recently spent several days fly fishing for Redfish in LA. Here's what we learned.

Stoneflies are important to trout, especially hungry trout. The presence of stoneflies is also an indicator or water quality.

Fishing the October Caddis hatch with nymphs throughout day will be productive.  Don't hesitate to throw a dry-dropper rig with an Orange Foam Caddis or an Orange Stimulator Chew Toy.

This fly uses fluoro floss – typically in orange – as a rib. Try other colors, like Red.

This fly is similar to a Comparadun or a No Hackle, but is made almost entirely of CDC. While the result is a shaggy fly, the profile that fish see is pure gold.

Tying legs on small nymphs can be frustrating. Here are two different methods that make tying legs on small nymphs less frustrating.

The key to tying the Mole Fly Emerger Fishing Fly is to use natural dubbing, which will help the body sit below the surface as it is designed to do.

We like to tie the Puff Daddy Fishing Fly with a sparse CDC collar and add a bit of flash to the CDC collar

Synthetic zonker strips alleviate the need for a dubbing loop on this fly because the thin “hide” does not create bulk when wrapped around the shank.

There are numerous ways to add hot spots....add INFERNO biots to the list!

The Firehole 520 Jig Hook is the perfect hooks for a jig egg

These flies fish well as trailers during a Trico hatch

The fibers are solid, which means they do not flare like natural buck tail. This also means they can be wrapped around a hook shank.

Faux Bucktail is Durable and Easy to Use

Brushes can be used for saltwater fly fishing flies, warm water fly fishing flies, and fly fishing flies for salmon and steelhead.

We like this ant pattern because it can be tied as a tanked ant or hi viz ant with only a few changes.

There are conditions in which multiple layers of foam improve the fly. Here is how we do it

Simple, easy to tie and able to mimic lots of bugs.

Ostrich is easy to tie with, has really good movement in the water, and can be used for everything from a thorax to a mini soft hackle.