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Category Archives: Fly Tying Materials and Supplies
This category is a home for information about fly tying techniques, tools, materials, and supplies for the experienced and novice fly tier.
Pacific Rockfish Fly Pattern: Purple Surf Candy, Fish Scale and Cure Goo
The Purple Rockfish Candy is another Pacific Saltwater fly inspired by the Bob Popovics’ Surf Candy fly style. Our Pacific Bottom-fish, including Black Rockfish, have teeth and a chomping ability that can wreak havoc with our flies. The Use of … Continue reading →
Puget Sound and Saltwater Cutthroat Fly Tying Video – Pink Shimmer Fringe Surf Candy
This is the first video in Jay Nicholas’s series on Saltwater Fly Tying. The Cutthroat Shimmer Fringe Surf Candy is inspired by the Bob Popovics’ Surf Candy fly style. Whereas Bob created his original Surf Candy to enhance the durability … Continue reading →
McKenzie River Fly Patterns page updated
We’ve updated the McKenzie-Willamette River Fly Pattern page with tons of great new trout patterns by Tony Torrence and Jay. There are some old standbys with new twists, some repeats by new tyers with different perspectives on the craft and … Continue reading →
Hottest New Fly Tying Tool: Marc Petitjean Stacker
This new Petitjean product is one of the most exciting innovations in Fly tying tools we have ever seen, no kidding. Marc Petitjean is a creative blend of fly tyer, innovator, and engineer. His tools really work and work. Not … Continue reading →
Saltwater Fly Tying: Tips for using Clear Cure Goo
Very frankly, I was not an instant fan of the Clear Cure Goo Product line. I tried it a little when tying Salmon and Steelhead flies, sometimes applying Goo on top of a fly head already treated with a conventional … Continue reading →
Saltwater Fly Tying: Introduction
I have tied flies for something over five decades, but until recently I tied relatively few patterns that could properly be classified as pure Saltwater Specialty flies. Being predictably unpredictable, I stepped away from my usual range of flies about … Continue reading →
Pale Morning Dun Emerger Fly Tying Video
Tony demonstrates how to tie a Pale Morning Dun emerger pattern. The low floating emerger is perfect for flat water with picky fish. The fly floats low in the surface film and is effective during any Pale Morning Dun hatch. … Continue reading →
Steelhead Muddler Minnow Fly Tying Video
The Muddler Minnow fly pattern is adapted in this video to for steelhead fly fishing. This pattern can be fished on the surface or “skated” or subsurface swung down and across. While the fly has a nice “spun” head Tony … Continue reading →
Bloom’s Parachute Ant Fly Tying Video
This simple ant pattern is highly visible and perfect for summer fishing on a variety of waters. Antron wings can be added before the parachute style hackle as well. Bloom’s Parachute Ant Thread: Veevus 12/0 Black Hook: TMC 100, Sizes … Continue reading →
Foam Body Elk Hair Caddis Fly Tying Video
Tony shows how to tie a quick and high floating Elk Hair Caddis. This simply fly can be tied in numerous colors and fishes throughout the season. Here are a few suggestions for our local waters. Jan-March Black Foam Body … Continue reading →
Purple Stimulator Fly Tying Video
Purple has become one of the most successful trout colors in the west of late. Starting with the Purple Haze in the Rockies and the Purple Rooster locally we have had great luck with purple bodied flies. Maybe the steelhead … Continue reading →
Loop Wing Yellow Sally Fly Tying Video
Little Yellow Stone flies are a staple meal for western trout throughout the summer months. While a small yellow Stimulator is a great pattern for boisterous water, we like a more “flat lying” pattern for flats and tail-outs. Tony demonstrates … Continue reading →
CDC Rusty Spinner Fly Tying Video
CDC wings can be a pain to work with. In this video Tony demonstrates how to use mylar to divide CDC, forming spinner wings. This spinner pattern has a very slender profile with a biot body and thin tails. It … Continue reading →
Foam Beetle Fly Tying Video
The Foam Beetle is a great fly pattern for searching the banks of any river. It’s high vis foam “hot spot” will allow you to see the very low floating beetle imitation as it drifts along enticing any fish nearby … Continue reading →
Pale Morning Dun Sparkle Dun Fly Tying Video
The Sparkle Dun is one of the best all around Mayfly imitations. Tony demonstrates how to tie a biot body Pale Morning dun PMD. Try a Blue Winged Olive, Mahogany Dun and March Brown version as well. PMD Sparkle Dun … Continue reading →