Category Archives: Fly Tying Materials and Supplies

The Loop Wing Parachute style fly demonstrated below is a versatile pattern. Try changing the loop wing parachutes body color to a pale yellow for a Pale Morning Dun and rusty brown for a Mahogany Dun in size 16. For … Continue reading →

Tony demonstrates how to tie the tried and true Royal Wulff. The classic hair wing pattern floats great and catches fish world wide. Tony gives you some key techniques to make this pattern easier to tie. Royal Wulff Thread: Black … Continue reading →

In the video below we demonstrate how to tie another highly effective trout nymph in a “jig format”. The Euro Jig in Brown can be fished by itself or in tandem with another dry fly or nymph depending upon your … Continue reading →

Tony demonstrates one of our most effective nymphs of late on the McKenzie and Willamette rivers. The Brown and Yellow Euro Jig is a slender “quick descending” nymph that catches trout really well. The C400BL hook is incredibly sharp and … Continue reading →

Despite cooler mornings and what seems to be an early Fall, fishing throughout the McKenzie River remains solid. Fish have moved into slower runs and edges, but are still very willing to take the well presented fly. Dead drifting nymphs … Continue reading →

In our first video Tony gives some tips on blending your own special nymph dubbing. When you add numerous colors to the blend, greater color depth and longer fiber length is achieved. This dubbing blend can even be used as … Continue reading →

Harwick’s Hoser tube fly works well for steelhead both Summer and Winter. Tony demonstrates how to tie this multi step large profile pattern. Tie a few and and them to your box! Hartwick’s Hoser Thread: Veevus 10/0 Black Tube: Protube … Continue reading →

How great can it get? Jay Nicholas woke up today and found the freedom to slap down the coolest, most fish appealing colors, textures, and proportions of materials on an one of the new Greg Senyo Articulated Intruder shanks. Life … Continue reading →

Scott Howell’s Ska Opper is easily our favorite skating steelhead dry fly. In this video Tony demonstrates how to tie this pattern in it’s natural color scheme. The video is a bit longer than we like, but the fly is … Continue reading →

Jay Nicholas’ tying fun and experimentation just keep driveling on and on. The only commodity in too-short supply is time and places to go and fish these great looking flies. Some of the newer materials available have really made our … Continue reading →

Tony demonstrates how to use the new Copic Airbrushing Kit, Copic Markers, and Pattern Coloring Sheets on a natural feather. We have also used the Copic kit on synthetics and the Copic Markers are fantastic for adding contrast and coloration … Continue reading →

Jay Nicholas ties a very simple, but highly adaptable tube leech using rabbit, flash, marabou and senyo’s laser dub. The pattern can be adapted to catch many species and be tied in numerous colors. In black, blue, pink, purple, and … Continue reading →

Ramsey’s Goofball has become one of our favorite fly patterns for 2013. The Goofball is a great general attractor, and it can imitate numerous insects. This Winter/Spring we used a green Goofball for a Cicada in New Zealand. In April … Continue reading →

Jay Nicholas claims that black and blue are well-known steelhead attractors. He’s probably right on that one. So is Flashabou. Jig hooks keep a swinging fly from snagging on rocks and sticks more so than a traditional down point hook. … Continue reading →