Category Archives: Fly Tying Materials and Supplies

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 →

Jay Nicholas goes at the tube fly craze with abandon here – because Tubes seem the perfect vehicle for tying any and every bugger fly in the fishing universe. Buggers are long flies, and the use of a short shank … Continue reading →

I have been tying a ton of fun saltwater flies lately, fishing them all, from Deceivers to SeaDucers, to clousers, to Toad-like flies, and Crab-like flies, and Squid like flies, and some worked well and some required tuning but the … Continue reading →

Jay Nicholas is having more fun trying his tying hand at adapting our standard patterns to tubes and new materials. Yes, this is fun. Will these catch fish? Absolutely. We have fished enough flies la all sorts over our collective … Continue reading →

This is another Internet-Poached fly that Jay Nicholas is tying to demonstrate some of the creative tying possibilities offered by Greg Senyo’s Laser Yarn. By the way, that guy Greg is quite an interesting fellow, great tyer/angler, and a ton … Continue reading →

The insanely cool baitfish pattern in the video above is tied with Fish Skull Articulated Fish Spine. You can vary the body material we suggest CCT body Fur or Tarantula Hairy Leg Brush one inch, and Frizzle Chenille, all materials … Continue reading →

This fly represents Jay Nicholas’ effort to provide fly tying instruction that is fun, showcases new materials, features basic and/or advanced tying techniques for new and weathered tiers, spark your imagination, and so on. This fly is a version of … Continue reading →

Jay Nicholas’ fly tying quest continues, experimenting with trout flies tied on tubes. This fun video explores the October Caddis: one of the most fun flies to fish for trout and steelhead during the fall across the Western United States … Continue reading →

As promised, Jay Nicholas takes trout fly tying to realms he has previously only dabbled in and shows how to tie yet another locally effective trout fly on a tube – this time an emerging McKenzie Special Caddis. The pattern … Continue reading →

Jay Nicholas shows how to tie yet another locally effective trout fly on a tube – this time a McKenzie Special Caddis. This is a fly that has been fished in the Willamette Valley for many decades in one form … Continue reading →

Tony Torrence ties a gurgling and popping Bass/Snook/Tarpon fly pattern. The fly requires numerous steps but is very durable and active on the surface. If you decide to use the pattern in salt water try a saltwater hook like a … Continue reading →