Category Archives: Fly Tying

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 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 →

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 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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →