Category Archives: Fly Tying

EP Tarantula Hairy Legged Leech Fly Tying Video

Enrico Puglisi and Hareline Dubbin got together to create a new and innovative dubbing brush called EP Tarantula Hairy Legs Brush. The Tarantula Brush come in two different sizes and has tremendous applications in the world of fly tying. In … Continue reading

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Nicholas’ Mack’s Canyon Summer Steelhead Fly

This fly is the Mack’s Canyon and it isn’t. Does this Nicholas’ Steelhead Simplicity adaptation of the Mack’s Canyon catch fish? Yup. Does it perform any better then the original? Sometimes. At least that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to … Continue reading

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Product Review: Gary Krebs Popper Jig Set

The Gary Krebs Popper Jig Set provides a simple, straight-forward means of transforming a plain foam cylinder into a cool looking, easy to cast, highly effective popper body. See the ratty lookin’ popper pictured above? Half the legs gone, tooth … Continue reading

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Steelhead will eat anything

Or so it would seem, based on the box of flies I’m packing for an upcoming trip to a summer steelhead river east of the Cascades. When tying steelhead flies, or really in life, there are only two rules. Rule … Continue reading

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Jeff Hickman’s Flash Taco Steelhead Fly

Our wild and crazy friend and fishing buddy Jeff Hickman knows Steelhead, Salmon, Trout, and the flies they love to eat. His innovative and effective fly patterns are featured by Idylwilde Flies, and we fish these sweeties all the time. … Continue reading

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Rigging Fish Skull Articulated Shanks for Stinger Hooks

Product Review: Fish Skull Articulated Shanks Here, just in time, Fish Skull offers us a nice way to make articulated flies with this product, just released for the 2012 fly tying season. Previously, we have resorted to making our own … Continue reading

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Product Review: Hareline Rainbow Brass Cones

One of the hot/cool new fly tying products just released for 2012 is the Hareline Rainbow Brass Cone. Available in 4 sizes to fit hooks for warm-water species, trout, salmon, steelhead, and (insert your favorite fish here) sizes, these brilliant, … Continue reading

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Nicholas’ Freight Train Summer Steelhead Fly

This fly is another Nicholas adaptation of an extremely effective traditional summer steelhead fly, one more in my Steelhead Simplicity Series of flies. Deschutes, John Day, Grand Ronde, McKenzie, Willamette, Rogue, Klamath – the list of where summer steelhead eat … Continue reading

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Nicholas’ Signal Light Summer Steelhead Fly

Ok, this is not EXACTLY the original Signal Light steelhead fly pattern. This simplified, sparsely tied fly is one that displays the philosophy of my Steelhead Simplicity Series of flies. These flies are usually a little slimmer, a little sparser … Continue reading

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Half Down Golden Stone Fly Tying Video

In this fly tying video Barrett ties one of our favorite patterns for “hopper dropper” style rigs. The Half Down Golden Stone is a pattern developed by Montana Fly Company. We have modified it a bit to have more hackle, … Continue reading

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Plummeting Steelhead Nymph Fly Tying Video

Prime Steelhead season has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. While we love to swing and skate flies for Steelhead, there are times when necessity calls and nymphing for them can be very effective. In this video Barrett demonstrates how to … Continue reading

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Tying The Bleeding Gills Clouser Minnow

The Bleeding Gills Clouser Tube Fly drives Salmon of all sorts wild, it absolutely “flings a craven on them!” Jay Nicholas discusses the merits of tube clousers, colors combos for baitfish, and adding a red spot for bleeding gills on … Continue reading

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Tying the Tube Clouser Minnow Fly …. How and Why?

The Clouser Deep Minnow is a GREAT fishing fly. The darn thing, in many colors and sizes, just looks like food to many fish around the world and is among my very favorite flies for salmon fishing here in Oregon. … Continue reading

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RR brings it home! Wins IFTD Iron Fly Competition 2011

I was minding the booth, walking dealers through the latest and greatest books and DVDs, when I heard someone yelling my name. My giant carrot-topped boss was waving me over, with a devious grin on his face. His wife, Joy, … Continue reading

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Preparing Aluminum Sea Eyes for Tying Baitfish Patterns

Hareline Aluminum Sea Eyes are huge barbell style eyes that offer profile without weight. We have had excellent success using them on large streamers such as Clousers and Deceiver type flies. Big fish like to eat little fish and often … Continue reading

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