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Category Archives: Fly Tying
New Fly Tying Contest: Summer Steelhead Skater patterns
The next subject in the Caddis Fly’s Hareline Dubbin Fly Tying Contest series is the steelhead dry fly or skater patterns. Photo by Rick Gersbach Send your bugs to the Caddis Fly Shop by August 31st to be eligible. Drop … Continue reading →
Sea Run Cutthroat Fly Fishing Tips — Videos on the way
I asked Jay Nicholas to introduce a series of videos we shot recently about flies for Sea Run Cutthroat here in Oregon. Blueback are in already, and they will keep trickling into our coastal rivers throughout the fall. Enjoy. Remember … Continue reading →
Lagartun Mini Flat Braid Summer Steelhead Fly Series: Fluorescent Red and Fluorescent Chartreuse
The final two patterns in Jay’s Lagartun Mini Flat Braid Series. Summer Steelhead fishing is looking great locally with over 22,000 fish over Willamette Falls. The Deschutes had a record year last and is again looking good this year. Decent … Continue reading →
Lagartun Mini Flat Braid Summer Steelhead Fly Series: Fluorescent Blue
In this video Jay Nicholas ties another one of his favorite Steelhead patterns in the Summer Steelhead Lagartun Mini Flat Braid Series. Steelhead and Salmon love blue! Lagartun Mini Flat Braid Fluorescent Blue is a material that almost glows in … Continue reading →
Lagartun Mini Flat Braid Summer Steelhead Fly Series: Fluorescent Orange
The first of four different steelhead flies tied by Jay Nicholas from his Steelhead Mini Flat Braid Series. Fluorescent Orange Lagartun Mini Flat Braid over-body and a silver Lagartun Mini Flat Braid under-body give this pattern a subtle glow in the … Continue reading →
Jay’s Summer Steelhead Chenille Series Red and Black and Orange and Black
The final two of eight Summer Steelhead Chenille Series flies from Jay Nicholas. Jay discusses hook size, proportions and flash. The next series of low water patterns is on the way!–CD Summer Steelhead Chenille Series Hook: TMC 700 2-6 Thread: … Continue reading →
Jay’s Summer Steelhead Chenille Series Claret and Black and Blue and Black
Two more in Jay’s Summer Steelhead Chenille Series Steelhead fly patterns. During the tying session Jay discusses stomach contents of Steelhead. His career as a biologist and angler has led to a tremendous amount of research, field observation and access … Continue reading →
More of Jay’s Steelhead Chenille Series Fly Tying Videos
Two more proven Steelhead patterns from Jay Nicholas’s Summer Steelhead Chenille Series. Purple has to be considered along with black as a top producing steelhead color. Fly number two is a “Juicy Bug” knock off that Jay has had success … Continue reading →
Jay’s Summer Steelhead Chenille Series
It’s looking like another excellent summer Steelhead year in the Pacific Northwest. Rumor, suggestion, theory, preliminary numbers, has the Deschutes even better in 2010 than the record of 2009. The North Umpqua is fishing reasonably well right now. The Willamette, … Continue reading →
Green McKenzie Caddis fly pattern winners announced
Here are the winners of the Caddis Fly and Hareline Dubbin fly tying contest — this spring’s pattern was the Green McKenzie Caddis. 1st Place: Green Caddis Wet by Ethan Nickel Hook: Daichi 1560 #10 Thread: Black UTC 70 Body: … Continue reading →
Summer Steelhead Boss Series Fly Tying Videos with Jay Nicholas
Jay Nicholas and I sat down and filmed around 40 seperate fly tying videos earlier this summer. The following set includes 9 flies, all variations of Jay’s Summer Steelhead Boss. The Boss Fly has been around for a long, long … Continue reading →
Instructions for fishing MOAL Leeches
Many people, it seems, are seeking knowledge regarding the proper technique for fishing MOAL Leeches. Ask and ye shall receive. Sort of. Q: How to fish MOAL leeches A: Itemized instructions for fishing MOAL leeches follows. Angler must follow these … Continue reading →
Greg Senyo talks shop about Senyo’s Laser Dub, fly tying tactics
We nailed down Great Lakes fly fishing phenom Greg Senyo, creator of Senyo’s Laser Dub, for a chat about fly tying, new materials and where he got the inspriation to develop new products through Hareline Dubbin. How did you come … Continue reading →
Rob Russell’s estuary chinook fly pattern: The Black Tail
In this fly tying video, Rob Russell shows you how to tie his top pattern for fly fishing for chinook salmon in the Pacific estuaries. If you think salmon don’t eat flies, check out this shot: The Black Tail Hook: … Continue reading →
Fly Tying video: Captain Nate’s Lingcod Clouser Minnow
Captain Nate Stansberry’s Lingcod Clouser Minnow has accounted for some monster fish on the Oregon Coast. In this fly tying video, Nate shows you how to tie his version of Bob Clouser’s popular baitfish pattern. Nate uses materials and techniques … Continue reading →