Category Archives: Fly Tying

Hook Size to Bead Size

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

With so many beads, cones, and eyes on the market today it can be a challenge to determine what bead, x-eye cone, barbell etc.. goes with which hook size. In addition there are many eyes designed to take an adhesive … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Gear Review, Fly Tying | 3 Comments

Pike fly patterns: Fly tying videos before the Canada trip

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

My brother Nate and I have been fly fishing for Northern Pike for about half our lives, over three decades collectively. These are the patterns I use to chase them. The first pike fly pattern, The Carpet Muncher, is Nate’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Fishing Travel, Fly Tying | 4 Comments

Tying the Chromie Chironomid

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this short video Barrett demonstrates how to tie a simple but effective Chironomid pattern. The white bead head and slender body are the keys to the effectiveness of this pattern. Fish it under an indicator at various lengths depending … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Oregon High Lakes | 1 Comment

CDC Pale Morning Dun Hair Wing Tying Video

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Pale Morning Dun mayflies become an important insect to the angler interested in “matching the hatch” over the next few months. PMD’s as they are generally known can emerge at any time of the day. On the lower McKenzie anglers … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing | 2 Comments

Tying Video: UV Chewee Skin Bonefish Tailer

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Spooky Bonefish hate lead eyes, bead chain, pseudo eyes or anything that makes a splat. The UV Chewee Skin Bonefish Tailer lands soft and is relatively weedless. Fish this pattern over tailing Bonefish and fish moving through shallow water turtle … Continue reading →

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Green McKenzie Caddis Contest ends May 15th

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Our latest Hareline Fly Tying contest wraps up on May 15th. Check out some of the entries thus far. For more details on the contest and prizes click here.

Posted in Fly Fishing Contests, Fly Tying | 3 Comments

Marc Petitjean Bobbin Demo

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

A $50 bobbin? Wow must be cool. Well it really is. In this short video Barrett demonstrates why it’s the only bobbin he’s used since Marcos at Hareline Dubbin brought over the MP TT bobbin. Check it out.–CD

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Tying the Rickard’s Seal Bugger

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this short video Barrett demonstrates how to tie the Rickard’s Seal Bugger. The Seal Bugger is an absolutely deadly lake pattern. The fly does a great job of imitating a variety of lake food organisms including Dragon flies and … Continue reading →

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Tying the UV Chewee Skin Mini Stone

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

This spring we have been playing with UV materials in our fly patterns quite a bit. The UV Cahill fished very nicely this spring and a scaled back “creamier one” is bound to kill during the PMD hatch coming on … Continue reading →

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Beads-R-Us

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

The incredibly talented Jay Nicholas has been helping me with product descriptions for Caddisflyshop.com. The following discussion, description, enlightening tale, delves into the world of fly tying beads. Keep in mind most of this is true and was written after … Continue reading →

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Tony’s Purple Tube Leech: Steelhead fly tying video

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video Tony Torrence ties a killer tube leech that gets down, swims, and pisses off awaiting anadromous fish. Tony uses HMH and Eumer tubing to create the fly. In addition he adds a Eumer Monster Cone to aid … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Summer Steelhead | 3 Comments

Tony’s Temple Tube Fly Tying Video

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

In this video Tony Torrence demonstrates how to tie his version of a Temple Dog style fly on a tube. By inserting a small HMH Tube into a medium Eumer plastic tube the tier has a built in junction tube … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Oregon Winter Steelhead Fishing, Summer Steelhead | 2 Comments

Summer Steelhead Flies for Inspiration

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Former OregonFlyFishingBlog.com Fly Tying Contest winner Chad Potter dropped by a box of gorgeous Summer Steelhead patterns. I was able to talk him into letting me photograph them and put them on the blog. Chad has a great style and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Summer Steelhead | 7 Comments

Tying the Purple Skunk Summer Steelhead fly

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Summer Steelhead are pouring over Willamette Falls, all indications lead to a great year for our McKenzie and Willamette Steelhead runs. In this video Tony demonstrates how to tie a Purple Skunk. The Purple Skunk is an excellent Summer Steelhead … Continue reading →

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Fly fishing for Shad in Oregon: Tony’s Shad Dart

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

May and June are prime months for Shad fishing on the Umpqua and Siuslaw Rivers in Oregon. The Umpqua gets a very reliable run around Elkton and the Yellow Creek area. In this video Tony Torrence demonstrates how to tie … Continue reading →

Posted in Fly Tying, Proven Spring Fly Patterns, Southern Oregon | 3 Comments