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Category Archives: Fly Tying
Beads-R-Us
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 →
Tony’s Purple Tube Leech: Steelhead fly tying video
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 →
Tony’s Temple Tube Fly Tying Video
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 →
Summer Steelhead Flies for Inspiration
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 →
Tying the Purple Skunk Summer Steelhead fly
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 →
Fly fishing for Shad in Oregon: Tony’s Shad Dart
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 →
Streaker McKenzie Green Caddis
In this video Barrett shows us one of his favorite adult Green McKenzie Caddis patterns. The Streaker McKenzie Green Caddis fishes well dead drift or skated across the surface with added movement to emulate the active adult caddis. The spun … Continue reading →
Hareline Fly Tying Contest: Green McKenzie Caddis
We are excited to announce another Hareline Dubbin fly tying contest! This time the pattern is the Green McKenzie Caddis. Send us your best Arctopsyche grandis imitation and you’ll have a chance to win some great prizes. Dries, nymphs or … Continue reading →
Rare and Unusual Hackle Available Now
We have recently received some gorgeous Cree, “Cree like”, and Variant saddles and capes. Cree and Variants are often hard to find but offer a natural contrast that is hard to emulated. Check these saddles and capes out below. If … Continue reading →
Chewee Skin Green McKenzie Soft Hackle
Swinging wets during the Green McKenzie Caddis emergence can be deadly. We like to combine a larger “emerger” wet below a high floating dry, or use the wet above a Dark Cahill in a tandem wet fly rig. In this … Continue reading →
CDC McKenzie Green Caddis Pattern V2
Every year we look forward to the Green McKenzie Caddis emergence on the McKenzie and Middle Fork of the Willamette Rivers. The bugs usually start showing themselves during the later half of April and remain an important fly pattern for … Continue reading →
Quigley’s Green Drake Emerger fly tying video
In this fly tying video Barrett demonstrates how to tie one of our favorite Green Drake Emerger patterns. This “Quigley” style fly fishes in the surface film and works great during a Green Drake hatch. You can vary the size … Continue reading →
Tying The Tube Moal Leech with Jay Nicholas
In this video Jay Nicholas demonstrates how to tie a Tube Moal Leech. We love the Moal Leech for steelhead fishing year round. The Mother of all Leeches as it is know was originated by Derek Fergus. The rabbit strip … Continue reading →
Yeager’s Big Eye Hare’s Ear Fly Tying Video
In this short video Barrett demonstrates how to tie a heavily weighted Hare’s Ear pattern that has worked for us on local waters and beyond. The pattern can be tied in a variety of sizes, adjusting the eye size with … Continue reading →
Barrett’s Ice Butt Mothers Day Goddard Caddis
In this video Barrett demonstrates how to tie one of our favorite early season caddis patterns. We love this fly during those blizzard caddis hatches in April and May. But it will fish all year round in various size and … Continue reading →