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Category Archives: Fly Tying
Gotcha Bonefish Pattern — Fly tying video
In this new fly tying video, Barrett shows you how to tie the Gotcha, a hot fly pattern for bonefish on the flats. Hook: TMC 811S #4-8 Thread: Tan 6/0 Uni Thread Eyes: Bead chain or pseudo eyes Body: Flat … Continue reading →
Killer winter steelhead egg pattern: The Lifter
This is an excellent dead drift winter steelhead fly pattern for Oregon’s coastal rivers. The Bead Head Lifter Hook: Gamakatsu C14S #4-10 Thread: 140 Ultra Thread Pink or Orange Bead: 5/32 copper bead Tag: Fine Fl. Chartruese chenille Body: Large … Continue reading →
Hareline Unibobber Fly Tying Contest Winners Unveiled
Our latest Hareline Fly Tying Contest, “Unibobber Patterns” has wrapped up. First Prize goes to: Bill Reinhardt Bill’s Lucky Bob Hook: 900BL size 10 Thread: 8/0 Uni-Thread Gray Tail: Moose Mane Body: Peacock Herl Post: Unibobber Hackle: Grizzly Second Prize … Continue reading →
Crazy Charlie Fly Tying Video — Classic Bonefish Pattern
The Crazy Charlie is a classic bonefish pattern. In this fly tying video, Barrett shows you how to tie the Crazy Charlie for flats fishing. Spring is a great time to chase bonefish, so get tying. Crazy Charlie Hook: TMC … Continue reading →
Fox’s Fertilizer fly tying video: Low-water winter steelhead pattern
Fox’s Fertilizer is an excellent low-water steelhead pattern for indicator fishing. Crank out a bunch of these egg patterns for when the water drops. Fox’s Fertilizer Hook: TMC 2499SPBL or Gamakatsu C14s #4-10 Thread: U140 Ultra Thread Pink or Orange … Continue reading →
Leech pattern for Oregon’s High Lakes: Speckle Bugger
This leech fly is a versatile pattern for fishing Oregon’s High Lakes. You only want enough lead to sink the fly slowly, so you can retrieve it at a crawl. The variegated materials give an illusion of segmentation, and movement, … Continue reading →
Purple Peril: Steelhead fly tying video
The Purple Peril is one of the classic steelhead flies. In this fly tying video, Barrett shows you his own twist on this great Deschutes River steelhead pattern. It’s also a good winter steelhead pattern. The Purple Peril Hook: TMC … Continue reading →
What feathers do you use to hackle collars on steelhead flies?
In this new fly tying video, Barrett shows you the various feathers available for hackling collars on salmon and steelhead fly patterns. Barrett explains the difference between the various feathers and the criteria you should take into account when buying … Continue reading →
Fly tying with marabou primer
Marabou. Who cares? Same old, same old. Right? Think again. Marabou feathers are a great material for use on all sorts of flies to fish for salmon, steelhead, trout, bass, pan fish, great white sharks and deep-sea scallops. But there … Continue reading →
Jay Nicholas’ Last Shadow: Film Fest Fly Tying Preview
Just a quick preview of one fly I will tie at Sunday’s Oregon Fly Fishing Film Festival -– The Last Shadow. Nah, I’ve never heard this jargon before. Just came to me. This fly is deadly, hazardous to fish, fly … Continue reading →
Dubbing Whirlers Make All Others Obsolete
Four broken dubbing loop tools are piled together in a plastic bag at home. In every case, failure came when the little wires broke from fatigue. I keep these broken toys in hopes of someday getting replacements or some refund … Continue reading →
Tying Shank-style Intruders
Intruders can be tied on tubes or on hook shanks (or on any wire shank that fits the purpose). The extra steps, materials, and rigging techniques required to tie and fish shank-style Intruders make them highly impractical compared with tubes. … Continue reading →
Big water steelhead leeches: Bust out the big rabbit strips
Not that salmon season is over, but I’ve started thinking more and more about fishing big water for steelhead and maybe even a few late season kings. There is still time to fish our Comets, Bosses, and Clousers. But it … Continue reading →
Lucky Strike: Year-round trout searching pattern
According to Gary Williams, local legend Jim Lucky who has fished and appreciated the McKenzie River for over 50 years gets credit for the Lucky Strike Pattern. This is a great year-round searching fly. Tie it in a bunch of … Continue reading →
New Hareline fly tying contest: Unibobber patterns
For our next Hareline Dubbin fly tying contest, we’re looking for your best original patterns using Unibobbers. Contest rules are the same as last time. We want to see your best Unibobber pattern, either an original or your own spin … Continue reading →