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Tag Archives: fly tying
Simon’s Jigged October Caddis Super Pupa: Jigged Fall Nymph Tying Tutorial
Watch Now This is one of Simon’s most productive fall flies. Fall anglers need to have October Caddis on the mind; if you don’t, let this serve as a reminder. They can be clumsy fliers, and ovipositing females can make … Continue reading →
Posted in Central Oregon Fishing Report, Eastern Oregon, Fishing Reports, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Uncategorized
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Tagged Caddis, caddis pupa, Dry Fly, fall, fall caddis, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, instructiona;, Instructional, instructional video, jigged, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Nymph, october caddis, pupa, sedge, swinging pupa, Tying
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Jigged Pink Squirrel Variant: Jigged Nymph Tutorial
In this video Simon ties his take on a Midwest classic. The Pink Squirrel nymph was invented by John Bethke of the Driftless area in Wisconsin. His two sons still guide in the area, and Simon was lucky enough to … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Uncategorized
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Tagged bethke, driftless, dropper, Dry Fly, fishing, fishing report, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, Instructional, jig, john, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, Nymph, pink, pink squirrel, squirrel, Tying
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Local Fishing Report July 13
Fishing locally has been great despite our recent heat wave. We’ve made it through this heat wave without any wildfires here in the valley and without our local trout water getting too terribly hot. Water temperature is still a factor … Continue reading →
Posted in Fishing Porn, Fishing Reports, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon fly fishing links, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Summer Steelhead, Uncategorized
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Tagged Dry Fly, fishing, fishing report, Fly, fly tying, gold stones, Instructional, july, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, report, sally, terrestrials, Tying, update, yellow
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Simon’s Secret Sally: Yellow Sally Dry Fly Tutorial
Yellow Sallies are often an overlooked summer staple in Western Trout’s Diets. What they lack in size they make up for in abundance. Often Yellow Sallies make a more subtle option in pressured waters when people gravitate to throwing Gold … Continue reading →
Posted in Eastern Oregon, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon Coastal Fly Fishing, Uncategorized
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Tagged bitterroot, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, Instructional, McKenzie River, parachute, sally, stonefly, Tying, yellow, yellow sally
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2024 Double Brood Cicada Dry Fly Tying Tutorial
In this video, Simon ties a robust cicada patterns just in time for the legendary Brood XIX and XIII cicada hatch of 2024. These are two overlapping hatches of 13 & 17 year periodical cicadas that won’t happen again in … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies
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Tagged cicada, dry, Dry Fly, fly tying, Instructional, Tying
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“Skwopper” Skwala/Hopper: Dry Fly Tutorial
In this video, Simon ties a versatile dry fly which makes a great searching pattern in the Spring and Fall. Skwalas are spring stoneflies that, if you time it right, trout can go nuts for. The further East you go … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Uncategorized
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Tagged Dry Fly, fly tying, grasshopper, hatch, hopper, hopper dropper, Instructional, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, ohwyee, skwala, Terrestrial, Tying, yakima
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Microflex Strong Arm Merkin: Permit/Trigger Fly Tutorial
In this video Simon ties a killer crab fly for permit, triggers, and all around flats use. It takes inspiration from various crab flies. This particular pattern is tied with heavy tungsten eyes which we chose to show off a … Continue reading →
Posted in Flats Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Saltwater Fly Fishing
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Tagged Bonefish, crab, fishing, Flats, fly tying, permit, Saltwater, saltwater pattern, trigger, trigger fish
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Jigged March Brown Nymph Fly Tying Tutorial
In this video, Simon ties a fantastic Jigged March Brown nymph. March Browns are the first insect of the year which hatches in abduncance that is larger than Blue Winged Olives. For that reason, they are an important food source … Continue reading →
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Tagged brown, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, jigged, March, March Brown, Middle fork Willamette River, Nymph, Tying
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Mallard March Brown Soft Hackle
In this video, Simon ties a great March Brown Soft Hackle. Swinging soft hackles is a long forgotten art in the trout world. With the rise of euro nymphing, dry droppers, drop shotting, etc. swinging classic wets is sometimes seen … Continue reading →
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Tagged brown, brownmarch brown, Fly, fly tying, March, March Brown, soft, soft hackle, Tutorial, wet
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Jigged Perdi Egg: Fly Tying Tutorial
In this video, Simon ties a great egg pattern for the winter and spring. This “Perdi-Egg” merges two proven patterns into one. The Perdigon is a european style attractor nymph that is known around the world. Whether you like it … Continue reading →
Posted in Classes and Instruction, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Uncategorized
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Tagged Egg, fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, fulling mill, Instructional, jig force short, Jigged Nymph, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River
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March Brown Fly Tying Tutorials
With the March Brown hatch underway, we’ve collected a variety of past tying videos for some spring-time inspiration. We are seeing plenty of bugs on the lower river. Swinging wets is super effective for this hatch specifically. Plenty of fish … Continue reading →
Posted in Fishing Reports, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Lower Willamette, McKenzie River, Middle Fork Willamette River fishing, Oregon fly fishing links, Oregon Fly Fishing Tips, Proven Spring Fly Patterns, Uncategorized
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Tagged brown, collection, Dry Fly, fishing report, fly fishing, fly tying, Instructional, McKenzie River, Middle fork Willamette River, spring patterns, Tutorial, Tying, video
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Pyramid Lake Popcorn Beetle: Stillwater Pattern
In this video, Simon ties a proven pattern for monster Lahontan Cuttroat Trout in Pyramid lake. It is that time of year where anglers all over the world are gearing up with dreams of catching a massive Lahontan Cutthroat Trout … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Fishing Travel, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies, Uncategorized
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Tagged beetle, cutthroat, fishing, fly fishing, fly tying, lahontan, nevada, popcorn, popcorn beetle, pyramid lake, Tying
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Jigged EZ Egg: Tying Tutorial
In this video, Simon ties an effective egg pattern used for winter steelhead. It uses a new egg chenille from Hareline that makes tying eggs easier than ever. The chenille comes in a wide variety of colors to ensure you … Continue reading →
Posted in Coastal Steelhead Fishing, Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies
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Tagged Egg, fly tying, Steelhead
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Driftless Cricket Fly Tying Video Instructional
In this video, Simon Stephen demonstrates how to tie a fantastic hi-vis cricket pattern. Tested this summer on the spring creeks of the Midwest’s Driftless area, it was his most productive fly he brought along. Locally, this fly has brought … Continue reading →
Posted in Fly Tying, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies
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Tagged ahrex, ahrex hooks, cricket, driftless, driftless area, driftless cricket, dry, Dry Fly, dry fly fishing, ep fibers, evazote, Fly, fly tying, flytying, hoppers, midwest, nanosilk, NZ, semperfli, South Island, spring creek, Terrestrial, terrestrials, Tying
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Mottled Goddard Caddis Fly Tying Instructional Video
The Goddard Caddis is a classic adult caddis pattern. This fly pattern is high floating and versatile in terms of the variety of caddis species it can imitate. In this video, Simon demonstrates how to tie the Goddard Caddis with … Continue reading →
Posted in Classes and Instruction, Fly Tying Materials and Supplies
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Tagged ahrex, ahrex hooks, Caddis, caddis fly, caddis pattern, classic flies, Dry Fly, dry fly fishing, Fly, fly fishing, fly tying, goddard, goddard caddis, hooks, packing deer hair, recipe, sedge, spinning deer hair
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