‘Fly-Tying’ Archives
Video: Tying the Jock Scott
This isn't really a tutorial video, but I really enjoy watching a craftsman, however young or old, at work! Here we have Torben Kondrup tying the classic Salmon fly, the Jock Scot, at Randers Fly Fair which took place in February of 2010 in, I believe, Denmark. Really beautiful tying here (camera work isn't bad either!). As I've said [...]
The Gray Ghost Streamer – Fly-Tying Tutorial Video
Streamer flies will be more familiar to North American fly fishermen, who use them to devastating effect in the large rivers throughout the continent, though they are increasingly becoming popular fished in a wide variety of locations, for a variety of salmonoid quarry, not least because the movement and flashes with such flies, fished at speed in [...]
Small Bullet Head Caddis – Fly Tying Video from Davie McPhail
I'm going to be putting a few more of Davie McPhail's excellent Fly-Tying tutorial videos onto this site over the coming days and weeks as there's lots of excellent patterns, tied really well, and in a way to which I really couldn't wish to add anything. So I won't! Simply watch the video below to see Davie tie the Small Bullet Head Caddis [...]
Fishing a Team of Three Nymphs Upstream – Tying your Droppers
I mentioned the other day that one of my favourite techniques - one which was taught to me by the great Oliver Edwards when I was in my early teens, fishing the River Ure at Masham - on Northern rivers early in the season (April / May / June) is fishing a small team of three nymphs upstream, in fast flowing water, below about knee height. In [...]
Fly Tying Tutorial Video – How to Use a Bobbin Cradle
This is a really simple lesson for the absolute beginner Fly Tyer: how to use a bobbin cradle. I just used to hook my bobbin onto a screw when I first started tying as a child (actually tying flies in your hands was more popular too...), but nowadays I use the more fancy sort of setup shown here.
The Blood Worm – Fly-Tying Tutorial Video
The Blood Worm is a great little pattern for reservoirs or stillwaters, as it mimics midge pupae which is often found in such places, and is a staple foodstuff for the brown and rainbow trout. This little tutorial video below will show you how to tie the blood worm. You'll need a hook with a curved shank for this pattern, which should be [...]
Pheasant Tail Nymph (PTN) – Fly-Tying Tutorial Video
Another must have under the surface fly is the Pheasant Tail Nymph (PTN), which, when fished upstream in a fast flowing river for brown trout is often a deadly pattern, as it is retrieved slowly on a figure-of-eight in a small still water. Below we have a tutorial video which takes you through tying the Pheasant Tail Nymph. This is another [...]
The Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear (GRHE): Fly-Tying Tutorial Video
Another day, another fly-tying tutorial video from the excellent David Cammiss - today we have the Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear (often abbreviated to GRHE for obvious reasons!) which is another 'wet' fly designed to be fished below the surface. The gold ribbing adds ballast to the fly, making it a good top-dropper fly for you upstream nymphers in [...]
Fly-Tying for Beginners – the Diawl Bach
The Diawl Bach, or Little Devil, is an important all-round fly for fishermen of small stillwaters and reservoirs - it will even prove a successful pattern on many rivers - for trout fishermen. The Diawl Bach is not an imitative fly, rather it is a general "attractor" pattern which mimics key features of the intended creature - in this [...]
Fly-Tying Tutorial: Tying the Buzzer Lesson
This is a great little lesson for the total novice fly-tyer as Buzzers make a great start due to the lack of complexity in many designs: most successful buzzer patterns owe much to the sparseness of their design, making them great little confidence builders! A 'buzzer' is the pupal stage of aquatic insects - most often midge pupae - which trout [...]
