Flytying & tips
Handling beads and hooks
Posted on April 02 2019
Putting beads on hooks can be a challenge sometimes - especially the real small ones. There are a couple of tools that can make it an easier job. This is how I get hooks ready for tying when they need a bead. I start by lying out a dozen beads...
Peacock herl bodies
Posted on March 19 2019
I have been tying Prince nymphs all day which has motivated me to talk about today's tying tip. The first thing I want to mention is correcting a mistake tiers make, that is being too cheap with the peacock. To tie a long nymph body you need to use...
Making clean fly heads
Posted on March 07 2019
I want to talk about leaving a fly with a clean head. The fly head is a part of the fly that draws a lot of attention and often judges the tier of his skill. The biggest thing that can add to the size of the head is using...
Tying with Deer hair Part 2 ; spinning and down wings
Posted on February 10 2017
Not all deer hair is the same. The fine hair used for the down wing caddis is similar to that used for Wulff wings. The difference is the amount of flair it has when thread torque is applied. The flair in the caddis wing hair is in between the...
Tying with Deer Hair - Part One: Hairwing Wulffs
Posted on January 16 2017
I want to talk about choosing the right deer hair for tying Wullf flies. First, not all deer hair is the same. It is sometimes not even consist for more than a couple of inches across the hide. When you look at a deer hide you can see how...
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