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Jumbo John Variation
Add a Tank to Your Nymph RigThe Jumbo John is a fly created by a world renowned fly designer named John Barr in Colorado. Similar to the Copper John that he also created, a nice smooth body is created...
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The Wine Booby
I 💜 BoobysI love me some stillwater so I started fishing the Booby shortly after I started to experiment with various stillwater lines that weren't a floating line with indicator. This variation of the...
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Bro Staff Beetle
Will You Sponsor Me?The name of this fly is because "beetle" and "bro-staff" both start with the letter B. That's it. But if you end up getting a sponsorship that gets you all kinds of fancy rods,...
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Peacock and Elk Hair Caddis
Lean Clean Fishing MachinePete Steen's Peacock Elk Hair CaddisOur buddy Pete Steen (@fly_fishing_pete) is back at it with another stellar caddis tie.The dyed peacock body on this one paired with some...
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Loon Tool Kit: A Review
Tool Kit ReviewLoon Tool KitWe were excited to see Loon come out with this handy tying tool kit, so we did a little run-down on what's included and what each tool does.The nice thing here is that these...
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Mini McMouse Face
High Protein in a Small PackageRowing down the river in very low light, and I had just broken off a skating caddis and didn't really want to thread 4x tippet through a size 14 hook without any...
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Whiting Farms: Get to know your hackle
Why we drove 5 hours to look at chickensDr. Tom Whiting and a handsome Cree RoosterWe had another opportunity to head over to Whiting Farms last week and we made the most of our time there working on...
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Casey's D-Rib Caddis Pupa
Caddis PupaD-Rib Caddis Pupa by Casey ThompsonFrom time to time, we have guest tyers and this tutorial is one of those. Our buddy Casey Thompson (@twitchtied801) hasn't been tying for a lot of years,...
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Mommy, where does hackle come from?
From Egg to SaleHackle chicks busting out of eggsThis post is a long time in the making. From the first time we visited Whiting Farms, we both have been in awe about how much time, effort and...
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CDC Biot Caddis
Full of Floaty GoodnessBiot Body CDC CaddisOur resident caddis guru Pete Steen, steps in to tie us up another nice caddis pattern. Going with a delicate but floatatious bunch of CDC for the wing, this...
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Pheasant Tail X-Caddis
A Pheasantly pleasing X-CaddisDelicious PT X-CaddisPete Steen returns for the final caddis in this current series (I'm sure there will be more, so no worries there).Couple of things here: First off,...
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Demystifying Hackle Grading
What do Whiting hackle grades mean?A Bronze Grade Whiting CapeBesides the differences between saddles and capes (necks), one of the most common questions we get is what do the various hackle grades...
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Callidrangus Callibaetis
It's for your health!Big B is back with a pattern that he's well with over the past couple of years. We frequent a lot of water that is rich in Callibaetis mayflies and having effective and quickly...
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Provo River Dry Flies
The Fly Craft with the float!We figured it's a good time to post a reminder of warmer days to come. Here's a quick compilation of a couple of floats on the Fly Craft from last summer.We were throwing...
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Better Baetis
Step Outside the Baetis BoxWhen I first started getting serious about tying and fishing I had a group of buddies that would get together every once in a while to tie flies and compare notes. Some of...
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Casey's Calf Body Parachute
Calf Body Hair WorkoutCasey's Calf Body ParachuteIf you're familiar with Calf body hair, you know that it can sometimes be squirrelly to work with. It's a fairly slick material and can be tough to get...
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Pert Near Chironomid Pupa
When Fish Get PickyPert Near PupaOver the past number of years, I've found more and more that while I start off fishing the biggest size chironomids (or midges in rivers) that I can get away with, I...
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Custom Barred Rubber Legs
Don't Skip Leg DayThis technique started because I was throwing about any conceivable color of rubber leg on the Grumpy Frumpy... I got a huge order one time, and I realized that I was taking a lot of...
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Rubber Legged Stimulator
The Classic with Many UsesWithout diving straight into a history lesson, the Stimulator is one of the most popular and effective flies on the planet, and it has been fished in about every river in the...
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Iced Mocha Naked Stimi
A Great Stimi Variant!Tim's Iced Mocha StimiOur resident attractor pattern guru Tim Sickles is back with another great dry fly tutorial. Here's his take on this stimulator variant:The "Iced Mocha"...
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