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Secret Squirrel CDC Jig
One of Our Buggiest Dubbing BlendsSo a Squirrel and a Duck walk into a bar... Hit us in the comments if you have a good punchline for this joke, because I couldn't think of one. As you know, we like...
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The Big Junk Streamer
Featuring Lance's Big JunkThis is one of those patterns that, on several occasions, has turned a slow fishing day into a stellar fishing day but it took us a few times out before we realized just how...
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Jigged Streamer for a Euro Rig
A Simple but Killer TechniqueJigged Streamer for a Euro RigWe're kicking off another Lance Egan tutorial that was a culmination of hearing about trip after trip where this technique and pattern had...
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Build a Euro Leader
Lance's Euro Leader SetupSo here's the setup with one of the most commonly asked questions: How do I build Lance's Euro Leader.So here's a the leader recipe and some videos on how to put it...
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Big Unsinkabeetle
Attention Droppers... Meet Your Match.It seems like forever ago, but 6 years ago the Unsinkabeetle was born in a bowl full of water at my mom's house (read about it HERE). I have played with this fly...
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The Blob
Rainbow Trout KryptoniteI got my first taste of blob fishing about 15 years ago when Curtis and I were fishing a local stillwater out of our 13' tin can of a boat (that almost killed us that day), and...
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Goat Bugger
A New Twist on a Classic...Anyone who has spent significant time lake fishing, or "stillwater" fishing as we call it has gone on a wild chase for seal dubbing at some point. While it's still available...
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Mayfly Hackle Stacker
Mayfly Dry FlyOur buddy Ian Wilson, who ties a mean fly or two, steps in on this tutorial to tie up one of his favorite styles of mayflies -- the hackle stacker.You can mix and match this color scheme...
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Guides Choice Hare's Ear Variant
A Jig Nymph with a TwistOur buddy Ian Wilson is back with a great nymph pattern.This rope dub technique is worth the watch and can be used on a variety of other types of patterns as well.Give it a try...
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Toothless Dragon Slider - Wedge Head Technique
All Business, No FlashThe Articulated Trout Slider is by far my favorite articulated streamer (Sorry Cheech Leech)... In my opinion, there are two magical elements to the ATS - a tight packed deer...
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Holographic Frenchie - EURO NYMPH
Variation of the Thread FrenchieHolgraphic Frenchie NymphI'm not afraid of taking a given pattern and tweaking it to meet my nefarious purposes. So when I'd had a good solid year or so of fishing Lance...
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The Mata-Crappie
Also Great for BluegillMata-Crappie gets eaten by a chunky bluegillAbout 10 years ago, Cheech and I were fishing for Crappie and Smallmouth bass on Brownlee Reservoir along the Idaho/Oregon border. I...
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The Magic Dun Soft Hackle
It's Soft and MagicalMagic Dun Soft HackleThe Baetis, or Blue Wing Olive, hatch out here in the west is a pretty big deal so we tend to stock up on as many good patterns as we can. One of the patterns...
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Thin Mint Slider
Minty Chocolate for Aggressive FishThere really isn't much introduction needed for the overall design of this fly... The Articulated Trout Slider has become my number one confidence trout streamer,...
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The Purplish Dart
Red Dart VariationPurplish Dart Euro NymphAlthough we don't have a video tutorial for this, you can refer to the Red Dart that Lance filmed a while back. See that below. We call it the "Purplish Dart",...
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The Pinky Blinder
An Attractor Euro NymphPinky BlinderWhen I nymph, I usually like to have a good mix of somewhat imitative flies as well as general attractor style patterns. The Pinky Blinder is a solid attractor...
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Go For Gold - Articulated Trout Slider
Original, Just SmallerOne day in the fly shop I was playing show and tell with a customer, and I was showing him a box of sliders that I was going to take to Argentina. His comment was "Where are all...
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Bluegill Bonanza
Flies for "Bluegill Patrol"In an effort to always extend my creative juices I have created flies that just weren't "right." they were either too radical, out of proportion, or just otherwise crappy......
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The PerdiWorm
Business up Front, Party in the BackPerdiWorm Euro NymphI'll be honest... This was a figment of my imagination, and a product of having a messy desk. Curtis, Lance and I were going to go fish the...
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Fly Tying Desk Organization Tour - 2019
Desk Clean-Up and TourEvery once in a while, I clean up my tying station and this ends up being a good time to do a quick video tour of the area and how I organize things.Check out the video below and...
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