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Tying the Doppelganger Pheasant Tail

Tying the Doppelganger Pheasant Tail

Like most tyers, I'm constantly tinkering with new materials to see if they improve patterns or make them easier to tie without sacrificing their effectiveness. When we started carrying Semperfli...

Tying the Doppelganger Pheasant Tail

Like most tyers, I'm constantly tinkering with new materials to see if they improve patterns or make them easier to tie without sacrificing their effectiveness. When we started carrying Semperfli...

Tying the Blue Steel Perdigon

Tying the Blue Steel Perdigon

Last winter (January 2023) I was tying a bunch of variations of perdigons on one of those typical experimental January tying nights. I tried out some new tinsels including the...

Tying the Blue Steel Perdigon

Last winter (January 2023) I was tying a bunch of variations of perdigons on one of those typical experimental January tying nights. I tried out some new tinsels including the...

Tying the Pinky Perdigon

Tying the Pinky Perdigon

  The Pinky Perdigon was the brainchild of my Fly Fishing Team USA mate Jack Arnot at the 2023 World Fly Fishing Championship in Slovakia. It worked very well for...

Tying the Pinky Perdigon

  The Pinky Perdigon was the brainchild of my Fly Fishing Team USA mate Jack Arnot at the 2023 World Fly Fishing Championship in Slovakia. It worked very well for...

Tying the Foam Front End Loader Caddis

Tying the Foam Front End Loader Caddis

This video is the first in a series of tying tutorials for flies I added to my boxes in 2023 that I now consider confidence flies. This first video teaches...

Tying the Foam Front End Loader Caddis

This video is the first in a series of tying tutorials for flies I added to my boxes in 2023 that I now consider confidence flies. This first video teaches...

Figure of 8 Dropper Tag Video Follow Up Q and A

Figure of 8 Dropper Tag Video Follow Up Q and A

I had a lot of comments and questions on our last video about the Figure of 8 Dropper Tag knot. Many of those comments were pretty similar. Instead of continuing to reply...

Figure of 8 Dropper Tag Video Follow Up Q and A

I had a lot of comments and questions on our last video about the Figure of 8 Dropper Tag knot. Many of those comments were pretty similar. Instead of continuing to reply...

Tying a dropper tag with the Figure of 8 Knot

Tying a dropper tag with the Figure of 8 Knot

Hello everyone, I hope you've had a festive holiday season and that 2024 is looking to be a fishy and happy year for you.    Last week I published a...

Tying a dropper tag with the Figure of 8 Knot

Hello everyone, I hope you've had a festive holiday season and that 2024 is looking to be a fishy and happy year for you.    Last week I published a...