The last bucktail streamer in my recent series is the Red & White Bucktail. This particular fly was chosen to be in this series for three reasons. The first is how the body is made. It is a floss body but is has a forward taper that you don’t see in a lot of these … Read more
The Ambrose Bucktail is the third bucktail streamer in a series this fall. It is also the third fly to be taught in a Bucktail Streamer class this September. I wanted to throw in a bass streamer since many people do not realize there are a number of patterns that were created to target bass. … Read more
The latest fly tying video is out and it is the Little Brown Trout. This also is from Mike Valla’s book on Bucktail streamers and it is the second fly for an upcoming class I will be teaching on Bucktail Streamers on September 14th at FlyMasters of Indianapolis. The Little Brown Trout is a very … Read more
Just a quick note about this weeks fly. First, the video is out on The Pink Pup. I have not tied this fly before nor fished it. This fly, plus the next few flies, are part of Bucktail Streamer class I am doing at a local fly shop this September. I have already done a … Read more
The latest tying video from Dressed Irons is live on YouTube and it is the Blacknose Dace by Art Flick. The Blacknose Dace is a classic bucktail streamer pattern that utilizes basic fly tying materials to produce a very elegant but effective fly. Tied to resemble the Blacknose Dace minnow, more specifically the Eastern Blacknose … Read more
Tying the mickey finn… I finished the video on the Mickey Finn fly. This is a classic bucktail streamer fly that everyone should have in their fly box. I Know, that is said about a lot of flies but this one is like the Woolly Bugger, don’t leave home without it. It is a standard … Read more