The Canada was/is an interesting fly to tie. I chose this fly mostly due to the turkey wing. I find that using turkey materials in the wings of wet flies (and some Spey and Dee flies) to be a bit of a challenge. Not that the material is challenging but rather finding the right material … Read more
The Black Moose is an interesting fly besides being a very colorful pattern. The colors are what caught my eye at first. Being primarily a warmwater fly fisher anything with bright purple or bright green/chartreuse needs attention. This fly has them both with some nice contrasting mottled Guinea and black thrown in. I did not … Read more
The Getland is another straightforward wet fly. Nothing fancy here other than it is similar to the Abbey which I did a tying video on about a year ago. I don’t think the Getland is as well known as the Abbey but it is also an old pattern. I chose to do a video on … Read more
The Ibis & White is a great wet fly for clearer waters and/or shallow conditions. The Bright colors really stand out in the water but if the water is cloudy or muddy they will get lost in the light colors. It is a great wet fly to tie if you want to get started in … Read more
The Grackle is a fly I have never tied or fished before. I chose to do a video on the Grackle because of the peacock herl body. I did a video a couple of weeks ago on a fly called the Barrington. A viewer commented on the tying technique explained in that video for the … Read more
I recently found out that YouTube has a section on my channel (and others) called ‘Community’. Maybe it has always been there and I just did not notice it; which is very possible. However, upon it’s discovery I posted a photo of the Bouncer that I did a few weeks ago to just see how … Read more
The Barrington is another classic wet fly that has been around for many years. It is a simple pattern that can be fished in different ways to resemble multiple things fish might eat. I chose the Barrington because I wanted to demonstrate a technique for applying peacock herl onto larger hooks that can help get … Read more
The Bouncer is one of the very first wet flies I ever tied so many years ago. I chose it because of the matched wings and I liked the tag of orange floss for the tip. I don’t know much of the history of the Bouncer but I do know it is an old pattern … Read more
The King of the Waters is a very old pattern. It is listed in Ray Bergman’s book Trout. It is on Plate #5 and the recipe is listed on page 435. It is also mentioned in Mary Orvis Marbury’s book Favorite Flies and Their Histories (plate R). According to her book “the King of the … Read more
The Irish Grouse is another pattern that is in Ray Bergman’s book Trout. The recipe is on page 434 and the painting of the fly is on plate #4. I have not fished the Irish Grouse and I chose to tie it because of it’s simplicity and elegance. Out of all the various types of … Read more
Way back in August of 2019 I published a video on a fly called It’s-A-Bug. It is a fly I read about in a short little article in Fly Tyer magazine back in 2001. It is a great panfish fly but I thought if I tied it a little bigger and added some rubber legs … Read more