Step by Step instructions on how to tie the Chubby Chernobyl Fly Pattern with step by step images.
So what’s better than a Wooly Bugger, nothing right. Well, I’m pretty sure that’s true but remove the traditional hackle and use Schapplen feathers and you have a contender. Keep the marabou tail and body chenille but swap the hackle for schapplen feathers and it’s a whole new fly. It adds a ton of bulk…
The Tinsel Perdigon is a sweet little competition-style fly that is going mainstream. The idea behind this fly is to try and keep it as slim as possible with as much weight as you can squeeze onto the hook. This makes it essentially another weight but with a slim bug-like profile. It’s great for quick…
The Euro-style Pheasant tail is derived from the original pheasant tail created a long time ago by Frank Sawyer. Maybe the most effective/lifelike nymph created. Natural pheasant tail material is very indicative of a nymph’s body. Not only that but the method of tying used on this fly is repeated time and time again using…
Step by step instructions for tying the rubber legs stonelfy (Pats Rubberlegs) with step by step images to match!
I love this fly. Not only the way it looks when it is all done but the process of making it. There’s something for me when the turkey biots lay nicely on the body and then are wrapped over very carefully with the woven wire. The Turkey Quill backing and Pheasant Tail Ice Dub under…
Whether you spell it, Krystal or Crystal, it is no more than a flashy woolly bugger. Why complain about that though! The Woolly Bugger has been a long-standing very productive fly in many different styles colors and sizes. Not only that but it works great in many different situations. This is a fly that can easily…
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