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FLY TYER is the world's largest magazine dedicated to fly tying. Every issue is packed with the latest flies, materials, and techniques.

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The Fly Tyer family is saddened by the loss of longtime Editor David Klausmeyer. More tributes to come in the Spring edition of Fly Tyer and sending thoughts and prayers to David Klausmeyer's family. by @flytyermag

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10 months ago

Not all tying feathers come from chickens. Here’s a brief tour of the many useful feathers found on North American game birds.

Learn more at www.flytyer.com/feathered-friends. by @flytyermag

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2 years ago

Expert fly tier demonstrates his favorite tricks for tying high-floating Bombers and Wulffs.

Get the tutorial at www.flytyer.com/better-dry-flies-for-atlantic-salmon-steelhead

GRIZZLY WULFF

Hook: Daiichi 2421 or an equivalent, sizes 6 to 2.
Thread: Veevus 10/0, black.
Tail: Natural brown bucktail.
Body: Yellow floss.
Hackle: Grizzly and brown saddle hackles.
Wing: Natural brown bucktail. by @flytyermag

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2 years ago

Most fly tiers, anglers, and guides appreciate patterns that are inexpensive and quick to tie. They also like flies that work throughout the entire season no matter where they are fishing. The Marabare meets all these expectations. —Vince Wilcox

Learn more at www.flytyer.com/the-marabare

RUST MARABARE

Hook: Mustad C49S, sizes 18 to 12.
Bead: Bright red.
Thread: Black 8/0 (70 denier).
Tail: Tan grizzly marabou.
Abdomen: Rust Midge Diamond Braid.
Wing case: Natural bustard Thin Skin.
Thorax: Lint Bug Dubbing, or you may substitute Hare’e Ice Dub or a similar dubbing. by @flytyermag

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2 years ago

Egg-Sucking Gnat

Hook: Tiemco TMC5212, sizes 12 to 8.
Thread: Orange 8/0 (70 denier).
Body: Peacock herl.
Hackle: Grizzly.
Wing: Orange deer hair.
Head: Orange deer hair spun and clipped to shape.
Legs: Yellow/red/black Centipede Legs. by @flytyermag

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2 years ago

Soft-hackles are best used when there is some type of hatch occurring. Here in the Northwest, where trout Spey has become very popular, this means soft-hackles are effectively employed from the early-spring hatches of March browns and Skwala stoneflies to the last big hatches of the season, such as the October caddis.

Effective soft-hackles include the gamut of styles from early English patterns such as a Snipe & Purple to 21st-century flies tied using the latest materials just released in fly shops. I most often swing soft-hackles with a trout Spey rod during hatches when I see visible evidence that fish are at the surface or just subsurface. During times when hatches are predictable, I swing soft-hackles before, during, and after these events to get their attention. —Glenn Zinkus

CLARET CDL SOFT HACKLE

Hook: Daiichi D1260, size 10 or 8.
Thread: Black gel-spun 14/0.
Abdomen: Black Veevus Holographic Tinsel.
Rib: Small silver wire.
Thorax: Red Senyo’s Fusion Dub.
Flash: UV pearl MFC Sparkle Minnow Body Brush.
Hackle: Black Whiting Farms Spey hackle and claret coq de Leon hen soft hackle.
Head cement: Solarez Thin. by @flytyermag

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2 years ago

THERE’S NOTHING QUITE LIKE FALL FLY FISHING FOR TROUT. The smell of wet fallen leaves, a crisp Northwest wind, and perhaps best of all, fewer people on the water. Also, trout know the lean months of winter are fast approaching and are oftentimes less picky when it comes to feeding. And lucky for us the October Caddis hatch takes place right in the middle of all of this. —Tim Flagler

Watch the video at www.flytyer.com/beginners-masterclass-october-caddis-soft-hackle

October Caddis Soft Hackle
Hook: Fulling Mill 35025, size 12.
Thread: Rusty brown UTC 70 Denier.
Rib: Gold Ultra wire, small.
Body: Burnt Orange Chickabou feather.
Dubbing: Rusty brown SLF Prism dubbing.
Hackle: Burnt Orange Brahma Hen soft hackle feather. by @flytyermag

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I’m not sure the fly tying or fly fishing world really needs another October caddis pupa imitation, but I’m particularly fond of this one, and it’s been working quite well for me this fall, especially since waters have cooled down a bit.

Follow along with Tim Flagler to tie it at www.flytyer.com/october-caddis-pupa. LINK IN BIO

Recipe:
Hook: 3X-heavy nymph hook (here, a Fulling Mill 5115), size 10.
Thread: Dark brown, 8/0 or 70 Denier.
Rib: Copper brown Ultra Wire, small.
Back: Brown Antron yarn.
Abdomen: Amber Sow & Scud dubbing.
Wingcase: Brown Antron yarn.
Thorax: Pheasant Tail Ice Dub.
Beard: Burnt-orange Brahma Hen chickabou feather. by @flytyermag

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2 years ago

The Royal Coachman is lovely, fit for either frame or fish. Not a herl fiber is out of place and the wings peek rakishly above the hackle. What do you think of that slick little head? Doesn’t it look as if it came off a miniature salmon fly? —Bill “Bugs” Logan by @flytyermag

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Detailed instructions for tying Jeff Blood’s White Death, a well known Great Lakes steelhead pattern. It’s for all intents and purposes nothing more than an easy-to-tie Zonker. Here, I’ve taken some liberties with Mr. Blood’s materials and tying sequence but the overall fly is pretty much the same. —Tim Flagler

www.flytyer.com/jeff-bloods-white-death

Recipe
Hook: 2X-heavy, 4X-long streamer hook (here, a Mustad 9672), sizes 8-12.
Thread 1: Red, 6/0 or 140-denier.
Body: Silver Sparkle Braid or Mylar tubing.
Thread 2: Black, 6/0 or 140-denier.
Back/Tail: White rabbit Zonker strip. by @flytyermag

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2 years ago

The Red Humpy dry fly is an awesome attractor for trout. It is buoyant and visible and works well in rough water conditions.

Red Humpy

Hook: Standard dry-fly hook, sizes 18 to 12.
Thread: Brown 8/0 (70 denier).
Tail: Moose hair.
Abdomen: Red floss.
Wing: White calf tail, split.
Back: Natural deer hair.
Hackle: Coachman brown rooster hackle.

#flytyer #flytyermagazine #flytying #troutflies #flyfishing by @flytyermag

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2 years ago

The Partridge & Orange is a historically significant pattern. Wet flies are important, simple, and elegant patterns that were mostly developed in Europe and migrated to North America. Tiers around the world continue adapting these flies for meeting new situations and catching new species of fish. The skills used to tie the Partridge & Orange are useful for making historical softhackles as well as newer, popular flies.

Learn how to tie it at www.flytyer.com/mastering-the-classic-partridge-orange

Partridge & Orange

Hook: 1X-long wet fly hook, sizes 18 to 10.
Thread: Orange 8/0 (70 denier).
Body: Orange floss.
Rib: Fine gold wire.
Thorax: Tan or brown hare’s-mask dubbing.
Hackle: Gray partridge.

#flytyer #flytyermagazine #flytying #wetflies #flyfishing #fishing by @flytyermag

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