There you have it three useful, easy-to-tie fly patterns to help you get started. But once you begin tying flies and actually catch a few fish on your own patterns someth ...

In addition to tools, fly-tying kits include the materials needed to tie the most basic fly patterns. Like any hobby kit, the more you spend, the more material you get.

I keep one fly box filled with various hopper, cricket and cicada patterns. Unless you are using at least 3X, 7 pound breaking strength, tippet or heavier, expect to loose a few flies to break-offs.

You can use the base pattern of an Adams fly to tie a very common fly in the spring called the Blue-Winged Olive, which attracts lots of fish. You can even give these patterns a little parachute, a ...

Tying pretty and proportionate patterns really takes hours of practice, some would argue months and years, depending on your ambition and attention to detail. Don’t get yourself frustrated attempting ...

After more than 20 years tying flies and several signature patterns — including the Jujubee Midge, Two Bit Hooker and Charlie Boy Hopper sold by Umpqua Feather Merchants — Craven admits there ...

How to Fish This Soft Hackle Fly: Depending on the water conditions and insect life at hand, use a larger version as the lead bug to weight your rig and sink effectively in faster water, or tie on ...

How to Tie and Fish one of the Best Streamers in Fly Fishing _We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › _ ...

Kelly Galloup sat back and explained how to tie a Flatliner streamer fly. His explanation was pretty concise and as he masterfully tied the complicated pattern his banter was captivating.

Spencer is a fly fishing writer based in Utah. A member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, he's a columnist for the Standard-Examiner, KSL.com, Fishwest, and Trout Life.

There’s a row of crane flies — fly fisher Paul Furminger called them mosquito hawks as a kid. There are blue duns, an old fly-tying pattern that imitates a mayfly nymph and beside them, the ...