I started tying trout flies after I attended a fishing show in Portland, Oregon, in the 1980s. Gradually I gravitated to the Steelhead and finally to the Atlantic Salmon flies, the latter becoming …

Some nymph flies for fly fishing for trout.

I started tying trout flies after I attended a fishing show in Portland, Oregon, in the 1980s. Gradually I gravitated to the Steelhead and finally to the Atlantic Salmon flies, the latter becoming …

Different ways of clamping hooks in different brands of vises.

BIG TROUT LURK under cutbanks. There they sit like radar-equipped state troopers, perfectly positioned to nail any hapless wanderer that drifts past. These fish are not insect munchers; they're cannibals that prey on smaller fish, and the best way to entice a strike is to offer them steak--an outsize fly that forces them to strike out of a territorial impulse. The wrinkle? Heavy tippets will spook these fish. You'll need to downsize to 4X tippet, quite a trick with a big fly.

Fly fishermen depend on knots and must know how to tie several different knots properly. Here’s how to tie some of the more common fly-fishing knots.

Some more flies for my trip out to South Africa next week. All have been tied onto slightly bend back hooks and all have the hook point f...

I started tying trout flies after I attended a fishing show in Portland, Oregon, in the 1980s. Gradually I gravitated to the Steelhead and finally to the Atlantic Salmon flies, the latter becoming …

Find out the 10 things I wish I knew when getting started fly fishing and learning the fly fishing basics. Learning to fly fish doesn't have to be hard.

I have to admit when I first started using spinnerbaits I had no confidence in them whatsoever. I'd tie one on, fish with it for a li...

What is the best and strongest fishing knot? Keep reading to find the results from our fishing knot test to learn how to tie the Palomar knot, the Blood knot, and other strong fishing knots.

Here are my 5 Nymphs that catch trout all the time. I use these flies for more than 3 years and I’m more than pleased 🙂 I tested them on…

Articulated Wiggling Minnows - Version 2 Material list: Hard wire for bending the articulate shank White rabbit zonker PRISM SLF dubbing and ICE dub ( or you can also tie with craft fur ) Wide gap hook size 2 or 1 Hologram eye Markers Deer Creek UV resin Step by step tying instruction: Prepare the thread base on the hard wire shank Tie in some rabbit zonker fibers Tie in some Ice dub, make sure it's spread around the shank spread the dub, fold it over Tie down the Ice dub Tie in another dub material, this time put in a little bit more... then repeat the same steps as above Continue the similar steps as above and make sure each time you put in more dub material until you finish the tail portion Connect the tail portion with the joining shank Tie down the shank Put in the Dubbing materials Fold over the dub and tie down Repeat until you cover the whole hook shank Whip finish Trim the fibers with a pair of siccors Color it with markers Burn the fibers for the eye Drop some Gel Glue to secure the eye, then app;y some Deer Creek UV resin around the eye The Wiggling Minnow is ready Similar technique you can also create a lot of different minnow pattern Wiggling Sand Eel This one imitate local G. Snakehead fry... specially target the Hampala For Saltwater Saltwater - un-trim Cheers... Happy tying

Written by: The staff of Trouts Fly Fishing Just a handful of staple patterns will get the job done during the winter months. Photo by Phil Monahan We are very fortunate in Colorado that we have the opportunity to fish 365 days a year. And though we are now in December and it’s probably time to put away that hopper box until . . .

Flex-Tail Minnows. ( Wet ). This is one of my recent fly creation and is call the Flex-Tail Minnows. I notice a lot of bait fish patterns out there doesn't have any tails and a minnow isn't a minnow without a tail, it just doesn't seem to look right to me. So I came up with an idea to make a simple fish tail with goose biots & some flash materials. I'm pretty happy with the result of this new bait fish patterns and I can't wait until the season open to try it out. I've posted the tying steps below for all you bait fish patterns lover out there.! Tying Step #1. Step #1. Get 2 goose biot fibres and hold them with your index finger & thumb. Have the biot in a x position, 1 biot should be a bit longer than the other and make a few thread wraps with the bobbin and whip finish. Tying Steps #2 Step #2. Wrap the flash material between the biot and make a few tight thread wraps & whip finish. Cut off any extra flash material on the tag end. ( Flash material can be sub with stretch floss ) Step #1 and #2 It should look like this and the flex tail is ready to be tie on to a hook. Cote a layer of head cement to the tie off area just for the sake of durability. Tying Step #3 Step #3. Tie tail to hook. Length of the tail is determine by the type of hackle you use. But can be sub with dye mallard, Hen, Schlappen or marabou etc. Tying Steps #4. Steps #4. Tie in a small bunch of fox tail fibres. Extra flash can be added. Once again materials can be sub with others. Tying Steps #5. Tying steps #5. Tie in the back end of a large schlappen feathers and start to palmer feather up the hook shank & whip finish. Make sure the feather fibres doesn't extend past the tail. More than 1 feather can be used, as long as the hook shank is cover. Remember to leave some room near the hook eye for adding fish eyes later on. Tying Steps #6 Tying steps #6. Stick on 2 holographic fish eyes and cover top & bottom with some UV resin, cote eyes with a layer of head cement. The Flex Tail Minnows is complete.! Flex-Tail Minnows. ( Wet ). When this bait fish patterns get wet, the flash really shine through. Flex-Tail Grey. Flex-Tail White.

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