Fly Fishing Isonychia Bicolor Mayfly Pattern

On the rivers of southern Ontario where I usually fish, Isonychia bicolor mayfly used to hatch normally right after Green Drakes, which is around the beginning of June, and than, a sporadic hatch during the summer and again in the middle of August. This was in the past. Today this is all different, unfortunately. This…

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Realistic Skittering Caddis

Another great recipe coming from Corey Cabral – a Realistic Skittering Caddis. A great pattern to imitate natural behavior of this fly on the water – erratic, skittering, flapping. Designed to provide lots of movement and disturbance on the surface. Ingredients: Hook: Maruto Dry Fly Hook D31SSC in size 12 Thread: Hemingway’s 6/0 in Olive…

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Fly Tying with Corey: Soft Hackle

Here, we bring you the next in Corey’s QEE fly tying tutorial series: his Soft Hackle fly pattern using Hemingway’s Synthetic Peacock Quill. A simple, quick-to-tie version of this fly. Try it out with these, or experiment with different colors of materials. Ingredients: Hook: Hemingway’s Dry Fly H118 hooks in size 6 Thread: 6/0 (try…

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Budding SOS Nymph

Here is a great new pattern from Jim Misiura, a Budding SOS Nymph, a super-interesting fly. Steps are easy to follow, a list of materials is below. Try it out! Ingredients: Hook: Hemingway’s H122 Shrimp & Pupa Hooks #12 – #18 Bead: 3mm Tungsten Thread: Hemingway’s 3/0 Thread in Black Green Tail: Black Hackle Abdomen:…

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CDC Dry Nymph

This time Jim shows us how to tie Giancarlo Donninelli’s CDC Dry Nymph pattern, a great looking, very effective fly. Ingredients: Hook: standard dry #12 – #18 (Maruto D31SSC) Thread: Hemingway’s 6/0 Thread in Brown Tail: Deer Hair Abdomen: Hemingway’s Deer Hair Dubbing in Red Fox Rib: Pearl Tinsel Wing: Deer Hair Hackle: Beige CDC,…

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Hemingway's BWO Dry Fly

Another one in a series of dry fly Epic Outdoor Adventures videos – a recipe for Hemingway’s BWO Dry Fly. This Blue Wing Olive pattern features the Hemingway’s Mayfly Wings which give this fly a super-realistic look. Great pattern, steps are easy to follow – give it a try! Ingredients To tie Hemingway’s BWO Dry…

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Rubber Legs Pheasant Tail Nymph

This time from Epic Outdoor Adventures comes a fly tying video tutorial for tying a version of  pheasant tail nymph pattern – the Hemingway’s Rubber Legs Pheasant Tail Nymph. This one features Hemingway’s Mayfly Nymph Soft Legs – ready-made rubber legs that give authenticity to your nymph. Easy to tie, simple steps to follow and…

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Hemingway's Rubber Legs BWO Nymph

Another great fly tying tutorial from Epic Outdoor Adventures – their recipe for Hemingway’s Rubber Legs BWO Nymph. Awesome looking fly and easy-to-follow steps! Ingredients To tie the Hemingway’s Rubber Legs BWO Nymph, you need the following: Legs: Hemingway’s Mayfly Nymph Legs in Brown, small size Hook: Hemingway’s Nymph Barbless HC114 Hooks in size #14 Bead:…

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