The next fly tying tutorial coming from Steven Craig is his Golden Stone pattern. A great pattern, very easy steps, simple instructions. This Golden Stone is “quick, easy and floats like a cork”. Try it out today! Ingredients: Hook: Ahrex Size 10 (you can also try: Hemingway’s H118 Hooks) Thread: 6/0 Tan Body: Frosty Fly […]
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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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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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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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Here we have a great new fly tying video coming from Steven Craig, an owner and head guide for Classic Fly Fishing Adventures, Alberta, Canada. It’s an easy and quick way to tie a Realistic Hopper using our hopper body materials. Check it out and tie some for your fly box – these are an
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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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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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Since we do not see much fly activity before May when the Hendrickson fly appears, this is a happy time for a fly fisherman. Before I go into further detail describing this fly, as well as how we approach fishing the Hendrickson hatch, the name of this fly had always puzzled me. Who was the
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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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