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  • Fishing Fly tying

    Fly-tying: Parachute post, 90-degree method

    Parachute posts for mayfliles and other dries must be on everybody's brain right now. They're certainly on mine, as spring and summer are rapidly approaching. Perhaps I'm just the victim of a complex data-mining scheme? At any rate, last week, we showed you Tim Flagler's Orvis video instructing you on how to tie a simple…

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    Fly tying: Tying parachute posts

    I love parachute dry flies—patterns that feature a horizontally tied hackle around a "post." The parachute hackle helps the fly's body sink a bit deeper into the surface film, and it gives the fly a bit more surface area, allowing it to float a bit better and represent more than just a single life stage…

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    Fly tying: Pat’s Plus

    It's full-on stonefly nymph season on a lot of American rivers, and that means it's time to get creative at the vise and tie some patterns that do more than just imitate in-the-water bugs. I've become a big fan of rubber legs—I think for a lot of stonefly patterns, these little squiggly bands of rubber…

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    Fly tying: The Tarpon Toad

    I'm in saltwater mode, prepping for a trip to flats next week, and I've been exploring some patterns not only for bonefish and permit, but also for tarpon, jacks, barracuda and even small sharks. You never know, you know? Video of Tarpon ToadI've been following some the Loon Live demonstrations that Matt Callies gives the…