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If you choose the right materials, you don’t need very many to tie up fly that catches tons of fish. Let’s tie up one of those patterns, the Pheasant Tail Nymph. [Read More]

More and more I need something high-vis to help me see my flies on the water. There are a lot of options here including having younger eyes than mine and not using anything. [Read More]

In the core materials, I am using wire to provide some “flash” to the nymphs and the one streamer it’s used in. Wire has its place. It provides segmentation and contrasts with the natural materials that it’s presented against. It also provides some extra protection where its used. In the... [Read More]

If you come back to this site in a year from now, this section may be completely different 1. Today, right now, I find using synthetic hair to be easier to tie with than natural hair such as deer or elk hair. Hopefully, the 40% of the site is different... [Read More]

For most of the fly patterns in the Effective Box, I try to have two sizes of each pattern in three colors. Maybe three color tones is more accurate. I usually tie a black and a tan or natural fly to hit either end of the spectrum. I find that... [Read More]