How To Tie: The Jigged CDC Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail
CDC is an exceptional natural material that elevates any fly pattern. When you combine CDC with a classic Pheasant Tail … Continue reading How To Tie: The Jigged CDC Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail
Month: September 2018
How To Tie: The Cactus Cased Caddis
For me thinking about what I was going to use to tie a fly to imitate the cased caddis was fairly daunting. A bug that covers itself in natural materials like rocks and sticks from the bottom of the river creating a natural camo seemed very difficult to imitate most of the time using dubbing. That is until I was turned on to this pattern. The look created by burning the root beer cactus chenille is perfect! You can burn the material slightly more or less to get some different colors/shades to match your specific river bottom. This is a great point fly when nymph fishing.
How To Tie: The Simple X Caddis
The X Caddis is a wonderfully simple pattern created by Craig Matthews. This fly is a great option when fishing the onset of a caddis hatch as it is intended to imitate a caddis that has broken free of its shuck with a full wing but still has the remains stuck to its body. If your classic Elk Hair isn’t working just yet this fly is probably the ticket.
How To Tie: The Circus Peanut | Anniversary Fly
Today is a very special day for us. Our fly tying instructor, Brady, has now taught 52 different fly tying patterns! We have reached a full year of video tutorials! Wow! Please let Brady know how you have enjoyed these videos in the comments or on social media. We would love to hear your feedback. Thank you for watching and fly tying with us and continue to look for more videos every Tying Tuesday! Learn More “How To Tie: The Circus Peanut | Anniversary Fly”