Fly Tying Recipes & Patterns

Tied by Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions.I call this fly the Tungsten Rainbow Dart. It's basically a mash-up of three great Lance Egan patterns; the Tungsten Surveyor, Rainbow Warrior, and the Red Dart.Materials Hook: Barbless jig hook (here, a Lightning Strike JF2), sizes 12-16. Bead: Silver slotted tungsten bead, 7/64-inch. Weight: Lead-free round wire, .015. Thread: Red, 8/0 or 70-denier. Rib: Silver Ultra Wire, small. Tail: Red saddle-hackle fibers. Abdomen: Rainbow Sow-Scud Dubbing. Wingcase: Opal Mirage Tinsel. Thorax: Peacock herl.How to Tie the Tungsten Red Dart 

Tied by Matt O’Neal of Savage Flies on YouTubeCreated by Pete Narancich, a rancher in Montana in 1964, the Big Hole Demon has been an effective and popular fly patern for almost 60 years. The BHD can be tied and fished as either a nymph or streamer.Materials Hook: #2-10 streamer Thread: Black Tail: Jungle cock body feather, or badger hackle Rib: Silver wire rib, optional Body: Flat silver Mylar tinsel Thorax: Black chenille Hackle: Black or badger roosterHow to Tie the Big Hole Demon 

Tied by Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions.I call this fly the Flounder Snack because that's pretty much all I've caught with it over the last couple of years. That isn't a bad thing. It's actually based on Jeff Blood's White Death steelhead fly. Which almost by accident, I found to work really well on summer flounder in the salt.Materials Hook: Mustad 34007, size 1. Back/tail: Rabbit Zonker strip, white. Thread: UTC 140 Denier or 8/0, red. Body: Pearl chenille, large. Eyes: Dumbbell eyes, large, pearl-colored.How to Tie the Flounder Snack 

Tied by Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions.The EP Adams is pretty much your standard Catskill style Adams with the exception of the wings. Instead of using the usual grizzly hackle tip wings, I've replaced them with EP Trigger Point Fibers. This is to increase tying speed and durability to a certain extent. I also really like the shimmery translucency of the Trigger Point Fibers in terms of representing natural mayfly wings.Materials Hook: Black-nickel tactical dry-fly hook (here, a Fulling Mill 5050), size 16. Thread: Tan Veevus, 16/0. Tail: Brown and grizzly hackle fibers, mixed. Wings: EP Trigger Point Fibers, gray color. Body: Adams gray Beaver Dubbing. (Super Fine Dry Fly Dubbing Adams Gray) Hackle: Brown and grizzly hackle.How to Tie the EP Adams 

Tied by Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions.A size 16 Humpy is a phenomenal small stream tumbly waterfly. They rank right up there with a Royal Coachman or an Ausable Wulff in the same size. They can however be a bit tricky to tie.Materials Hook: 1X-long dry-fly hook size 16. Thread 1: Yellow, 8/0 or 70-denier. Underbody: Yellow rabbit-fur dubbing. Tail: Moose body hair, cleaned and stacked. Wings: Elk hair, cleaned and stacked. Back: Elk hair, cleaned and stacked. Body: Bright Yellow Uni-Stretch. Thread 2: Yellow, 8/0 or 70-denier. Hackle: Brown and grizzly hackle, slightly undersize.How to Tie the Humpy 16 

Tied by Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions.These past couple of years here in the Mid-Atlantic the Light Cahill have been one of the premier hatches. They are the last major hatch before waters warm up. Prior to the hatch, trout readily feed on Light Cahill nymphs trying to make it to the water's surface and on emergers struggling in the surface film. Of course they're extremely fond of the winged adults riding on top of the water. But when egg laden spinners return to the water to deposit those eggs is when the fun really starts. After the eggs are deposited, the spinners at the very end of their life cycle fall spent on the water surface and the trout go absolutely nuts for such an easy meal.Materials Hook: Dry fly hook size 14. Thread: White Semperfli Classic Waxed, 12/0. Wingpost: White polypropylene floating yarn. Tail: Woodduck flank feather. Body: Light Cahill-colored Superfine dubbing. Hackle: Cream-colored cape hackle.How to Tie the Light Cahill Parachute 

Tied by Matt O’Neal of Savage Flies on YouTubeOf unknown origin, the Colorado Captain is a Wulff style attractor dry fly pattern. This highly buoyant fly should be effective through fast, riffled water or as the top fly in a dry-dropper rig.Materials Hook: #8-18 dry fly Thread: Black Tag: Gold tinsel Tail: Golden pheasant tippets Body: Black ostrich herl Wingpost: White calf tail Hackle: BrownHow to Tie the Colorado Captain 

Tied by Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions.Materials Hook: Standard dry-fly hook, size 12. Thread: Wine, 8/0 or 70-denier. Tails: Moose body hair. Post: Light gray polypropylene yarn. Body: Isoychia dubbing. Kapok-Marginata or Fine Natural Dubbing-Midnight Red Hackle: Medium dun hackle.How to Tie the Isonychia Parachute 

Discover materials, tying tips, and fishing notes for this deadly trout fly that imitates Isonychia nymphs and emergers.