How to strengthen a Mylar rib
How to make a fragile, plastic Mylar rib more durable by reinforcing it during the tying process.
Tying a Green-tailed Kate McLaren
Tying the Green-tailed Kate McLaren, a popular variant in Scotland of the Kate McLaren, which has a golden pheasant crest tail. Fished on the ...
Tying the Shuttlecock Buzzer
Tying the Shuttlecock Buzzer, which uses a method devised by Clive Perkins to use cul de canard to hold the head of the fly ...
Tying the Paraloop Duster
Tying the Paraloop Duster, which is a parachute-hackled version of the Grey Duster, a great dry fly for use on both river and stillwater. ...
Tying the Claret Bibio
Tying the Claret Bibio, a simple variant of a classic traditional bob fly, which was first created by Major Charles Roberts at Burrishoole, in ...
Making the most of a golden pheasant head
Making the most of a golden pheasant head (or neck), including crest (topping) feathers and tippet feathers, and different dyed versions; commonly used as tails ...
Tying a Gold-ribbed Hare’s Ear
Tying a Gold-ribbed Hare's Ear Nymph, one of the most popular and effective stillwater Nymphs. Can be fished in a team of nymphs, on a ...
Tying a full throat hackle
Tying a full, swept-back throat hackle for wet flies and salmon flies by converting a full hackle using placed turns of thread. ...
Tying a Cruncher
A general purpose stillwater nymph for trout to represent midges, sedges, shrimp, pin-fry. Fish it in a team of Nymphs, or on a 'washing line'. ...
