How to strengthen a Mylar rib
How to make a fragile, plastic Mylar rib more durable by reinforcing it during the tying process.
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 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'. ...
Tying a Cove Pheasant Tail Nymph
Tying a Cove Pheasant Tail Nymph – as used by famous stillwater nymph angler and author, Arthur Cove, he tied it on large grub hooks ...
Tying a Beacon Beige dry fly
Tying a Beacon Beige dry fly – highly recommended and named by Peter Deane and used as an olive dun imitation, the 'Beige' was ...
Plucking mole fur from a skin
How to pluck out mole fur from a skin so it can be used to touch dub a waxed thread as on the Waterhen ...
Pinch-and-loop for perfect winging
How to use the pinch-and-loop technique to position a wing and other materials exactly in place on the hook-shank. ...