Matching hackle tips as a tail
How to match up and pair hackle tips as a long tail as on saltwater Deceiver, poppers, sliders and tarpon flies. ...
Matching feather-slips for wet fly winging
How to match up and pair wing slips - mallard, teal, starling – for dry fly and wet fly winging on floes such as Wickham's ...
Whip-finishing by hand
How to tie off a fly without using a whip-finish tool, just using your fingers and a twist of your hand. ...
Tying a golden pheasant crest feather tail
How to tie a golden pheasant crest feather tail, so it sits nicely, in proportion, with an upward curve at the rear. ...
Folding a feather wing-slip
How to fold a feather wing-slip – mallard, turkey, grouse – ready for tying in as a wet fly wing. ...
Fitting plastic extension tubes onto tube flies
How to attach plastic extension tubes onto tube flies to hold the hook at the rear securely whilst casting and fishing. ...
Doubling a hackle
How to create sweeping, well shaped hackles for wet flies and salmon flies by doubling, or 'folding' the hackle.
Clamping a tube in a vice
How to clamp a tube (aluminium, tungsten or copper ) into the the vice by using an HMH tool.
Preparing a hackle for secure, neat tying in by the tip
How to tie in a hackle by the tip neatly and without bulk by cutting an 'arrowhead' at the tip. ...