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Electric Lettuce Damselfly Nymph Fly Pattern

Electric Lettuce Damselfly Nymph Fly Pattern This gal is ideal for indicator fishing either in a static position or on wind drifts. The fly should be above or travel past weedy areas where damsels live. I usually suspend damsels about … Continue reading

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Covert Nymph (Threadless) Body Fly Pattern

The Covert Nymph Body Fly Pattern … look Ma, no thread! 🙂 Sometimes during the busy tying season I have to take a break from tying chironomids (sounds crazy, I know). When you take a break from repetitive pattern tying, … Continue reading

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Perfect Fly Syndrome

Perfect Fly Syndrome … costing you fish & you don’t even know it! Ah, the hard water season … a time of mixed emotions for most anglers. Fly fishing is on hold, so clearly that sucks, but on the other … Continue reading

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Muddled Leech Fly Pattern

The Muddled Leech Fly Pattern I designed the muddled leech to have more neutral buoyancy as a lot of my leeches had bead heads.  Leaving off the bead, and adding the deer hair, allows for the muddled leech to be … Continue reading

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10 Proven BC Still Water Fly Patterns

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] 10 Proven BC Still Water Fly Patterns [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] Earlier this year flyguys.net teamed up with Brandyn and BC Interior Fly Tying, and in an introductory production developed a video series showcasing 10 Proven BC Still Water Fly … Continue reading

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Screaming Viking | Green Red Butt Chironomid Pupa Fly

The Screaming Viking Green Red Butt Chironomid Pupa Fly Like it’s predecessor, the Bleeding Limey, the Screaming Viking (Green Red Butt Chironomid Pupa Fly) was borne out of necessity. The original was needed so that those little green red butt … Continue reading

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Rock Bottom Stonefly Nymph Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Rock Bottom Stonefly Nymph Fly Pattern In our effort to leave no stone unturned, I bring you the Rock Bottom Stonefly nymph … Although not common, every now and then I see giant stone flies fluttering around in … Continue reading

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Clear Goo Caddis Pupa Fly Pattern

Clear Goo Caddis Pupa | Sedge Fly Pattern [embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] I’d recently seen an article about Clear Goo and its uses so I ordered in the light kit with thick, thin and Hydros Goo. My intention was to use it … Continue reading

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Stump Lake Damsel 2.0

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Stump Lake Damsel Damselfly Nymph Fly .. I remember my first really successful day fly fishing Stump lake. It was years ago, the month was June and the damsels were hatching! [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] We were anchored in the … Continue reading

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FGN’s Combo Nymph River Fly Pattern

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Combo Nymph River Fly Pattern … Here’s a dandy little combo nymph river fly pattern. Designed for flowing water, the combo nymph has some weight to it, some flash to it,  and it kind of resembles a bunch … Continue reading

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Alpha Baetis Mayfly Nymph Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Alpha Baetis Mayfly Nymph Fly Pattern .. About four years ago we found ourselves in the middle of a huge mayfly hatch on world famous Sheridan lake. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] Sheridan is one of the BC Interiors most challenging … Continue reading

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John Kent Top Ten Chironomid Fly Patterns

John Kent Top Ten Chironomid s Anybody who fishes chironomids as frequently and avidly as British Columbia’s Interior fly fishermen will have dozens of favorite and well used chironomid patterns. You wouldn’t consider that coming up with “just” ten favorites … Continue reading

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Wine & Gold Chironomid Pupa Fly

Wine & Gold Chironomid Pupa Fly Pattern [embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Things are gettin’ a little ansy up this way! The lakes in the North Eastern region of British Columbia are seven to ten days away from being ice-off and it’s really … Continue reading

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Hot Spot Chironomid Pupa Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Hot Spot Chironomid Pupa Fly ……. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] Well last weekend while the home office was no doubt sniffing out open water and wetting lines, we had a bit of a blizzard to deal with up this way. … Continue reading

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Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph Fly … The Pheasant Tail Nymph is one of the oldest of modern fly fishing patterns. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] Originally designed as a general imitation to many of the thin nymphs that exist in rivers, … Continue reading

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Gord’s Molting Dragonfly Nymph Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Gord’s Molting Dragonfly Nymph … Many moons ago when I was out tubing in Steward lake I saw my first molting dragonfly nymph. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] I was just kicking off from shore after a pit stop when my … Continue reading

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Major General ASB Chironomid Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Major General ASB Chironomid Fly Pattern “… it has military colours but a little too much bling for a simple enlisted man so I call it … the Major General ASB chironomid pupa fly! Like our stuff? Subscribe … Continue reading

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Golden Scud Back Shrimp Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Golden Scud Back Shrimp Fly … Shrimp are present throughout the entire open water season therefor making them a very important food source for trout. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] They are particularly useful in the early spring and late fall … Continue reading

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Floating Dragon(fly Nymph) – Hungry Rainbow

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Floating Dragonfly Nymph Fly Pattern … [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] Tis the season for the big Dragonfly nymphs to start their migration to the shorelines to emerge so … we thought it an appropriate time to share a deadly floating … Continue reading

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The Arizona Mini Hopper!

July 1 stream fishing time. Still working (27 shifts down 11 to go) Can’t fish but I can still tie. I’m preparing for a twist-off trip up the Alaska Hyw. and into the East Slope Rockies. Been tying some big … Continue reading

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KGB Leech Fly Pattern

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Up next is the KGB Leech fly fishing pattern … and this one is quickly becoming one of our favourite leech fly patterns for both early spring and late fall fly fishing in the BC Interior! The KGB … Continue reading

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Create A Hatch Chironomid Pupa Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] The ‘ Create A Hatch ‘ Chironomid Pupa Fly … here’s a cool little chironomid pupa pattern shared with us by Gord and the boys from Flyguys Northern Division! And as good as it works up North, we … Continue reading

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Brian Chan Stillwater Caddis Pupa Fly Pattern

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Brian Chan Stillwater Caddis Pupa Fly … The Stillwater Caddis Pupa is a great fly to utilize during early to mid-summer evenings on most of the best fly fishing lakes in the Kamloops area! Although this fly tying segment is … Continue reading

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KKK Chironomid Pupa Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] KKK Chironomid Pupa Fly Pattern … [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] Here’s another fly pattern guaranteed to produce fish over the next few months, or any time that chironomids are hatching. Like our stuff? Subscribe by Feed or Email  

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Simple Thread Black & Red Chironomid Pupa Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Simple Thread Black & Red Chironomid Pupa Fly [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] With the arrival of May, a  peak month for still water chironomid fly fishing in British Columbia, we thought it would be appropriate that the next fly pattern in our series … Continue reading

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Triple F Leech Fly Pattern

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Triple F Leech Fly Pattern … *** just updated with a step by step instructional video of the “Olive Red Head” version of this effective & durable fly pattern! [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] The Triple F  (Fat Furry Foker) was … Continue reading

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