Fly Tying Video: Sort-Of-A-Pheasant-Tail by Hyrum Taylor

Mr. Taylor's philosophy is that a fly that takes longer than 5 minutes to tie is one that takes too long. Fortunately, the brevity of his time on the individual fly gives up beautiful results.



HOOK: Tiemco 2499-SPBL
THREAD: 8/0 UNI Tan or Brown
BEAD: Copper
RIBBING: Copper
BODY: Pheasant Tail
THORAX: Peacock Prism SLF
WING: Rootbeer Gliss 'N' Glow

Fish ON!
--Shannon Long

Fly Tying Video: Richard Mead's Crayfish

This pattern runs "hook-up" to reduce snags and the claws wave in a realistically threatened manner underwater inviting big fish to gobble it up.



HOOK: Daiichi 1730 or Tiemco 200R (Bent)
WEIGHT: Black Barbell
THREAD: 8/0 UNI Burnt Orange or Brown
MOUTHPARTS: Orange Elk Hair
EYES: Black Plastic Bead Chain
ANTENNAE/LEGS: Orange/Black Barred Rubber Legs
SHELLBACK: Orange Swiss Straw
CLAWS: Burnt Orange Squirrel Zonkers with 2mm brown, closed cell foam glued to the strips.
RIBBING: X-Small Copper Wire
BODY: Brown SquirrelDubbing
MOTTLING: Brown Sharpie

Fish ON!
--Shannon Long

Fly Tying Video: Richard Pilatzke's Dragonfly

This is a very simple dragonfly tie. Very productive for bass and trout when cast and allowed to drift on quiet water.



HOOK: 200R
THREAD: 8/0 UNI White
UNDERBODY: Light Blue Antron
BODY: 2mm Light Blue Fly Foam
WINGS: White Antron
EYES: Black Plastic
Bead Chain

Fish ON!
--Shannon Long

Fly Tying Video: Pat Dorsey's Mercury Pheasant Tail

A great twist on an old standard. This is a fantastic fly for everything from high mountain lakes to highly pressured tailwaters.



HOOK: Tiemco 101
THREAD: 8/0 UNI Brown
BEAD: Silver Lined Glass Killer Caddis
THORAX: Peacock Herl
BODY: Pheasant Tail
RIB: X-tra Small Gold Wire
WING CASE: Mylar Tinsel (Holo)

Fish ON!
--Shannon Long

Fly Tying Video: Extended Body Calibaetis by John Sheets

This is a very innovative dry fly pattern that is simple and quick to tie. Have a look!



HOOK: 200R
THREAD: 8/0 UNI Tan
BODY: Deer Hair
POST: Antron
WING: Dun Saddle Feather

Fish ON!
--Shannon Long

Fly Tying Video: Dereck Fergus' M.O.A.L (Mother Of All Leeches) Streamer

This is a highly animated streamer that can be tied in pretty much any size and color for fishing just about any species you can think of but especially for Trout and Bass.




DERECK FERGUS' M.O.A.L LEECH as tied by Ty Clifton
(Mother Of All Leeches)
Hooks: a Cheap Streamer Hook and a #2 Gummy Octopus
Head: Bead of choice
Flash: Blue Flashabou
Thorax: Blue Ice Dub
Hook Connection: 50lb Power Pro
Body: Cross Cut Rabbit Strip

Fish ON!
--Shannon

Fly Tying Video: Vladi's Worm, A Czech Nymph as tied by Chad Gauerke

This makes a great lead fly when you are 'tight line' or Czech Style nymphing without strike indicators. This cleverly weighted and remarkably realistic worm imitator drifts with the hook-point up to reduce snag-ups and increase hook-ups.



VLADI'S WORM as tied by Chad Gauerke
Hook: Daiichi 1870 (8-10)
Thread: Pink UNI 6/0
Body: Pink Condom
Weight: 15-20 wraps of .020 lead wire
Spine: Pearl Magic Shrimp Foil
Segmentation: Maxima Chameleon 2lb test monofilament

Fish ON!
--Shannon Long

Fly Tying Video: Patrick Oppenheim's Delaney Monster

This is a great pattern for lakes as well as for dead drifting and stripping river through rivers.



Hook: TMC 5263 Size 6 or 8
Eyes: Lead Dumbbell eyes
Tail: Wapsi Marbou Sculpin Olive Blood Quill
Tail Flash: 3 Rainbow Krystal Flash strands tied in on both sides of the tail
Body: Olive Krystal Pearl Chenille (Dark Olive)
Rib: UTC Copper Wire Brassie
Hackle: Dyed Grizzly Golden Olive bugger pack from Whiting Farms
Head: Olive Ice Dub

Fish ON!
--Shannon

Fly Tying Video: Big Red-Soft Hackle-Chuck Prather's Little Red Swingin' Fly

Works great swinging through a riffle or even behind a streamer being stripped or dead-drifted.



CHUCK PRATHER'S LITTLE RED SWINGIN' FLY
Hook: TMC 260 BL (12-16)
Thread: UNI Red 8/0
Segmentation: Medium Silver Wire
Thorax: Partridge Underfeather
Soft Hackle: Partridge Shoulder Feather

Fish ON!
--Shannon

A Video of the Mike Tucker Technique for Filling Stretch Tubing with Liquids

Mike Tucker's liquid filled tubing bodies have revolutionized the realism of flies over the years. This technique creates a neutrally buoyant, realistically segmented and translucent fly that quickly puts fish into a "feeding mode".



Fish ON!
--Shannon

Mike Tucker's Caddis Case Crawler

Mike Tucker's Caddis Case Crawler



Hook:  6/0 White
Underbody: White Thread Base
Overbody: Chartreuse Liqui-Lace or Wapsi Stretch Tubing
Beard: Black Z-Lon
Case: Sand "New Dub", EZ Magic Dub, or Micro Chenille

Fish ON!
--Shannon

Mike Tucker's Baetis Nymph

Another installment from Mike Tucker's legendary fly tying video which is no longer available and which Mr. Tucker has graciously allowed us to provide in installments.  Thanks Mike!



Fish ON!
--Shannon

Bead Head Wooley Bugger

Here's our newest fly tying demonstration --

Fished on 3X or heavier tippet, and a floating line, (or sinking tip when fishing an unweighted version) the humble Wooley Bugger can be stripped or dead drifted with amazing "quality fish" hook-ups.

You can do just about anything you desire when tying a Wooley Bugger. Aside from tying it in several colors (olive, white, rust, etc.) try removing the bead or the weight or both, adding rubber legs, barbell eyes, different colored wires, hackles, multiple colors of Marabou, throw some Flash down each side or just in the tail and so much more... enjoy!



Fish ON!
--Shannon

John Barr's Graphic Caddis

Pardon my big old head ...



Fish ON!
--Shannon

Pat Dorsey's Blood Midge

Another quick how-to fly tying video from Pat Dorsey's visit to the shop to do a book signing and fly tying demonstration.



Fish ON!
--Shannon

Mike Tucker's Scud

This is the original scud pattern utilizing the Pott's Weave tied by Mike Tucker himself. Have fun!




Fish ON!
--Shannon

Pat Dorsey's Mercury Black Beauty

Fish ON!
--Shannon

Pat Dorsey's Top Secret Midge

Fish ON!
--Shannon

Mike Tucker's Liqui-Lace Woolly Bugger

Have fun and
Fish ON!
--Shannon

Mike Tucker Blood Worm

This is the first in a series of fly tying demonstration videos by Mike Tucker. This one is his Blood work, the next will be his Tucker Scud.



Fish ON!
--Shannon

Pat Dorsey's Mercury Midge

A quick "How-To" on tying Pat Dorsey's fantastic Mercury Midge.
This is, without question, a must have fly for any water in the Rockies.
Thanks go out to Pat for coming by the shop to do this demonstration.



Fish ON!
--Shannon