Flies Around the Net – 7-9-2014
William Ensiferum – Caenis CDC Spent Live 4 Fly Fishing – Natural Quilled Nymph Orange Dot Andreas Andersson – Red Lipped Roach Divers Matthew Pate – Partridge Czech Nymph Hook Ariko Miettinen-The Usk...
View ArticleRydare Mouse Fly
Since I just posted that cool video on rainbow trout going after mouse patterns, I thought I better follow it up with a mouse pattern video. This one is fairly straight forward and easy to tie. Give...
View ArticleOld Bass Bugs by Kirk Dietrich
Kirk shows us some cool bass bug history in this post. Check it out! Some of these bugs are 60 years old. Enjoy ye ole bug makers… This is an overview picture of the bugs my friend Ted Cabali lent me...
View ArticleArticulated – Magnus Nygren
Deer hair flies are addictive, both to tie and to fish. Usually I tie my deer hair flies on a hook after first selecting the right hook for the job. But sometimes there are no hooks that are optimal...
View ArticleWiley Coyote – Todd Schotts
Wiley Coyote Todd Schotts came up with this simple fly and it has been very successful for him. Todd tied a couple and handed them to me at the Great Lakes Council Fly Tying Expo at the beginning of...
View ArticleBuckeye Shiner – Ray Tucker
BUCKEYE SHINER FLY PATTERN: Hook – Mustad (Model 3665A/Size 6) Thread – White UNI-Thread (6/0) Body – UNI-French Embossed Silver Metal Tinsel (Size #12) Rib (recommended) – Silver Oval Metal Tinsel...
View ArticleEat a Peach Leech – Dave Pinczkowski
Check out Midwest legend Dave Pinczkowski tie the Eat A Peach Leech. Dave has been a long time friend of Tight Lines Fly Fishing Co. and we are lucky enough to film a few of his fish catching...
View ArticleThe Bad Hair Day – Dave Pinczkowski
Tightlines Fly Shop brings us another video from the midwest legend Dave Pinczkowski. Have a bad hair day with Dave and thunk it!
View ArticleCecil’s Hellboy
Cecil Guidry I spoke with Cecil Guidry at the Indiana Fly Fishing Expo last month and he was tying a cool foam pattern. This is Cecil’s Hellboy and it isn’t your grandpa’s foam fly. Cecil demonstrates...
View ArticlePoppers and Divers – Kirk Dietrich
Kirk makes some beautiful poppers and divers. Check out his latest. Decided to break out the Paasche airbrush after having my light colored Copic colored bugs fade. Figured to do some fresh “poppers”...
View ArticleGary Krebs’ Popper Jigs
A few years ago Gary Krebs produced some Popper Jig instructional videos. These videos explained how to use the Popper Jig Sets made by River Road Creations. If you want to tie some foam poppers, you...
View ArticleZudbubbler flies available at FrankenFly!
Last weekend at the Midwest Fly Fishing Expo I had a chance to speak with Matt Zudweg of BoneYard Fly Gear. I have always loved Matt’s BoneYard brand and have purchased hats, t-shirts, hoodies, and...
View ArticleThe Receding Hairline Tube Fly – Dave Pinczkowski
Dave unveils his new slimmed down version of the Bad Hair Day the Receding Hairline! Dave is a Midwest legend and Tight Lines is happy to share this video series of Dave doing his thing. Check us out...
View ArticleAl Ritt’s Fighting Crayfish
I’ve been after Al for some time trying to get him to send me something of his to post on FrankenFly. Well, I came across this today and it is known to be a very productive pattern. You can find more...
View ArticleMouse Rat Fly
Hook: #02-10 Tiemco 8089 Thread: Black UTC 140 >> or Kelvar Thread >> or GSP Thread Body: Natural Deer Hair Tail: Brown 2MM Thin Foam Ears: Brown 2MM Thin Foam Eyes: Large Black Mono Eyes...
View ArticleLefty’s Potomac River Popper
Tied by Jack Harford This is a great time of year to throw a bass popper and Jack Harford reminded me of an old popper with his post on Facebook last night. The legendary Lefty Kreh created this popper...
View ArticleZudbubbler Bass Popper – Matt Zudweg
The designer of the Zudbubbler, Matt Zudweg, recently made a video showing how to tie a Zudbubbler. These poppers rock, trust me! If you don’t want to tie your own, check out the FrankenFly online fly...
View ArticleThe Kintner Boy
Tim Flagler shows you a cool fly you can use for bass and panfish. I like this change of pace from Tightline Productions. Very cool!
View ArticleOl’ Mr Wiggley
This video is from Tight Lines Fly Fishing Company This fly tying video shows how to tie a great skinny water smallmouth pattern. One of the best Wisconsin smallmouth bass flies for picky fish.
View ArticleDeer Hair Mouse – Andreas Andersson
In this episode of Tie TV, the professional fly tyer Andreas Andersson shows us how to tie a realistic deer hair mouse imitation! It might look more like a pet than fish food, but it’s actually a very...
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