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How to Tie Chicone's Magnum Mantis Fly

Saltwater flats fishing has come a long way in the past few decades, but one of the most peculiar things about...

Fly Tier's Bench: How to Tie Egan's Poacher

Fly-fishing competition guys like Lance Egan and George Daniel figured out that you didn't always need to stri...

How to Tie Craven's Mr. Jones Dry Fly

The Mr. Jones, an adult cranefly pattern that skips, skates, and hops, has proved effective all summer long, e...

How to Tie Craven's Mr. Jones Dry Fly

The Mr. Jones, an adult cranefly pattern that skips, skates, and hops, has proved effective all summer long, e...

How to Tie the Picky Eater Perdigon

Like it or not, competition angling is driving many of the advancements in our sport. And while I generally fi...

How to Tie Dorsey's Top Secret Baetis Fly

These days there are so many reasonably simple fly patterns that work well but have no soul or appeal to fly t...

How to Tie the Harrop Ant

This original version of the Harrop Ant uses a duck quill wing instead of the modern version which uses CDC. I...

How to Tie the Ol' Mr. Wiggly

There are murmurs among Upper Midwest anglers that pressured smallmouth don't crush the conventional poppers o...

How to Tie the Useful Speed Blood Knot

The "Speed" Blood Knot is faster and easier to tie in cold weather because you don't have to hold onto loose t...

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Fly Tier's Bench: How to Tie Craven's Lil Bit Nymph

Sometimes the hardest part of perfecting a new fly is knowing when to stop tinkering and call it good. One of Craven's favorite mentors, John Barr, epitomizes this trait and there is nary a material in any of his flies that doesn't have a good reason to be there. The same goes for Pat Dorsey and Lance Egan. Their flies are minimalistic in materials, simple to tie, and mimic naturals without any unnecessary window dressing. His latest offering, dubbed the ᾽Lil Bit, does not feature complicated tying tricks or unusual materials, but is a simple and easy-to-tie nymph that catches trout like crazy.

How to Tie Smitherman's Draggin' Nymph

A perfect imitation of the ubiquitous dragonfly built with a compelling yet simple approach. Tied on a stout j...

Tying Rene Harrop's Hairwing Dun Fly

Learn to tie Harrop's Hairwing Dun with master tier Charlie Craven. This dry fly can be tied to match any mayf...

Tying Barr's Damsel Fly

Learn to tie Barr's Damsel with master tier Charlie Craven.

Tying the Pheasant Tail Nymph Fly

Learn to tie the Pheasant Tail Nymph with master tier Charlie Craven.

Tying the Hare's Ear Fly

Learn to tie the versatile Hare's Ear with master tier Charlie Craven.

Tying the Famous Woolly Bugger

Learn to tie the Woolly Bugger fly with master tier Charlie Craven.

Tying the RS2 Mayfly Emerger Fly

Learn to tie the RS2 with master tier Charlie Craven.

Tying the Emergent Sparkle Caddis Pupa Fly

Learn to tie the Emergent Sparkle Caddis Pupa with master tier Charlie Craven.

Perdigon Fly

Charlie Craven gives step by step instructions for tying the Perdigon Nymph fly.

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