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Article Moulin’s Deer Hair Parachute Feb 21. 2020 Technique Swiss/Norwegian tyer Fabien Moulin stumbled upon a seemingly new way of creating a parachute hackle and wing in one. See more here	Video Making a George Grant Hair Hackle Feb 18. 2020 Italian Giuseppe Finardi demonstrates how to weave a hair hackle for a George Grant nymph, as described in the article here: http	Article George Grant Nymph Feb 18. 2020 Classic US fisherman and fly tyer George Grant came up with a type of nymph where both body and hackle uses special techniques. See how to here.
Video Reconstructing a Vintage Spey Fly Jan 13. 2020 Ryan Houston uses what he learned from taking the vintage spey fly apart to put it back together. See the initial video here: Dissecting Vintage Spey Fly Bodies.	Video Dissecting Vintage Spey Fly Bodies Jan 13. 2020 Ryan houston takes apart a vintage Spey fly body	Video How to tie a Freestyle Wet Fly Jan 9. 2020 I have done it myself! Don't have the right materials for a certain fly so why bother? Well, you can still create a fly for catching fish by just using what you have to hand.
Video DIY Airbrushing on Popper Heads Jan 6. 2020 Master fly tier Charlie Craven shows how to use compressed air and markers to do custom paint jobs on popper flies.	Video Best way to tie a wooly bugger? Dec 20. 2019 The wooly bugger is one of the most versatile and widely used streamer patterns ever created. Because of this, multiple ways of tying it have evolved.	Video Red bead Bug Nov 21. 2019 How to make quick and easy segmented bodies using just glass beads and thread. Glass embroidery beads are available in a wide range of sizes and colours from craft shops and online.
Video Pretzel Nymph Nov 20. 2019 Website/Online Shop - http://theflyfiend.com Instagram - http://instagram.com/theflyfiend	Video Sparkle Pupa Body Nov 19. 2019 Detailed instructions for tying the body of a LaFontaine Sparkle Pupa.	Video The way I tie a parachute Nov 8. 2019 The parachute technique is important to know. Parachute flies seem to get strikes when even Catskill style flies do not.
Review The Feather Bender's Flytying Techniques Nov 8. 2019 Masterclass When a great photographer, fly tyer and instructor writes a book, it’s likely to become a great book	Video Bob Popovics's Pop Lip Oct 25. 2019 This is a Step by Step instruction for tying Bob Popovics's Pop Lip.	Video DT Bulkhead Oct 25. 2019 The Dragontail BULKhead in black especially, is number one on my local big river. This tutorial is really shared to show you how I simplify attaching Wiggle/Dragontails and rattles.

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