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Muddle & Bubble May Dry Flies

This an an edited version of a 11Mar22 Zoom session on tying the Muddle May dry fly and it's cousin, the Bubble May.

Classic Streamers - Plus a tip

This is an edited version of BT's Fly Tying Friday dated 12 November 2021. In it Mike Kelly shares a couple of his favorite ole-time streamers.

2-FTF-Fluttering Stone

This is the 3rd addition of our Fly Tying Friday where we tie a LaFontaine Fluttering Stone and an egg-laying version we developed base on the Fluttering Stone.

Using Tapered Hackle

Learn to use rooster saddle hackle that is tapered in hook size from large at the base to small near the tip.

Sizing & Storing Hackle

We share our method of making certain to have the size of dry-fly hackle on hand that we need to fill fly order. How do we do that?

Bundling Hair Wings

Tying tip #10. If your Elk Hair Caddis wings tend to slip off the top of the hook where you want them to stay then this tip is for you.

Tying Neat Heads

Over the years we found some tiers will tie a beautiful fly only to mess it up in the last few minutes they spend with it. Too often the fly ends up with a large, lop-sided head.

Heavy Hackle One Feather

Early in our tying career we often had to use 4 or more India cape feathers to produce a heavily hackled dry fly.

Evening Hair Wings

If your divided hair wings are not always evenly divided then this VERY simple tip from the Beattys is for you. It is Tip #2 originally published in Fly Tyer magazine.

Using Dubbing Wax

Often fly tiers don't use dubbing wax because they have not had good results doing so. This short tutorial might provide a different approach to the dubbing-with-wax process.

The Trude Hackle

Tips #1- The Hill. This is the first Tips & Tricks Gretchen & Al Beatty published in Fly Tyer magazine a few years ago.

Wonder wings

Chapter 1 from our new e-book. https://www.amazon.com/How-Wonder-Wings-Gretche-Beatty-ebook/dp/B01I7HQS6C/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1492869891&sr=1-1&keywords=wonder+wings

Tying a Double Wing

The Lady Heather Double Wing (DW) is one of twelve DW's developed by Gary LaFontaine to use in twelve different lighting condition.

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