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ENRICO PUGLISI SHAD BAITFISH PATTERN FOR SALTWATER AND BASS [VIDEO]

Enrico Puglisi fibers and other fly tying materials have really given us a lot of great options tying a given baitfish pattern. They make fantastic-looking baitfish patterns like shad, bluegill, and other baitfish patterns, but at times they lack erratic action or...

THE ESSENTIAL HOLLOW FLEYE PATTERN [VIDEO]

by JUSTIN HANSON

The genius that is Bob Popovics has created some of the most game-changing fly patterns and techniques in modern fly fishing. His laboratory is the coastal striper water of the North-East, but his patterns have shaped the way we tie and the way we fish for species the...

SHRIMP FLY PATTERNS WITH INTERNAL COLOR [VIDEO]

by JUSTIN HANSON

There are a ton of shrimp fly patterns out there. If it came right down to it, we could all be very successful with superb casting and four to five patterns. Bonefish flies and particularly shrimp flies are like steelhead flies, you can tie most colors and use a few...

POTATO CHIP GOBY CARP, BASS, AND BONEFISH FLY [VIDEO]

by JUSTIN HANSON

Gobies are succulent morsels in the world of the fish and are found quite often on flats. This can include saltwater flats for big bonefish or the rocky flats of the Great Lakes where carp and smallmouth gulp down these little fish. Fish can rarely eat just one, and...

FLY ACTION DETERMINES FLY FISHING SUCCESS

by JUSTIN HANSON

Fly action is actually a somewhat underrated topic. Fly anglers are known for their love of “matching the hatch.” This tendency is, of course, connected to fly fishing’s close development with insect hatches over the centuries. There are definitely times when a...

CRAFT FUR HOLLOW FLEYE [VIDEO]

by JUSTIN HANSON

There are so many minnow patterns out there that it can make your head spin. Many of these patterns are simply profile fly patterns with limited action. Profile patterns, patterns that maintain profile and look extremely realistic in your hand, are very effective in...