A true master of the thread does the sawyer pheasant tail

Here is Mr. Davy Mcphail doing the sawyer pheasant tail.  Give them a go, they sink like rocks, but catch fish better than rocks do! Enjoy.

Cream midge

  Some people like tying flies to look at such as Atlantic salmon flies and the likes, but well I like tying flies that are hard to see! I very much enjoy the art of tying small flies, and I do it quite often.   Here just a  simple cream midge i tied recently.   

 Hook- Mustad 94859-#28

Thread- Uni trico thread

Body- tying thread

Hackle- Whiting bronze grade neck hackle cream

Fly tying video lessons for begginers.

I am doing a video series for beginner tiers and this is video number 1. It is a green rock worm. Very simple and easy tie.
 This fly will teach you how start the thread, the pinch and loop technique to attach materials and wrapping materials.
Hook- Curved shank hook sizes 10-16
Thread- Black 8/0 uni
Body- Chartreuse or a bright green yarn
Rib-Black utc brassie
Thorax- Peacock hurl. 

Here is video 2 a simple midge pupa, This fly will teach you the basic dubbing technique and soft loop for attaching materials.
Hook- Dry fly hook or Nymph hook sizes 14-24
Thread- Uni black 8/0
Body- tying thread
Rib- Red utc wire
Thorax- Muskrat dubbing

Here is video 3, the griffiths gnat.  This fly will teach you how to palmer hackle.
Materials- Dry fly hook 10-26
Thread- Uni 8/0 black
Body- peacock hurl
Hackle- Grizzly neck hackle, saddle will work also
Rib- copper wire utc, or silver. xsmall

Lesson in the corner

   Today was a different day the usual in that Josh came to the fly corner for a fly tying session. He has never tied before and it was my honor to give him a tying lesson.  I was very impressed with how well he picked up on the task at hand.  I had him tie first a rock worm, then a fancier rock worm with a rib. Then a ultra fancy rock worm with rib and soft hackle.  We then moved onto Griffiths gnats, and finished up with his request of parachutes. I had him tie a pheasant tail parachute.  Great job Josh!!!!!!!!!

Josh's First fly ever

Second fly

3rd fly

4th fly.

5th fly

6th

7th fly

Dying stripped quills

I made a video on how I dye my stripped herls a nice bwo olive.  Its very simple to do and can be fun to do.