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Article Copper Braid Mar 27. 2024 Material This type of braid is found in electronics stores, but is a great new addition to the fly tyer’s arsenal of useful copper products See some patterns here	Article Mini Headbanger Mar 9. 2024 Cased A scaled-down version of the author’s own Headbanger Caddis, a cased nymph caddis pattern See how to tie it here	Article Steel Pin Shrimp Feb 25. 2024 Gammarus A scud pattern with 26 individual legs is no task if you make this small, ingenious tool out of wire. See how here
Article Steel Shrimp Feb 10. 2024 Chained Another Nick Thomas fly using bead chain for weight and orientation See the easy pattern here	Article Get Knotting Jan 30. 2024 Tie the knot Monofilament of many kinds can be used as a fly material as it can be seen in this simple Knot Bug See how here	Article Chain Worm Jan 7. 2024 Rubbery An upside-down latex worm, which is easy to tie and very efficient in high and dirty water Tie along here
Article Springtail Dec 18. 2023 Bendy The Springtail has a soft and bendy body made from a boiled coil of colorful, elastic jewelry string See the pattern here	Article Taco Emerger Nov 23. 2023 Emerging The Taco Emerger was inspired by the split case patterns which are popular in the US See the pattern here	Article Sillikix Nov 11. 2023 Silli I like rubber legs on dry flies. Their suggestion of something edible is the fish equivalent of ringing a dinner gong. Ring the bell here
Article Facehugger Oct 19. 2023 Alien At the vice no one can hear you scream. A spacy fly	Article Baltic flies for calm and clear water Oct 15. 2023 Water In this part of the series on different coastal conditions, we look at a common situation: water clear as gin and maybe even calm as a mirror. Not the easiest of fishing conditions, but adapting gear and flies to the situation helps. See some here	Article Canyon Caddis Oct 7. 2023 Deep This is a fly that was designed for a wooded canyon on one of the author’s favourite small rivers where the water has carved out a deep narrow channel through the limestone See how to tie it here