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Cole Cook’s ‘Big Poppa’ – Tying Instructions
Cole Cook's "Big Poppa." Photos: Cole Leishman. Silver season is fast approaching (ahem, we may or may not have already seen a few) and we're currently...
The Stain Remover – Tying Instructions
Stain free. Photos: Daniel Cope. A while back our pal, Daniel Cope, gave us a great fly tying step by step on his go-to pattern for...
Fly Tying Step by Steps – Roundup
Get tying! Photo: Stuart Foxall. Way back in 2014 we started putting together detailed fly tying step by steps on how to tie some of our...
The Steelhead Phantam – Tying Instructions
Steelhead beware. Photos: Daniel Cope. Great flies are developed out of necessity. To solve a problem. To catch fish in challenging conditions or situations where other...
The Coho Clouser – Tying Instructions
The Coho (stinger hook) Clouser. Photos: Kyle Shea. When asked about our favorite flies for silver salmon, many of our guests are surprised to hear that...
How to Tie Trevor Covich’s Guide Fly for Steelhead – Video
Wiggle test. Photo: North 40 screenshot. guide fly /ɡīd - flī/ noun. An artificial imitation designed to catch maximum numbers of fish with minimum effort or production...
The Morrish Mouse 2.0 – Tying Instructions
The Morrish Mouse 2.0. Photos: Stuart Foxall. Ken Morrish's 'Morrish Mouse' is arguably one of the most well known (and effective) mouse patterns ever created. In...
