Adventures in Fly Tying with Fly Fish Ohio

Welcome to the show for February 2011, Season 6, Episode 2. This episode's pattern is a classic of American trout fishing. Polly Rosborough was a pioneering angler who followed his muse to the mountainous west, where he introduced the rapidly growing throngs of fly anglers to the art of the fuzzy nymph and the effectiveness of tying "in the round". Polly's flies are universally effective, but perhaps none more than the Causal Dress. Please join us at www.flyfishohio.com where you can download all our new patterns in 720p!

Welcome to the show for December 2010. That's Season 5, Episode 12 if you're keeping track. Our fly today is a simple killer for smallmouth and largemouth bass, crappie and perch. I've got no doubt it can wreak havoc on minnow-eating white bass, stripers and trout, too! This is Shannon's Streamer, a pattern from Rich McElligott of the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance, and it's a dandy! Designed to imitate a Yamamoto Senko or Shade Shape Worm, this is the fly fisher's equivalent of a dead-stick bait. You'll need to carry these in your kit if your heading out to any warm water destination. It's about as productive a patterns as we've ever seen! If you'd like to see this video in high-definition, please join us at www.flyfishohio.com where you can download all our new patterns in 720p!

Welcome to the show for January 2011, Season 6, Episode 1. Today we'll tie Fishy Fullums bonefish fly. Fishy demonstrated this fly at the January 2011 Somerset Fly Fishing Show in New Jersey. It's brilliant! You'll love the use of "double truck" bead chain eyes and Flexi-Floss "hackle". Try this fly for carp! If you'd like to see this video in high-definition, please join us at www.flyfishohio.com where you can download all our new patterns in 720p!

Welcome to the show for November 2010. If you've been following this series, you know that we focus on "fishing" flies over "pretty" flies. To that end, a good fishing fly is easy to tie, uses easy to find materials, catches many species of fish and works under a variety of conditions. When a fly exhibits all those attributes and incorporates a touch of orange, it really gets our attention. The Carrot Nymph is just such a fly. It's an awesome bluegill and bass nymph, but if you toss it in front of a feeding carp you'll experience the fishing version of a pot-head at a Dorito's convention! If you'd like to see this video in high-definition, please join us at www.flyfishohio.com where you can download all our new patterns in 720p!

Welcome to the show for October 2010. Jack Gartside was a true character of the fly fishing fraternity. A creative tier and "out of the box" thinker, Gartsides patterns are known for simplicity, motion and their suggestive nature in the water. The Gartside Softhackle Streamer is an amazingly productive fly tied of two materials and thread. Simple to tie, devastatingly effective and imitative of many different food items, this is a fly that deserves a place in any angler's kit. If you'd like to see this video in high-definition, please join us at www.flyfishohio.com where you can download all our new patterns in 720p!

Welcome to the show for September 2010. The Alexandra is a beautiful wet fly that dates from the middle of the 19th Century, named for Princess Alexandra of Denmark. By 1929 the Alexandra had found its way to North American and morphed into a streamer fly. Hard Brothers, being a supplier of fine fly fishing gear including flies, created a variation of the Alexandra the went onto become a productive sea trout fly in the UK and Europe. The Hardy Brother Demon may have a long and convoluted history, but it's a fly that still can catch fish if you tie one on your tippet. Easy to tie, amazingly productive and beautiful to look at, it's a fly everyone needs to carry. If you'd like to see this video in high-definition, please join us at www.flyfishohio.com where you can download all our new patterns in 720p!

Welcome to the show for August 2010. Our fly this month is Harry Murray's Strymph. The strymph is a productive conflagration of a wooly bugger, Shenk's white streamer and a buggy fur nymph like the Casual Dress. Full of internal motion and translucency, this Strymph can be fished as both a streamer and a nymph. It's one fly you can leave on your tippet all day - and fi you're fishing for smallmouth bass it's just about all the fly you'll need! If you'd like to see this video in high-definition, please join us at www.flyfishohio.com where you can download all our new patterns in 720p!

Welcome to the show for July 2010. Our fly this month is Vincent Marinaro's Jassid, a true classic! First revealed in the 1950 opus A Modern Dry Fly Code, Marinaro's Jassid is intended as an imitation of a leaf hopper. It's also an excellent beetle imitation and works anytime trout are keyed on terrestrials. If you'd like to see this video in high-definition, please join us at www.flyfishohio.com where you can download all our new patterns in 720p!

Welcome to the show for June 2010. Our fly this month is an import from Tierra del Fuego. The Chile Pepper is another "Killer" style of streamer. The Killer, which we first saw in the Mrs. Simpson of the last episode, is a pattern tied using cape or breast feathers tied parallel to the hook shank and veiling the body of the fly. The Chile Pepper uses the beautiful and unusual body feathers from the golden pheasant to create a fly that has a fiery inner glow. Try this pattern in size 4 or 6 for autumn brown trout or summer bass! The Chile Pepper will add some productive spice to your streamer book! If you'd like to see this video in high-definition, please join us at www.flyfishohio.com where you can download all our new patterns in 720p!

Welcome to the show for May 2010. Our fly this month is a saltwater pattern created by Dan Blanton. Originally an adaptation of a West Coast salmon fly, Blanton created the original Fatal Attraction to serve as the fly rodders "rooster tail" all purpose attractor. Ward Bean, of Warm Water Fly Tyer reinterpreted the fly as a baby bluegill imitation. With the release of the "Firetiger" holographic flash, this pattern really has become a great imitaiton of a baby pumpkinseed sunfish, a ubiquitous warm water citizen. Fish this one all summer long for picky smallmouth and largemouth bass! If you'd like to see this video in high-definition, please join us at www.flyfishohio.com where you can download all our new patterns in 720p!

Welcome to the show for April 2010. Our fly this month is from New Zealand. Named for the Duchess of Windsor, the Mrs Simpson is a "Killer" style of fly. The Killer is a pattern tied using cape or breast feathers tied parallel to the hook shank and veiling the body of the fly. The Mrs. Simpson has a reputation as a fly that fools difficult trout, but it's a good choice for bass and panfish, too! If you're ready to show the fish something different, this is a great place to start. The Mrs Simpson is a pattern illustrative of a style of tying that's seldom used in North America. If you fish this fly, you'll wonder why you haven't seen it before. It really is a killer! If you'd like to see this video in high-definition, please join us at www.flyfishohio.com where you can download all our new patterns in 720p!

Welcome to the show, It's March 2010. This month we'll share one of our favorite smallmouth bass patterns. Bob Clouser's Foxee Red Clouser is an excellent pattern for both bass and trout. A few modifications can actually make it even more productive for smallmouth. This is a great imitation of a soft-shell crayfish or a johnny darter, both top smallmouth meals. Tie a few of these and take them to the creek. We're confident you'll find this version of the Foxee Red to be nothing short of amazing! If you'd like to see this video in high-definition, please join us at www.flyfishohio.com where you can download all our new patterns in 720p!

Welcome to the show, It's February 2010. Today we're going to tie the Murdich Minnow, a great baitfish imitation with a life-like shimmer and great swimming action. While designed for salt water striped bass, the Murdich has found a nearly cult-like following among serious smallmouth bass fanatics. You need to carry this pattern in your kit, it's changing the game from the upper Midwest on down! If you'd like to see this video in high-definition, please join us at www.flyfishohio.com where you can download all our new patterns in 720p!

Welcome to the show, It's January 2010. The fly we'll share in this episode is a variation of the Clouser Deep Minnow designed by Joe Cornwall in 2003 to fool smallmouth bass on Midwestern flows.The Mixed Media uses a creative application of natural and synthetic materials to present an irresistable action and profile that imitates crayfish, darters, sculpins or stoneroller minnows. It's a top producer! If you'd like to see this video in high-definition, please join us at www.flyfishohio.com where you can download all our new patterns in 720p!

Welcome to the show, It's November 2009. The pattern we'll share today was designed by the originator of the Elk Hair Caddis as an imitation of a baitfish common to both trout and smallmouth bass streams. It was designed to fool wary Madison River browns, but its one of the best smallie flies you'll every cast - especially in the early season. This is one you need to carry!

Welcome to the show, It's October 2009. This is a special installment of yet another show that continues our theme from the Katydid. Mike Schmidt is our guest fly tyer. Mike Schmidt is the owner of Angler's Choice flies and is an incredibly talented fly tyer. Mike loves traditional winged wet flies. We captured him tying this classic pattern, the Parmachene Belle, at a local coffee shop in front of an audience of attentive fly fishing club members. Mike demonstrates excellent technique for tying traditional flies and shows us one that is truly deserving of a place in our fly boxes. The Parmachene Belle is a known as a brook trout favorite and a true classic!

Welcome to the show, It's July 2009. This show breaks new ground, today we have a guest fly tyer! Mike Schmidt is the owner of Angler's Choice flies and is an incredibly talented fly tyer. Mike loves traditional winged wet flies. We captured him tying this pattern, the Katydid, at a local coffee shop in front of an audience of attentive fly fishing club members. Mike demonstrates excellent technique for tying traditional flies and shows us one that is truly deserving of a place in our fly boxes. The Katydid is a true classic!

Welcome to the show, It's April 2009. Today we'll tie a classic bucktail streamer, first introduced by Art Flick in his seminal work Streamside Guide to Naturals and Their Imitation. Designed to imitate the baitfish Rhinichthys atratulus, the BND is a great fly with traditional lines. Here we tie it with traditional materials including polar bear and black bear. It's a touch of the traditional for the fly tyer!

Welcome to the show, It's March 2009. Today we'll tie a very simple, yet incredibly effective fly. With just two materials and thread you can tie a fly that will catch trout, panfish, carp and more just about anywhere in the world. The Brassie is a pattern every fly fisherman should carry!

Welcome to the show, It's January 2009. We're here with a neat Welsh pattern known as the "Little Devil" or Diawl Bach in Welsh. This is a productive wet fly for lake and reservior bluegill and general-purpose trout and warmwater prospecting!

Welcome to the show, It's December 2008. We're back with a great utility pattern tied using an unusual technique. This is a great all-purpose fly for just about any trout stream or warmwater condition. The Twisted Little Fox should be in your box!

Welcome to the show, It's October 2008. We're back with a great pattern for just about any trout stream. The CDC Caddis is effective no matter where you fish!

Welcome to the show, It's July 2008. This month we'll tie a very traditional pattern, the Royal Coachman wet fly. We'll tie this one with a rolled hen hackle wing for maximum action in the water. The Royal Coachman wet fly is a great imitation of a caddis fly and is effective on trout, smallmouth bass and all panfish. This is a fly that certainly deserves to be tied to your leader!

Welcome to the show, It's June 2008. This month we'll tie the Bully's Bluegill Spider. Bully's Bluegill Spider is a fabulous "drop bait" that fills a unique void in the fly fisher's presentation arsenal. This is a very effective fly for all panfish, and bass too!

Welcome to the show, It's April 2008. This month we'll tie the Kreel Tackle Company's Kreel Craw. If you're planning on fishing for smallmouth bass, especially during the early part of the season, you need to tie a few of these and have them in your kit. This is also a great fly for rock bass, largemouth bass and carp!

Welcome to the show, It's February 2008. We're a little late getting this fly posted, but we're sure you'll find it worth the wait! This month we'll tie Joe's Smelt, a classic New England streamer designed for landlocked salmon. This is just a killer pattern for most Midwestern flows where there is a population of striped shiners - and that's almost any river that holds smalmouth bass! This is also a great pattern for the Great Lakes fishery. You'll be casting this one all season!

Welcome to the show, It's January 2008. Thanks for joining us as we tie the classic striper bucktail, the Pigtails. The simple bucktail seems almost quaint, and many don't carry these elegant flies anymore. Considering they are still among the most productive patterns one can use for big, aggressive fish this seems unfortunate. Change your luck, carry this pattern with you next time you hit the water!

Welcome to the show, It's December 2007. Thanks for joining us as we tie the CDC One Feather Emerger. This is an easy-to-tie pattern that works just about everywhere for any fish that's making a meal out of insects. A quick tie that is highly suggestive of life, this fly is a great choice in sizes 10 to 20 for any trout stream in North America. Tie a bunch of these - you'll use them!

Welcome to the show, It's November 2007. Thanks for joining us As we tie the Czech nymph. It's rare to see this fly used in a warm water environment, but that's too bad for those who don't try new things. The Czech method of fishing close-in with a weighted fly presented on the bottom is just as effective for smallmouth bass as it is for trout. You'll want to tie a few of these in assorted colors and sizes, it's a "go to" pattern!/

Welcome to the show, It's October 2007. Thanks for joining us for this very special episode. Steve Rajeff is the G. Loomis rod designer and multiple national and international competitive casting champion. In July we caught up with Steve at the 99th Annual ACA Championship in Cincinnati. Don't miss this important video interview with the winningest competitor in all of casting and one of the biggest names in the angling industry!/

Welcome to the show, It's September 2007. Thanks for joining us as we tie a classic pattern. The Gimp was created sometime before 1950 and has lingered in the boxes of a few crusty anglers since. This is an outstanding searching pattern for trout and panfish. You'll want a few of these in your book next time you hit the water!/

Welcome to the show, It's August 2007. Thanks for joining us as we tie an exciting pattern, the Puglisi Baitfish. Puglisi-style flies are a standard pattern in the salt and they should be in your freshwater kit, too! Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's July 2007. Thanks for joining us as we tie the Flatwing Shiner, an adaptation of the classic Norteast flatwing striper pattern. This is a killer fly for largemouth, smallmouth, stripers, white bass and hybrids. You won't want to miss this pattern! Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's June 2007. Thanks for joining us as we tie a classic fly - the Rengade dry fly. The Renegade is an excellent searcing pattern that floats well and imitates many things. Interestingly, this is a dry fly that also works very well as a nymph or wet fly! Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's May 2007. Thanks for joining us as we tie a classic fly - the Partridge and Yellow Soft Hackle. The soft-hackled fly is one of the most venerable trout patters known to man, having been first on Dame Juliana Berner's famous list dated in 1497. Its long history certainly indicates that it has been demonstrably effective regardless of geography, season, or the nature of the local hatch. Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's April 2007. Thanks for joining us as we tie a most unusual fly - the Lithuanian Bat. This is even more unusual as it is actually the Purple Lithuanian Bass Bat. With a name like that you just know this is a fly you need to carry. If you're heading out for bass, pike or even redfish along the coast you may want to have a few of these with you! Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's April 2007. Thanks for joining us for this special episode of Adventures In Fly Tying. Today's we'll tie a jig for smallmouth bass fishing! Sometimes the fly rod isn't the right tool. We won't stop fishing because the wind picks up. We pick up our spinning rods instead. And this jig is the one we grab for first. Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's March 2007. Thanks for joining us for another episode of Adventures In Fly Tying. Today's we have a special edition of Adventures in Fly Tying - it's a 2-for-one!We are going to tie Frank Sawyer's Killer Bug and his most famous pattern, the traditional Pheasant Tail Nymph. Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's February 2007. Thanks for joining us for another episode of Adventures In Fly Tying. Today's fly, the Brooks Blonde, has a long and illustrious history. You won't want to miss this important pattern that is responsible for so many world record catches. Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's January 2007. Thanks for joining us for our second year! We're going to tie the Prince Nymph, a productive attractor and general purpose fly. Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's December 2006 and we're going to tie the Light Spruce streamer. The Light Spruce is a colorful featherwing streamer that reflects the joyful colors of the Holiday Season. Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's November 2006 and we're going to tie the Skykomish Sunrise, a traditional Norhwest steelhead pattern. Created in 1938, this fly was once responsible for the world record fly rod steelhead, a fish of more than 29 pounds. Such pedigree must not be taken lightly, the Skykomish is a productive fly today. And its productive for more than just steelhead! Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's October 2006 and we're going to tie Tap's Bug, a quintessential American bass bug. More than 50 years ago the famous H.G. Tap Tapply of Field and Stream magazine created this elegant, simple spun deer hair bass bug for northern lake smallmouth. It still works wonders on that species and many, many more. Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's September 2006 and we're going to tie the Arkansas Bucktail. This is an old pattern, dating from the earliest parts of the twentieth century. An American classic, the Arkansas Bucktail is a bass fly. A largemouth bass fly. Fish it with a spinner and you'll be a traditionalist! Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's August 2006 and we're going to tie Skip's Dad. This is a really neat fly that's an amazingly effective imitation of a crayfish. Designed for sight fishing to smallmouth bass, Skip's Dad is a killer on rock bass, smallies, carp and a host of other warm water creek dwellers. Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's July 2006 and we're going to tie the Crackleback wooly worm. This is a simple but amazingly effective pattern for bluegill and panfish. It works very well on trout,too! Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's June 2006 and we're going to tie the Roderick Haig-Brown Steelhead Bee fly. Of course we won't fish it for steelhead near here, nor during the summer season. This pattern is tied in a modified manner for bluegill, smallmouth bass and panfish. Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's May 2006 and we're going to tie the Morrisfoam Predator. This is an excellent dragon fly nymph imitation that is fished with a twist. Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's April 2006 and we're going to tie a very useful smallmouth and trout fly, the Modern Thief. Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's March 2006 and we're going to tie Harry Murray's outstanding smallmouth bass fly, the James Wood Bucktail. You need this one in your fly wallet! Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/

Welcome to the show, It's February 2006 and we're going to tie Jack Gartside's Sparrow nymph. This is a pretty fly, excellent for trout and all warm water fish. Please join us on the web at http://www.flyfishohio.com/