Boots Allen is at it again. This week he's tying up the classic Double Humpy but adding some legs for some added action on the water. Find more fly tying patterns in our searchable library with the drop down menu on the right.

Boots Allen has tied a bunch of patterns for us. He's a fly tier, gui...

Boots Allen ties up his Booty Call Minnow. It's a great multipurpose streamer that Boots has used on a myriad of western rivers. It's a pretty simple cone head, large streamer pattern.

Boots has been a fly tier, guide, and author for decades in Idaho and Wyoming. He grew up on these rivers and ...

Boots Allen ties up the Dirty Head Sculpin which he uses for trout in this size and for bass in smaller sizes. It's a big chartreuse rabbit strip streamer pattern.
Boots is a long time guide, author, and fly tier from Eastern Idaho. He's tied a lot of great and varied patterns for us over the ye...

Boots Allen has joined The Weekly Fly again. This week he ties up his Booty's Bead Tail Jig. This one takes some agile fingers and maybe some readers to manipulate the little beads but it's a tasty little bug. Enjoy and let us know how it goes for you.

RECIPE:

Hook: MFC Wide Gap Jig, #10 to #20...

Doug McKnight ties up another great Salt Water fly tying pattern for us. The Da Tingum  is a shrimp pattern and comes out of the Bahamas and is great for many saltwater species.
RECIPE:
Hook- gamakatsu sc-15 1/0, 1, 2
Eyes: dumbbell your choice
Tail: tan craft fur, hot tip sili legs
Eyes: epoxy s...

Rick is back with another of his favorite fly tying patterns. This one is personal. The pattern was developed by Rick's friend and famous angler Dave Whitlock. This is a classic fly pattern for trout and has a lot of potential for those cold water species. Take a look and tie a few up.

Rick has...

Doug McKnight is extending our Saltwater fly tying videos library with his Danger Muffin crab pattern. This is a tasty one. Tie some up and let us know how they go.

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Thread: flat wax nylon
Hook: Ahrex SA 254 #2-6
Body: 60/40 mix of rabbit fur and deer hair
Legs: Micro ultra cheni...

Rick Wollum has been working in the fly fishing industry for 30 years. He currently manages Anglers West Fly Shop in Emigrant, MT but has fished all types of freshwaters with all types of flies.
Rick’s been tying flies over 50 years, mentioned in several fly fishing books, and hosted Fly Fishing ...

Doug McKnight has tied a lot of patterns for us ( ) and we're psyched to have him tie some more salt water patterns. This one is great for Bahamas flats. Tie a few up and let us know how they go.

RECIPE:
Thread: flat wax nylon
Hook: gamakatsu SL 12s 2/0
Tail: two marabou plumes
Body: fox tail fu...

Dave Bloom was born and raised in Great Falls and has spent his life fishing the waters of Montana and
Idaho. He began his guiding career in 1985 on the Henry’s Fork, the South Fork of the Snake and the
Teton in Idaho. In 1995, he moved closer to home when he guided on the famous rivers around
Ye...

Dan Gard spent 18 years as a fishing guide and has been tying flies for 25.
He began tying flies because back then the selection was limited to what was marketed. He wanted more, so he learned everything he could about aquatic entomology and put it to use on the vice. It
was natural that he decid...

Rick Wollum has been working in the fly fishing industry for 30 years. He currently manages Anglers West Fly Shop in Emigrant, MT but has fished all types of freshwaters with all types of flies.
Rick’s been tying flies over 50 years, mentioned in several fly fishing books, and hosted Fly Fishing...

Dave Bloom was born and raised in Great Falls and has spent his life fishing the waters of Montana and
Idaho. He began his guiding career in 1985 on the Henry’s Fork, the South Fork of the Snake and the
Teton in Idaho. In 1995, he moved closer to home when he guided on the famous rivers around
Ye...

Dan Gard spent 18 years as a fishing guide and has been tying flies for 25.
He began tying flies because back then the selection was limited to what was marketed. He wanted more, so he learned everything he could about aquatic entomology and put it to use on the vice. It
was natural that he decid...

Rick Wollum has been working in the fly fishing industry for 30 years. He currently manages Anglers West Fly Shop in Emigrant, MT but has fished all types of freshwaters with all types of flies.
Rick’s been tying flies over 50 years, mentioned in several fly fishing books, and hosted Fly Fishing ...

Perdigon fly patterns are really popular right now. Mainly, because the are super effective on trout. Spanish and French in origin, these little bead heads will turn trout. Dave gives a great demonstration of how to tie this hot little number.

Dave Bloom was born and raised in Great Falls and ha...

The Mirage Nymph pattern will definitely get a trout's attention. A bead head little pattern to make a splash by Dan Gard.

Dan Gard spent 18 years as a fly fishing guide and has been tying flies for 25.
He began fly tying because back then the selection was limited to what was marketed. He wante...

Rick Wollum has been working in the fly fishing industry for 30 years. He currently manages Anglers West Fly Shop in Emigrant, MT but has fished all types of freshwaters with all types of flies.
Rick’s been tying flies over 50 years, mentioned in several fly fishing books, and hosted Fly Fishing ...

Dave Bloom was born and raised in Great Falls and has spent his life fishing the waters of Montana and Idaho. He began his guiding career in 1985 on the Henry’s Fork, the South Fork of the Snake and the Teton in Idaho. In 1995, he moved closer to home when he guided on the famous rivers around Ye...

Bubba's Phat Ant may not seem like a fish catcher but it is. And, really stands out on the water.

Dan Gard spent 18 years as a fishing guide and has been tying flies for 25. He serves as a Signature Tyer with Yellowstone Fly Goods.
He began tying flies because back then the market only had limit...

Dandy Reiner ties another handy pattern for us this week. You can find these in most fly shops but if you tie them yourself, you need to make sure you get the profile right.
The Floating Baetis Emerger pattern works great on western waters in the spring and fall.

RECIPE:
Hook:       Standard or ...

Matt Wilhelm of the Yellowstone Fly Fishing school shows how to tie this spruce moth pattern developed originally by Bob Jacklin

Dandy Reiner. Dandy owns Hatch Finders Fly shop in Livingston, MT. She learned the art of fly tying from her father Dean, another of our favorites. Today she is tying a Caddis Soft Hackle for us.

Great dropper pattern and very effective. A simple pattern and easy to tie.

RECIPE:
Thread: Ultra ...

Matt Wilhelm is an educator and guide in Livingston, MT. You can find out more about him at https://yellowstoneflyfishingschool.com/
This pattern was originated by Paul Stimson and can be good as a hopper pattern, a bigger golden stonefly pattern, as a salmon fly, and as a skwala. This tutorial ...