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  • Jesse Riding: Rainy's Bead Back Scud

    RECIPE;
    Hook: Scud Hook – Sizes 12-18
    Thread: Orange 6/0
    Bead: 11/0 Amber Glass Beads (Or other to match desired color)
    Dubbing: Rainy’s Sparkle Dub or similar antron dubbing.

    Places specifically used a lot: Tailwaters, Stillwater, or other places where scuds are abundant.

  • Harley Reno: Brillo Pad

    Recipe:
    Hook: Mustad 9674 sizes 4 or 6
    Thread: Danville's 3/0 waxed fly master thread
    Bead: Brass, copper, or silver bead in 7/32 or 3/16
    Weight: 4" strand .20 or .15 lead wire (optional)
    Tail: Six to Eight strands Flashabou in brass, copper, or silver (match to bead)
    Hackle: UV Polar Cheni...

  • Gordon Cordova: Blood Midge

    Recipe:
    Hook: size 18 curved caddis
    Head: small petite cross stitching bead
    Thread: 14/0
    Ribbing: extra small red midge wire
    Wing: antron
    Thorax: peacock herl

  • Ken Burkholder: Veiled Egg

    Recipe:
    Hook: Daiichi X120 #16
    Thread: Hot orange Danville
    Yarn: Orange and Oregon Cheese egg yarn.

  • Dandy Reiner: CDC Spent Wing Midge

    Dandy Reiner grew up among the rivers and streams of Montana. She started fly fishing as a child along with her sister, under the tutelage of their father Dean Reiner, a long time Montana Outfitter. After completing her education at Montana State University, earning a degree in English Literature...

  • Dave Bloom: Honeymoon Parachute

    Recipe:
    Hook: tiemko 102y #15
    Thread: tan
    Tail: Elk mane or hock
    Body: Hares Ear Plus #1
    Post: Pink Hi Viz
    Hackle: Brown or cree ginger variant

  • Dave Tucker: Green Hornet

    RECIPE
    Hook: Daiichi #2051
    Thread: Orange 8/0 Uni Thread
    Body: Pink Wool
    Ribbing: Fine Oval Silver Tinsel
    Hackle: Hot Orange Schlappen
    Throat Hackle: Purple Mallard Flank
    Wing: 4 Shrimp Orange Neck Hackles tied back to back

  • Charles Barton: Pinecone

    From Charles:
    I have been tying stuff onto hooks for a long time. It began with poppers and jig heads, which served the fishing I was taught to do by my father. By the age of twelve I was approaching burn out from fishing the warm water mud pit impoundments of central Arkansas. Dear ol` Dad save...

  • Dave Bloom: Bloom's Rusty Flying Ant

    Dave was born and raised in Great Falls and has spent his life fishing the waters of southwest Montana. 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 Montana rivers around ...

  • Rick Wollum: Krystal Flash Chironomid

    Rick started flyfishing at the age of six, at an uncle's cabin in Minnesota for bluegill. Flyfishing quickly became a lifetime pursuit in Colorado, with Rick spending a lot of time fishing Colorado's South Platte while he attended Denver University. He then started guiding with mentor Steve Herte...

  • Dave Bloom: Bloom's Black Parachute Ant

    Dave was born and raised in Great Falls and has spent his life fishing the waters of southwest Montana. He began his guiding career in 1985 on the Henry’s Fork, the South Fork of the Snake and the Teton in Idaho. In 2001 Dave returned to his home waters of the Missouri, which had been the river ...

  • Al Ritt: L2H Slim Flash Damsel

    From Al:
    I grew up in Michigan and have fished as long as I can remember. After graduating college, I moved to California and gravitated toward fly fishing almost exclusively. I have been tying “seriously” since 1983 and have been a tying instructor both independently and for several Colorado fl...

  • Dave Tucker: Lady Caroline

    According to his mother, Dave began fishing with an actual fly while backpacking in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains. Such trips were an inspiration for Dave. Returning home, he would scrounge materials and begin tying. Dave has studied fly casting under Joan Wulff, worked with school districts to deve...

  • Doug McKnight: Breadcrust Wet Fly

    Originally from Pensylvania, Doug now lives in Livingston, MT. He is currently a fly designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants and also creates beautiful display flies in custom shadow boxes.
    In this video, Doug ties the Bread Crust Wet Fly, designed as a general trout fly. See below the video for t...

  • Gordon Cordova: Green Caddis Rockworm

  • Dave Bloom: Bloom's Emergent PMD Nymph

    Dave Bloom has been an outfitter and guide in Montana and Idaho over 20 yrs as well as a dedicated steelheader in the Northwest. In addition he has guided in Chile and worked for Montana Fly Company in central America. He also has several of his patterns licensed by Idlywild Flies out of Portland...

  • Willy Self: Willy's Laser Midge

    Willy discovered his passion for fly fishing at the early age of six. Shortly thereafter, he began tying his own flies for trout, salmon steelhead, and shad. Willy found his love of lake fishing early and has continued to fish stillwaters, becoming known far and wide for his expertise and knowled...

  • Willy Self: Willy's Larva Lace Worm

    Willy discovered his passion for fly fishing at the early age of six. Shortly thereafter, he began tying his own flies for trout, salmon steelhead, and shad. Willy found his love of lake fishing early and has continued to fish stillwaters, becoming known far and wide for his expertise and knowled...

  • Dave McKee: Shrimp Cocktail

    This is writer and outfitter Dave McKee of Dave McKee Flyfishing, LLC out of Bozeman, MT. He specializes in both trout and carp fishing in SW Montana as well as being an Umpqua signature tier, he writes a weekly outdoors column for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, and he's developed his own line of c...

  • Bob Jacklin: Green Caddis Rock Worm

    Bob Jacklin (www.jacklinsflyshop.com) has been a fly fishing guide and outfitter in the Yellowstone region for over 37 years. He is a world class fly fisherman, fly tyer, and fly casting instructor. Bob holds a Masters Certification as a fly casting instructor, and sits on the FFF’s Board of Gove...

  • Rick Wollum: Wollum Worm

    Rick started flyfishing at the age of six, at an uncle's cabin in Minnesota for bluegill. Flyfishing quickly became a lifetime pursuit in Colorado, with Rick spending a lot of time fishing Colorado's South Platte while he attended Denver University. He then started guiding with mentor Steve Herte...

  • Dave Bloom: The Buzzball

    Dave was born and raised in Great Falls and has spent his life fishing the waters of southwest Montana. 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 Montana rivers around ...

  • Kieran Frye: KC's Peacock

    Kieran Frye has been tying flies since 1981. He is an award winning tyer, including the 1994 Mustad Scandinavian Open held in Oslo, Norway. Many of Kieran's patterns were developed during his days afield in his home state of Pennsylvania.

    Recipe:
    Hook: Mustad Midge Hook
    Thread: 8/0 Uni Black...

  • Kieran Frye: KC's Emerger

    Kieran Frye has been tying flies since 1981. He is an award winning tyer, including the 1994 Mustad Scandinavian Open held in Oslo, Norway. Many of Kieran's patterns were developed during his days afield in his home state of Pennsylvania.
    Recipe:
    Hook: Mustad Curved Nymph
    Thread: Uni 8/0 color...