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...

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...

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...

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...

RECIPE:

Hook: Mustad 9672 or 9674 in sizes 2,4,6, 8, or 10
Thread: Danville's size 3/0 waxed monocord in black, brown, or tan
Head: Brass or copper cone in appropriate size
Weight: three inch strand of .20 lead wire (optional)
Tail: Black or Brown Marabou
Hackle: Rope made of Two strands ...

RECIPE:

Hook: AJ 3
Thread: utc 140 white
Tip: blue oval tinsel
Tag: JC orange silk
Butt: black ostrich hurl
Rib: flat silver
Body: burnt orange silk
Collar: long orange hackle
Wing: married strips of orange, black and orange turkey tail in order
Head: orange

RECIPE:

Tag: Silver twist
Tail: Ted breast feather from the golden pheasant
Body: Yellow, light blue, and scarlet seal's fur
Ribs: Silver lace and silver tinsel
Hackle: Gray eagle, from blue fur ( substitute marabou)
Throat: Widgeon ( teal for large patterns)
Wings: Two strips of brown m...

RECIPE:

Hook - Size 10 Mustad 94840 or similar standard dry fly hook. If and up-eye hook is preferred, Use a Size 10 Daiichi 2421
Weaving Thread - 6/0 Uni-thread
Tying Thread - 6/0 in appropriate color
Tail - Badger Guard Hairs
Body - Tying thread
Hackle - Northern Whitetail Deer Hair wov...

RECIPE:

Hook - Sizes 16-22 Tiemco 500U
Thread - 8/0 Uni-thread
Wing, Tail - Mallard Drake Breast Feather
Body - Small amount of dubbing in appropriate color
Hackle - Dry fly neck or saddle in appropriate size and color

RECIPE:

Hook: Size 8 Daiichi 1750
Thread: Brown 6/0 Uni-thread
Body: Tan or brown horse mane woven with 3 strands of orange embroidery floss. (Embroidery floss has six strands. Separate out three of them for weaving.) When woven in, the floss forms a stripe on the top of the hook shank.
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RECIPE:

Hook: Size 8 Daiichi 1710
Thread: Brown 6/0 Uni-thread
Body: Tan or brown horse mane woven with 3 strands of orange embroidery floss. (Emboidery floss has six strands. Separate out three of them for weaving.) When woven in, the floss forms a stripe on the underside of the fly.
Hackl...

RECIPE:

Hook: Daiichi 1260 #6
Thread: Amber or Antique Gold
Pearsall’s Gossamer silk thread.
Body & Tail: Moose hair, stacked.
Overbody: Alec Jackson’s Peach
Japanese silk floss.
Rib: Brown or Java Brown Pearsall’s
Gossamer silk thread.
Wing: Brown bear hair.
Dubbing: Nature’s Spirit ...