Did you just got a hold on your first set of fly tying tools, but now you are not sure what kind of fly you should tie? The internet seems full of patterns, how can you possibly know which pattern to start with? Then this is a tutorial for you!

Victoria will show you, step by step, how to tie this fly called Egg Sucking Leech. A good all-year-around-fly which works well for both rainbows, perch and trout.

Egg Sucking Leech
Hook: Tiemco 5262 #10
Barbless Hook alternative: Hanak 290BL #10
Head: Brass bead 4.0 mm - Fluo Orange
Thread: Textreme standard 8/0 - Black
Tail: Marabou Plumes - Black
Body: Textreme Round Chenille 2 mm - Black

Victorias Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flyfisher_victoria/
This video is produced by Robert Hansson

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Marabou Goby
This little fishy has proven to be a great pattern to have in the box on the west coast of Sweden and along the eastern shores of Norway. It's main goal was to imitate a small goby, but I’m pretty sure it’s taken for other brownish baitfish as well. I prefer to fish it a bit later into the season when the sea has warmed up a bit and life around the seaweed beds has come a bit more to life then earlier in the season. Since the fly isn’t weighted, I prefer to fish it on a slow-mo or intermediate line with a quite fast, short & jerky retrieve with irregular stops that can be quite long in between. It’s usually the stops that does the trick!
Happy tying and happy hunting!

Hook: Partridge CS55 Saltwater Curved Shank Size 8
Thread: Power tread Small 50D -White (TE-SPTSM-01)
Tail: Nature’s Spirit Fish Hunter Marabou- Sculpin Tan (UV) (NS-200-109) Stabilized with Gulff Flexman
Flash: Mobile Flash Hair- Copper Brown (S-263684) Hollow/Tulip tied.
Head & Back: Predator Dubbing- Copper (FD-PD11) & Brown (FD-PD13)
Eyes: Stick-On Eyes- Fluo Red 3,9mm (EY25-405)
Head: Gulff Flexman (GU15CX) & Gulff Ambulance Red (GU15AR)


Daniel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antiallt/
This video is produced by Robert Hansson

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It's a amazing what you can do with some Bug Yarn, dubbing and a single piece of hackle. In less then 5 minutes Joacim Höijer will teach you how to make a Dynamite Harry Dry Fly
Use the fly as a mayfly or stonefly for that tricky trout!

Hook: Hanak H390BL #20 or H500BL #16
Barbed Alternative Hook: Tiemco T21Y #21
Thread: Textreme Standard 8/0 - Black
Tail: Klingberg Bug Yarn - Black
Body: Wapsi Super Fine Dry Dub - Black
Parachute: Klingberg Bug Yarn - Black and Keough Rooster Hackle - Grizzly
Glue: Zap a Gap
Wax: Wapsi Dubbing Wax Reg.

Joacims Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tostefar/
This video is produced by Robert Hansson

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A beautiful, delicate but powerful Emerger Fly by Joacim Höijer. This pattern can imitate a lot of insects, so this fly is a must-have in your own flybox.

Hook options: Partridge PH-15BN #20, Hanak H550BL #16, Tiemco T200R #18 or T2312 #16
Tread: Textreme Standard 8/0 Black
Body: Peacock quill (remove the fibers)
Glue: Gulff Classic UV glue
Wax: Wapsi Premium Dubbing Wax (optional)
Wing: Hand Selected Premium CDC - Dark Brown,
Dubbing: Super Fine Dry Dub - Adams Gray

Joacim's Instagram: @tostefar
This video is produced by Robert Hansson

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Ant Dry Fly by Daniel Bergman
Ants end up on the water almost all year round and is great food source for trout and other species. So you can never really go wrong with an ant pattern at the tip of your leader. Here is a easy to tie, life like imitation I myself use a lot and it works almost every time you don’t know what they are rising to.

Hook: Something like a Hanak 130 BL Dryfly hook from 10-16 (H130BL-12)
Body: Foam Cylinder 2,8mm Black (S-226013)
Legs: Natures Spirit Deer Belly Hair Black (NS-DBD-33)
Wing: Tiemco Aeror Dry Wing FL. White (T080-01)

Daniel's Instagram: @antiallt
This video is produced by Robert Hansson

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Everybody needs a good Kicker fly in their flybox, the 3,0 version i lighter, cheaper to tie but still kicks like a mule.... tie a bunch up and get out and have some fun.

Hook: Partridge Universal Predator XS #4/0 ( short shank) CS86XS-4/0
Glue: Zap brush on, Gulff Thinman, Classic
Thread: Power tread 100D -150D – White
Tail: Wave Tail L-XXL slim – Silver, Fastach size 0, FS NGS 35MM Articulated Shank
Wing: Bucktail - white, shad gray, Fl. blue, Fl. Pink, Flashabou – silver, sea foam, ocean green, Lateral Scale Small– Mirage Opal, Bauer Premium Nayat XL - Burnt Smurf Blue, White Xmas, Shad Grey
Body: Palmer Chenille, Medium - pearl gray
Eyes: Stick-On Eyes 7,1 mm – Fl. Red

Niklaus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/niklausbauer/
This video is produced by Robert Hansson

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Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear, what’s not to like? This GRHE- Dry is great as a search pattern or during any larger mayfly hatch.

Hook: Tiemco 200R 8-10, Partridge K12st 8-10 or as a barbless alternative Hanak H130BL -10
Tread: Textreme standard 8/0 Dark brown
Tail: Hare body hair
Ribbing: UTC Frensch tinsel gold small
Body: Hare’s ear dubbing
Hackel: Hare’s body hair fur

Cornelis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cornelishollestein/
This video is produced by Robert Hansson

If you’re interested in a career withing sport fishing and want to know more about the Sportfiske Akademin you can check
https://www.forshagaakademin.se/yrkeshogskolan-fiske-och-jaktguide/
or
https://www.forshagaakademin.se/sportfiskegymnasiet/

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This version of the classic Gold ribbed hare’s ear has been in in my fly boxes för more than 30 years. This generic nymph pattern has been producing fish consistently in both lakes and streams all over the world. It’s one of my go-to flies and I would not leave home without it.

Tread: Textreme standard 8/0, Light brown, brown, dark brown
Hook: Tiemco 2312 8-10, Partridge H1A long nymph 8-10 or as a barbless alternative Hanak H290BL
Weight: 4-12 turns lead/leadfree wire 0.20/025.
Tail: Hare’s fur piece
Ribb: UTC French tinsel gold small/medium
Body: Hare’s ear dubbing
Thorax: Ringneck pheasant cock tailfeather + Hare’s ear dubbing

Cornelis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cornelishollestein/
This video is produced by Robert Hansson

If you’re interested in a career withing sport fishing and want to know more about the Sportfiske Akademin you can check
https://www.forshagaakademin.se/yrkeshogskolan-fiske-och-jaktguide/
or
https://www.forshagaakademin.se/sportfiskegymnasiet/

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A few years back I was confronted with the problem that “large-foam body-big-wing-mayflies” used for grayling during drake hatches didn’t bring home the bacon. Take after takes was missed for days on end. The solution and the hook-ups came with this ever floating soft body Vulgata emerger

Hook : Partridge K14A, Tiemco 212TR, barbless alternative Hanak H530BL
Tread : Textreme 8/0 Light brown
Body : Suede chenille Light brown
Wing : Foam cylinder 4mm White
Thorax : Hare’s ear dubbing

Cornelis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cornelishollestein/
This video is produced by Robert Hansson

If you’re interested in a career withing sport fishing and want to know more about the Sportfiske Akademin you can check
https://www.forshagaakademin.se/yrkeshogskolan-fiske-och-jaktguide/
or
https://www.forshagaakademin.se/sportfiskegymnasiet/

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An updated and blinged up version of what you now can call something of a modern classic. The Magic Minnow is versatile baitfish pattern that can easily be varied to suit whatever kind of predatory fish you’re aiming to set a hook in!

Hook: Partridge Attitude Streamer in size 2. (PH-ACS-02)
Thread: Power Thread 50 den.
Tail: Lateral Scale Mirage small Opal (H1733)
Body: Wing N’ Flash Pearl (H-WN05) and Ripple Ice Fiber Shrimp Pink (HL-RIP343)
Eyes: Stick-On-Eyes Silver Scales 4,8mm (EY3-181)
Head: GULFF Ambulance Red (GU15AR), Flexman (GU15CX) and Thinman (GU15CT)

Daniel's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antiallt/
This video is produced by Robert Hansson

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I’ve been in love with CDC since the first times I got my hands on the “magic feathers” over the 30 years ago. The feathers versatility and great features, especially in dry flies is in my opinion unmatched in the actual ocean of materials accessible nowadays.
But through the years I’ve held many fly-tying classes and tied at many different events, and I’ve noticed that many fly tiers are almost a bit intimidated by CDC and miss a lot of its potential which I think is a big shame!
So therefore, I decided to make this hefty film where I go through some of the techniques in my quiver, I use the most in my day-to-day tying. The purpose of the film is not to cover specific patterns but rather show you some of the ways I use CDC that I’ve picked up through the years from excellent fly tyers from around the globe for you to adapt to your specific needs. But I’ve tried to cover the most common flies that should be relevant to most fly fishermen/women.
I hope this somehow sparks your interest in this fantastic material and its potential. If you wish to dig deeper in the subject, I recommend you check out the great work of Marc Petitjean or Leon Links. That will keep you busy for a while.

Rough list of materials and tools used in the film:
Hooks: Hanak 130BL Dry Fly, Hanak 230 Stillwater & Wet and Hanak 390BL Klinkhammer.
CDC: Fly-Dressing Premium CDC & Hand Selected Premium CDC.
Dubbing: Nature’s Spirit Beaver dubbing. Snowshoe Rabbit Foot dubbing, Hare’s Mask Dubbing and Ice Dub.
Threads: Textreme Standard 6/0 & 8/0 thread.
Indicator: Tiemco HiWiz yarn
Tails: Petitjean Pardo Coq De Lyon feathers
Tools: Petitjean Magic Tool Standard, Petitjean Thread Splitter & MP Twister.

Daniel's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antiallt/
This video is produced by Robert Hansson

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A little tricky to braid the marabou tail for this fly but it’s well worth the trouble. A very productive damsel imitation with great movement that will trick even picky trout into a take.

Hook : Partridge CS55 #8
Head : Magic head #2 (MH12)
Tread : Textreme Standard 8/0 Light olive
Eyes : Bead chain small, black.
Tail : Fish Hunter Blood Quill Marabou - FL. Damsel Nymph Olive (UV)
Legs : Round rubber green/black
Dubbing : Snowshoe rabbit foot dubbing light olive

If you’re interested in a career withing sport fishing and want to know more about the Sportfiske Akademin you can check
https://www.forshagaakademin.se/yrkeshogskolan-fiske-och-jaktguide/
or
https://www.forshagaakademin.se/sportfiskegymnasiet/

Cornelis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cornelishollestein/
This video is produced by Robert Hansson

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Here it is, a very asked for patten based on the flies we fish with during the Flymaniac episode, if you haven’t seen it here is a link.
https://youtu.be/9deFdW4XAJ0?si=YfFitRgdKtX6HhlR

This is a patten that is designed to ride with the hook point up, for great hooking abilities and so it won’t snag on the bottom while dragging it their searching for some giant fish on the bottom floor.

Hook: Partridge Z60LTP 6/0
Tail: Dragon Tail XL – Fl. Pink, Fluorocarbon 0,50mm (33LB) Articulation Beads 3mm – Glow white, fastach size 0
Glue: Zap a gap brush on, Gulff Classic and Flexman
Thread: Power tread 100D -150D – White
Eyes: Stick-On Eyes 7,1 mm – Pearl
Tail: Bucktail - Fl. white, Flashabou Magnum – Opal, Pearl a glow – white, Extra Select Craft Fur -White
Wing: Bucktail - Fl. white, Fl. Cerise. Flashabou Magnum – Opal, Pearl a glow – white and pink, Extra Select Craft Fur - #52 Cerice, Lateral Scale Mirage small – pink, Mirage accent opal
Body: Mylar tube – Large silver, 2 x 2-4 gram split shot, 30-40 lb plastic coated wire
Head: Extra Select Craft Fur - #52 Cerice, Titan dubbing – fl. pink

Niklaus Instagram: / niklausbauer
This video is produced by Robert Hansson

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This is a great little pattern for sea trout that can be fished both on it’s own or as a dropper. You can wary the colors to replicate everything from tiny fish babies to different kinds of shrimp. With that said, it seems as you never can go wrong with the color tied in the video.

Hook: Something like a Partridge Predator Wide Gape in size 6.
Thread: Power Thread 50 den.
Eyes: Bead Chain eyes small black.
Body: Baitfish dubbing Orange and Baitfish Supreme Salmon

Daniel's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antiallt/

This video is produced by Robert Hansson

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This is Paolo's favorite pattern for carp, the fly can imitate a variety of the carp's favorite food such as, crayfish, tadpoles or bodi, please tie it with slightly different weights on the dumbbell eyes so you have some options for different conditions.

Hook: Partridge Saltwater Curved Shank #4-6
Glue: Zap brush on, Gulff Thinman
Thread: Textreme Power thread 50D - Black
Eyes: Wapsi REEL-EYES X-small - Black
Tail: Double tails small Obsidian Black
Wing: Craft Fur - Black
Legs: Sili Legs - barred olive/green

Paolo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ppacchiarini/
This video is produced by Robert Hansson

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