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Category Archives: Hot Flies
Fatal Attraction – Tying Sequence
Originally published on www.outdoors.net on May 3, 2004. Tying The Fatal Attraction Material list: Hook: Your favorite streamer or steelhead hook, size eight to … Continue reading
Fatal Attraction — Story by Dan Blanton
Originally published on www.outdoors.net on May 3, 2004. FATAL ATTRACTION by Dan Blanton These days it seems that the vast majority of fly anglers are falling all over themselves extolling the virtues of working the top. Bass-buggers scream about the … Continue reading
The Slumdog Fly – the Story
The Slum Dog By Greg Mau The Slumdog By Greg Mau Motivation A decade plus had passed since first reading Dan’s “Pushing Strike Buttons” and being motivated to work with rattles in Striper flies. Sure, there had been spurts … Continue reading
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The Slumdog Fly – Tying Instructions
Slumdog by Greg Mau Materials List Hook: 3/0 jig 60 degree (original fly used red but other colors work too) Thread: 3/0 (one color to match wing top and one to match hook) Eyes: 7/32 barbell eyes (select eyes with … Continue reading
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Darting Jig Hook Sea Habit – Tying Instructions
Materials Hook: Targus 2/0 TAR9413 jig hook or equivalent. Eyes: Just Add H2O 8mm Frantic Eye, chartreuse or favorite 3-D eyes. Thread: White Danville’s 210 waxed Flymaster Plus. Keel weight: Wrapped-lead wire over mono or Cascade Crest Tools’ Channel Lead, … Continue reading
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Darting Jig Hook Sea Habit – The Story
Darting Jig Hook Sea Habit By Dan Blanton Fly angler/tiers who love to pull streamers and bucktails have long desired to have flies that dove and wobbled or darted like so many of the gear angler’s profoundly successful … Continue reading
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Blanton’s Rabbit’s Foot Story
Blanton’s Jig Hook Rabbit’s Foot Back in the 80s Bob Clouser, top guide for smallmouth bass on the Susquehanna River, came up with the “Clouser Deep Minnow”. I doubt back then that Bob had any idea just how profound … Continue reading
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Blanton’s Jig Hook Rabbit’s Foot Tying Instructions
Blanton’s Jig Hook Rabbit’s Foot Materials List 1. Hook: Eagle Claw EC 413 Jig hook size(s) 2 and 1. 2. Thread: White Danville Fly Masters Plus. 3. Optics: 3/16 inch Spirit River Real Eyes Plus – nickel/yellow or nickel/red. … Continue reading
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King’s Kinky Muddler Story
Jonny King is a lifelong fly fisherman and tier from New York City. Although he has fly fished throughout the United States and in Canada, Central America, South America and the Caribbean, his favorite haunts are the Delaware River System … Continue reading
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King’s Kinky Muddler Tying Instructions
KINKY MUDDLER TYING INSTRUCTIONS Materials List: Hook – short shank saltwater, such as Varivas 2600 ST-V, Mustad Signature C68S, or Owner Aki Thread – fine mono Tail – bucktail under three pairs of saddle hackles, tied in “tented” fashion to … Continue reading
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