Category Archives: Hot Flies

King’s Kinky Muddler Story

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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

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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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Louie’s NZ Cicada Tying Instructions

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Tying Steps Wrap hook with thread glue, wrap Glo bug yarn to mid-point Carve bodies from foam with scissors to boat shape Soak yarn with super glue, press body down and X-tie down Using indelible markers, color body as shown … Continue reading

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Louie’s NZ Cicada Story

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Louie the Fish When I first came to NZ in 1980, Cicada hatches (and everything else in nature), were more regular than it is now. New Zealand has nine species of Cicada, some big and dark; some small and tan … Continue reading

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Noel’s NPD Diver Tying Instructions

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Tying Instructions

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Noel’s NPD Diver Story

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About Noel’s NPD Diver By Noel P. de Guzman The NPD Diver was designed with the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta striped bass in mind. It’s a fly that filled a desire to throw a big topwater pattern to test the theory … Continue reading

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Ron Dong Crease Fly Story

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Ron Dong’s Version of the Joe Blados Crease Fly AKA – the RDCF How I came to develop my version of the Crease Fly By Ron Dong In the sea of Cortez every game fish from dorado to marlin eat … Continue reading

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Ron Dong Crease Fly Tying Instructions

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Tying Tying Instructions Tying Sequence 1. To tie the tail, put an Owner Spinnerbait 3/0 or equivalent hook in your vice. The sequence of building from bottom to top is pearl Polarflash (or a mixture of pearl Mylar and fine … Continue reading

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Sellers’ SST Tying Instructions

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Tying Instructions

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Sellers’ SST Story

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by Dan Blanton

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