Step By Step Tutorials

Pattern Description:Here is the Woolhead Sculpin that many of you had asked for. In this tutorial, I hope to take some of the mystery out of spinning wool. It works...

Pattern Description:The Wiggle Damsel is a pattern I came up with about fifteen years ago at the request of my good friend, Marty Cecil. Marty is the manager of Colorado’s...

Pattern Description:The WD-40 is another simple pattern meant to imitate midge pupae and Baetis nymphs. I believe it originated somewhere in Southern Colorado and was popularized on the San Juan...

Pattern Description:Here’s the fly you’ve all been waiting for! The Viz-A-Dun from John Barr. This pattern is a simple to tie, buoyant hatch matcher that is also easy to see....

Pattern Description:The Vanilla Ice Bugger is a creation from the mind of Dennis Collier. For those of you who don’t know him, Dennis is truly one of the best fly...

Pattern Description:This is a little trico spinner pattern that I came up with back when I was guiding the South Platte. Tricos are such tiny bugs, and sit so low...