Tying Small Dry Flies That Actually Catch Trout — Part 1

Fishing and tying small flies has been a huge passion of mine for a long time. These small bugs are in our rivers, streams and lakes all year round and are a major food source for trout. Tying small flies will also help you become a more proficient fly dresser, as learning to utilise fewer materials and fewer thread wraps will allow you to become more efficient when tying more ‘standard’ size patterns. In this video, I tie a few simple, generic patterns from size 20 down to size 24. Give small flies a try, and let me know how you get on in the comments below. Long live small flies! MATERIALS - RS2 Hook: Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry, size 20 Thread: Nano Silk 24/0, White Tails: Micro Fibbets, Clear Body: Fulling Mill Tactical Dry Fly Dub, Grey Olive Wing Buds: Fulling Mill Parapost Yarn, White Thorax: Fulling Mill Eco Warrior Dub, Pepperbox MATERIALS - CRIPPLED EMERGER Hook: Fulling Mill Tactical Midge, size 24 Thread: Nano Silk 24/0, White Tails: Coq de Leon Body: Fulling Mill Tactical Dry Fly Dub, Grey Olive Wing: Fulling Mill Parapost Yarn, White Hackle: Whiting Farms Genetic Dry Fly Hackle, Midge, Speckled Badger MATERIALS - PARACHUTE EMERGER Hook: Fulling Mill Tactical Midge, size 24 Thread: Nano Silk 24/0, White Shuck: Krystal Flash (Micro), Pearl Body: Fulling Mill Tactical Dry Fly Dub, Grey Olive Wing Post: Fulling Mill Parapost Yarn, Fluorescent Orange Hackle: Whiting Farms Genetic Dry Fly Hackle, Midge, Speckled Badger Thorax: Fulling Mill Eco Warrior Dub, Pepperbox BOOKS & WEBSITES Tying Small Flies, Ed Engle Fishing Small Flies, Ed Engle Trout Lessons, Ed Engle Fishing and Tying Small Flies, Ed Engle Micropatterns - Tying & Fishing the Small Fly, Darrel Martin Modern Midges - Tying & Fishing the World’s Most Effective Patterns, Rick Takahashi & Jerry Hubka Andy Baird’s Small Fly Funk - http://smallflyfunk.blogspot.com CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction 02:31 - Overview & Background 04:07 - Books and Websites 05:54 - Tying Materials 08:21 - Fishing Equipment 10:29 - Tying the RS2 (Rim’s Semblance Mk2), size 20 12:50 - Tying a Generic Crippled Emerger, size 24 16:17 - Tying a Generic Paradun, size 24 20:55 - In Summary #GarethLewisFlyFishing