The Bunny Clouser, tied by Norm Norlander, is a great all-around fly.

Materials

• Hook: 8 to 2 Long Shank
• Thread: Colour of the rabbit fur
• Tail: Mylar Silk Braid
• Rib: Mylar fluoro tinsel
• Eyes: Dumbbell eyes
• Wing: Rabbit strip

The zonker – invented American fly fisher Dan Byford- a minnow-shaped imitation of a small baitfish. Today it is one of the classic patterns used by fly fishermen to imitate small baitfish.

Back in the 1970s, when the zonker was first publicised, this fly was new. Read More »

The dobson fly, or creeper, is New Zealand’s largest stream insect and looks a bit like a centipede. It is also referred to as a “toe-biter” because of its pincer-like jaws which can give a painful nip. The larvae are around 25 millimetres long and prey on mayfly larvae. Read More »

This is an excerpt from BT’s Fly Tying Friday, 27 January 2023 – Gary Begley Ties His Favorites.

BT’s Fly Tying Friday is a weekly BTS zoom session run by Al Beatty. Contact Al by email and get onto his mailing list for weekly invites or simply subscribe to his YouTube Channel. Read More »

This can be a dropper with a dry fly or another nymph. Strip Strip pause the fly should pogo up and down. That is why it is called a Pogo.