Fly Tying Videos
Bighorn River Fly Pattern Videos
Big Horn Fly Tying Video: Royal Wulff Cripple
Royal Wulff Cripple Fly Pattern The Royal Wulff Cripple if a pattern created by the guys over at Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone. It works incredibly well as a general mayfly attractor. I like to fish it in the smaller sizes during the baetis hatch on the Bighorn River. I also find this fly [...]
Doug Mcknight Fly Tying Video: The Home Invader
Doug Mcknight’s Home Invader My friend Doug Mcknight of Livingston, Montana is an incredibly talented fly tier, artist and fishing guide. As an Umpqua Feather Merchants signature fly tier Doug has created dozens of unique fly patterns. His most popular pattern the Home Invader has caught just about every freshwater fish that swims and is [...]
Bighorn River Fly Tying – Yellow Sally Adult
The Yellow Sally hatch on the Bighorn River produces some of the best dry fly fishing of the year. This Yellow Sally pattern originally created by Dean Reiner of Livingston, Montana is one of the best Bighorn River dry fly patterns for this emergence. It works very well as a point fly because the deer [...]
Yong Midge: Bighorn River Fly Tying
Yong Midge The Yong Midge originated on the San Juan River and has become very popular and extremely effective on the Bighorn River over the past few years. This is one of the best Bighorn River fly patterns in March, April and May.
Doug Mcknight Fly Tying Video – Hot Head Scud
Doug Mcknight’s Hot Head Scud The hot head scud is an effective scud/sowbug pattern for the Bighorn River. Here Livingston based guide Doug Mcknight shows you how to tie this effective pattern.
Ray Charles Soft Hackle Fly Tying Video
The Ray Charles in unquestionably the most popular fly pattern for fly fishing the Bighorn River. The Soft Hackle Ray Charles is a highly effective version of the original. The Ray Charles Soft Hackle adds a wire rib and hen hackle as a collar. At times the soft hackle version seems to out fish the [...]
Bighorn River Fly Tying Video – Root Beer Midge
Video by Bighorn River guide David Palmer The root beer midge is one of the best bighorn flies in the spring. The Bighorn River’s trout specifically key in on the emerging midge pupa and this pattern does a great job of imitating them.
Bighorn River Fly Tying Video – BWO Sipper Emerger
Sipper Emerger is an effective pattern for the Blue Wing Olive hatch on the Bighorn River. This fly works really well when fish are taking emergers in the film or just under the surface. Video By: Steve Galletta Founder of Montana Trout Anglers
Bighorn River Fly Tying Video – Rainbow Warrior
Rainbow Warrior The Rainbow Warrior is an effective attractor nymph for the Bighorn River and works especially well during the Blue Winged Olive emergences. Video by guide David Palmer
Bighorn River Fly Tying Video – Ray Charles
Ray Charles Sowbug The Ray Charles is a staple on the bighorn. This patterns produces trout almost everyday of the year. Carry an assortment in sizes 12 -20. In soft hackle, standard and firebead versions. They produce in colors grey, pink and tan. Video By: David Palmer – Guide