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Tips for Fly Fishing Carp

6/4/2019

This video will give you tips on how to catch more carp next time you decide to chase carp on the fly. Topics covered include stealth, flies, and gear. Below are links to the fly tying recipes that were featured in the video.

Fly Tying Recipes

Darth Vader - http://www.tfgflies.com/fly-guy-blog/a-great-stained-and-muddy-water-carp-fly

Carp Crawler - http://www.tfgflies.com/fly-guy-blog/if-you-fly-fish-for-carp-you-need-this-fly-in-your-box

Mud Walker - http://www.tfgflies.com/fly-guy-blog/a-great-fly-for-marsh-carp

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If you fly fish for carp, you need this fly in your box!

4/11/2019

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A great stained and muddy water carp fly

3/22/2019

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Material Links

Umqua Egg Hook - https://amzn.to/2IxUGkm
Thread - https://amzn.to/2ASfqPV
Brass Eyes - https://amzn.to/2AVjoqY
Perfect Rubber Silicone Legs - Fluorescent Red - https://amzn.to/35jGzZI
Dubbing - Ice Dubbing - https://amzn.to/35diWlD
HareTron Dubbing - https://amzn.to/2ASbsql

Soft Hackle - https://amzn.to/2AVEK7z
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails - https://amzn.to/2OyrYnp

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Alternative Streamer and Fly Tying Thread

3/5/2019

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In this video, I highlight the benefits of using Coates clear sewing thread to tie streamers and larger flies. This thread is cheap but strong and can be purchased at Wal-mart and most craft stores. Give this thread a try!

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The Craw Bugger

2/12/2019

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Glass Caddis Tying Recipe and Demo Video

2/1/2019

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The Headstand Bass Jig Fly Tying Recipe and Tying Demo

1/2/2019

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Tying Notes

-Keep the brass eyes tied as close as you can to the hook eye. This will keep the back end of the fly pointing up during pauses in the retrieve. It produces a nice jigging action.

-Make sure the Zonker strip is tied upside down so the material faces the fish during your retrieve.

-Select a larger soft hackle feather to add body and action to the fly

-Use brown fabric paint to coat the head around the brass eyes for durability. One to two coats is plenty and will create a very durable head. Use orange and black fabric paint to create eyes after the brown fabric paint is dried. The orange paint will cover up and brown paint that found its way over the brass eyes.

Fishing Tips

To get the most out of this pattern you need to be getting down as quickly as possible and staying there. For shallow applications, I would recommend a five to ten foot fast sinking, sink tip fly line and a short four to five foot leader with no less than twelve pound fluorocarbon. The orientation of the fly, dipping action of the sink tip, and the floating line behind the sink tip all work together to give you a great jigging presentation. In shallow water you could also use a floating line with a nine foot leader to achieve the same action. Keep the leader stiff to avoid break offs and lost fish. In deeper water use a full sink fly line based upon the depth you will be fishing. Keep the leader short at four to five feet and make sure to count your fly down according to your line. You will be throwing this fly in and around structure that eats line. Always use fluorocarbon! Good luck with this pattern. I know that it will catch you fish. It will help you get down quickly and keep you fishing even when the water level is up and stained. Watch the tying demo below and watch till the end to see a big drum on a jig fly!

Speed Demo

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How to tie a single mono weed guard on your flies

12/27/2018

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The Dub Bugger Tying Recipe

12/16/2018

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Recipe

Hook - Mustad Streamer Hook sz. 2 or 4 2XH 3XL
Bead - Glass 6/0 white
Thread - White 6/0 or clear mono
Tail - White marabou with two strands pearl krystal flash on each side

Rib - clear mono
Dubbing Loop - * create dubbing loop and hang out of the way until rubber legs are tied in

Silicone/Rubber Legs - White barred
* two legs (one on each side) at both the 2/3 and 1/3 point on the hook shank
Dubbing Loop - Body - * fill dubbing loop with white dubbing of choice, spin, brush out, and wrap forward just passed the front set of rubber legs

Saddle Hackle - White hackle tied in near the base wrapping backwards to rear of fly
* when you reach the rear, counter wrap and trap the feather with the mono rib wrapping the rib to just past the front rubber legs
* brush out the dubbing and blend it with the saddle hackle

Hot Spot - form a small dubbing loop and fill with a small amount of red dubbing (enough for 1-1.5 turns) *spin, brush out and wrap forward

Head - Natural grizzly soft hackle

Optional** - two coats of nail polish on glass bead and thread head (one coat clear pearl glitter, one sally hansens)

Tying Notes

Make sure that you don't forget the rib when tying this fly or you wont be able to attach your saddle hackle later. This is a woolly bugger with a dubbing body rather than a chenille body. Keep tension on your saddle hackle when wrapping backwards and wrap the rib tightly forward. This counter wrap has never failed me and I have never had a bugger fall apart. Make sure to use a fine tooth dubbing brush rather than a bodkin to brush out dubbing. The bodkin could damage the saddle hackle or rib you have already tied down. You can add lead weight if you want this fly to get deeper. Use this tying recipe to follow along with the tying demo below.

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Fishing Tips

Strip it in, swing it, dead drift it, or jig it. It all works! Woolly buggers are extremely versatile! This particular fly is a great minnow imitation and shines in small creeks and streams. Vary your retrieve speed and presentation based upon how the fish are responding. Check out the video below to see how this fly saved the day and produced a nice creek bass and northern pike!

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