https://bugcrafters.com fly tying and fly fishing for everyone... Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:39:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 158381895 https://bugcrafters.com/2023/11/10/dubbing-spinner/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 21:24:36 +0000 https://bugcrafters.com/?p=6215 Dubbing brushes and hackle brushes are used in various fly patterns. They are a way to add a lot of bulk to large flies, such as game changer or salt water flies.  But their use is not limited to large flies . Using the dubbing loop technique, small dubbed fly bodies are also easy to […]]]> 6215 https://bugcrafters.com/2019/06/16/improved-montana-stonefly/ https://bugcrafters.com/2019/06/16/improved-montana-stonefly/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2019 16:31:12 +0000 https://bugcrafters.com/?p=467 The Montana Stonefly is one of the first stonefly patterns taught to beginning fly tyers. Originally the fly was tied with chenille for a body. The improved version uses wool yarn and a better imitation of a real stonefly.  I have modified the pattern to use biot tails. This pattern is described in Morgan Lyle’s book, Simple Flies. […]]]> https://bugcrafters.com/2019/06/16/improved-montana-stonefly/feed/ 1 467 https://bugcrafters.com/2019/04/07/peacock-quill/ Sun, 07 Apr 2019 13:54:50 +0000 http://bugcrafters.com/?p=284 284