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Spring Fly Showdown: The final four
The Prince Nymph squares off with the Elk-hair Caddis, and the Adams goes up against the Woolly Bugger
The first-ever TU-Loon Outdoors Spring Fly Showdown comes down to four much-loved fly patterns that likely have homes in fly boxes all over the world. Two classic dry-fly patterns, an old-school, yet still-beloved nymph and likely the best streamer pattern ever tied. Game 1: Elk-hair caddis vs. Prince Nymph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O24oZLeiEYo Tying the Elk-hair Caddis. Like…
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Spring Fly Showdown: The Woolly Bugger vs. the Pheasant-tail Nymph
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Two great attractor patterns. Two proven fish-catchers. These two staple fly patterns are squaring off against one another in the round of eight for the right to go to the final four in the TU-Loon Outdoors Spring Fly Showdown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qddVdhAFFg Tying the Woolly Bugger The Woolly Bugger is perhaps the most versatile fly ever crafted.…
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Spring Fly Showdown: Copper John vs. the Adams
The Copper John or the Adams?
The round-of-eight bracket in the TU-Loon Outdoors Spring Fly Showdown features one of best deep-diving nymphs ever tied and perhaps the most widely used dry fly on earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on6tnuje1SY Tying the Copper John. First tied by Colorado fly tier John Barr, the Copper John is now a nymph angling go-to bug, particularly in tailwaters where,…
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Spring Fly Showdown: The Prince Nymph vs. the RS2
The Prince Nymph vs. the RS2
The TU-Loon Spring Fly Showdown is down to the final eight flies, including the two classics featured in this matchup. Today, one of the best attractor nymph patterns ever tied goes up against the a tricky emerger that's especially adept at fooling picky trout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfAFJvbgWTk Tying the Prince Nymph. The Prince Nymph might be a…
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Spring Fly Showdown: Pheasant-tail Nymph vs. San Juan Worm
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This a matchup between two proven subsurface patterns that trout really seem to love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr-sHHtgJiE Tying the San Juan Worm. No, it's not cheating or even unethical to tie a San Juan Worm to your tippet— worms are an important part of a trout's diet, and if you're not fishing because you think it's on…
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Spring Fly Showdown: Chernobyl Ant vs. the RS2
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This matchup in the Spring Fly Showdown pits one of the best big-fly attractors against maybe the best emerger pattern ever tied for picky trout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GaOWLOM9rE Tying the Chernobyl. Honestly, this fly pattern might be the only good thing to come out of the disastrous nuclear meltdown in the former Soviet Union in 1986 (too…
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Spring Fly Showdown: Bead-head Hare’s Ear vs. Woolly Bugger
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The second round of the TU-Loon Outdoors Spring Fly Challenge wraps up today, with several intriguing battles. This particular face-off includes what might be the best streamer pattern ever tied against a staple nymph pattern that most anglers go to when nothing else works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qddVdhAFFg Tying the Woolly Bugger. The Woolly Bugger is perhaps the…