The Snow Runner Brush Fly – a concept pattern.
Below is a sequence of tying steps for a Snow Runner brush fly. This patterns utilizes a number of specific materials and techniques that make it an attractive pattern for a wide variety of applications, such as saltwater baitfish patterns, steelhead patterns, chinook...
Cone Heads: variations and use
Cone heads are commonly used to finish the head of a tube fly. They can also be used to finish the head on shanks or hooks, or as a support for wings. Cone heads are usually made of brass, and thus add weight to the fly. For additional weight cone heads made of...
Foxes
Foxes In this article the different breeds and species of fox are described. The characteristics of the fur varieties, and their importance to the fly tier is discussed. In spite of a wide variety of fox breeds all of them are in fact mutations of only two species....