
HackleandHerls

Mayfly emerger pattern that is easier to tie small. Used to fish this a lot during PMD and BWO hatches in southern Alberta.
chbrown

A simple, effective and classic chironomid emerger.
Benja

My most commonly tied streamer, if only for ease of tying haha. Does it job as a bait fish imitation and sinks fast.
chbrown

Favourite Vancouver Island trout pattern. Does a good job during the salmon fry migration in the spring especially. Easy to tie in lots of colors. You can use deer or elk hair for the wing, lots of stuff for the tail and underwing.
chbrown

The Early Nelson
A clean, simple, and effective pattern that proves sometimes less is more. With its subtle green body, dark hackle, and balanced proportions, this fly shines in early-season waters when trout are feeding selectively.
A tribute to tradition, tied to perform.
HackleandHerls

Super floaty caddis pattern. I like skating it after sunset when the hatch is thick.
chbrown

This light nymph is made for sight fishing in crystal clear waters. She's verry effective in the borders. She also can be used in rivers for trouts and graylings but i'm using it in lakes because unfortunately i don't have crystal clear river in my country (Belgium).
Benja

High floating caddis. Efficient in river but in lake as well!
Benja

A traditional style wet fly with not so much traditional colours!
Lindsay

This is really killer nymph.
Always catches fish.
One of the best nymph for me.
ShotaFlies
Just thought I would share these super cool extended body mayfly hooks I ordered recently. Very excited to tie on these! Here is the link (not affiliated) https://spritefishing.com/products/partridge-heritage-k10-yorkshire-fly-body-hooks
I added a feature for saving areas to make locations easier to add to future patterns. It was a bit tedious needing to draw polygon(s) each time, especially if detailed or there is more than one. When you open the "Where I've fished it" section in the pattern editor, you'll now see a section under the map for your saved areas. Click on "Save current" to save any areas on the map. Give your area a name and click the checkmark. You'll then see your new area appear at the bottom. These will always be available for future use on other patterns. You can view them, load them and delete them from the 3 dots menu on the right. Let me know if you have trouble :) Chris

Heya, just added this forum category to organize any tech support type issues! If you find a bug or something not working right, a new feature or improvement, or just any question related to the website post them here! Ill get back ASAP.
I’ve clicked around a bit and the site looks good. Let me know how I can help. I’ll start uploading some patterns as the weeks go on.
Fly boxes are live! Fun way to organize your and other's patterns. Going to add more features like map, species, etc. soon. Let me know any ideas or issues!

Woohoo it’s live! This spring I’ve been working on Hackle and Threads. It’s a web application for uploading and searching for fly patterns. After a tying hiatus for a couple years, I really wished I had taken some notes on my old patterns. Being a software developer, I decided to make it! You can add photos and videos, basic info like a description. You can also attach: -location polygons which can cover as generic or specific an area you want, -species caught, -fly segments and their materials -step by step recipes It would be really cool to have a place that is more geared towards flies and fly fishing than google or YouTube. For example, if you are planning a trip to a new area, you can research ahead of time what patterns people fish there and tie some of your own. Or browse for ideas from other regions or species to apply to your home waters. It’s still early days but I’d love to hear any feedback - bugs, cool features, anything! So far it’s mostly just my own posts here for western Canada. Would love to see some flies from other areas too. Cheers, Chris




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