
My favourite leech pattern for hanging under an indicator or dropper in rivers and lakes. You can substitute the goat dubbing for other coarse hairs.
chbrown

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

Benja

Highlander - Timeless Elegance in Every Cast
The Green Highlander is one of the most iconic salmon flies ever created. With its vibrant green, gold, and jungle-cock accents, this pattern has stood the test of time for well over a century. Designed to trigger instinctive strikes, it's as effective today as it was when first tied in the Scottish Highlands. A true classic, this fly embodies tradition, beauty, and the enduring pursuit of Atlantic salmon.
A legend on the water.
Built for clarity and tradition.
* Fished worldwide, trusted everywhere.
HackleandHerls

A super dry fly effective nearly all the year when the fish is rising.
Benja

Using synthetic peacock quill and the wispy feathers at the base a CDL to create emerger mayfly patterns.
TheFantasticFlybrary

The only scud pattern I’ve really fished, it’s worked for me in bigger rivers and lakes for trout. Easy to add weight to it too.
chbrown

Super buggy shrimp pattern, tied to fish any water where shrimp live. I fish this on the coast of baltic sea in southern Finland. Tied to target seatrout, but works practically on any species that lives here. The color and size of this fly(approx. 5cm) makes this tasty treat to any fish I throw this for. This has even caught me northern pike. Tie on in your favourite color, any size you want. Easy, simple yet super effective.
fliesnfishing

Smaller steelhead intruder. I find that I actually have better luck on downsized flies.
TheFantasticFlybrary

Parachute Emerger
Sitting low in the surface film, this fly perfectly imitates a mayfly caught mid-hatch. Subtle, realistic, and deadly effective when trout are sipping emergers. A must-have for tricky hatches.
HackleandHerls

Great mayfly searching pattern. I like using different colors for the thorax mostly because I’m cheap. Parachute Adams in different colors.
chbrown
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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