
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 great buggy fly that mimics shrimp, crab, and small baitfish, making it perfect for inshore fly fishing.
carettaflyco

🖤 The Black Woolly Bugger
Made by @HackleandHerls
A timeless classic and one of the most versatile flies ever tied. Imitating everything from leeches and baitfish to stoneflies and nymphs, this pattern has earned its place in every angler’s box. The black variation is especially deadly in stained water, low light, and when fish are chasing silhouettes.
Whether you’re targeting trout, bass, or even steelhead, the Woolly Bugger’s pulsing marabou tail and flowing hackle bring it to life with every strip. It’s not just a fly—it’s a confidence pattern.
📌 Pro tip: Fish it deep with weight for big takes, or strip it shallow for aggressive strikes.
HackleandHerls

Tinseli is a common streamer seen in rivers of central Finland. It’s tied using angelhair, most commonly silver or gold. Tinseli mimics baitfish such as smelt or roach. Most effectively used when smelt rises to spawn in the rapids. Added a link to a youtube tying tutorial. Cutting the angelhair to shape is tricky, so thought it was better to show you.
fliesnfishing

Mayfly Nymph.
One of the best nymph for river fishing.
This nymph must be heavy For more effect.
Jig hook any size.
ShotaFlies

The Muddler Minnow is a fantastic sculpin pattern that has become a great overall streamer fly over the years. It can be tied on a long shank or short shank hook, with or without weight (including a conehead), and with various materials for the wing and tail. Almost all rivers have some sort of small Sculpin as well as baitfish and the Muddler minnow is a staple to have in your fly box. Great for warmwater and coldwater species.
DressedIrons

Size 8 October caddis. Great for when those big orange caddis start bumbling around camp.
TheFantasticFlybrary

troutlie

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

A natural, stealthy mayfly emerger on a size 16 klinkhamer hook. Great for fooling picky or heavily pressured trout. I use this tied on 12 to 18 inches behind a more visible dry.
TheFantasticFlybrary

Size 16 BWO. No flash for picky fish. Use CDL rachis for segmented body. Patterns like this crush it in the spring and fall in the rivers. For me there's nothing like a 20 inch trout on a size 20 dry.
TheFantasticFlybrary
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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