Signature Tyer Howard Croston sits down at the vise to add to our "World Championship Winning Flies" series. In this fly tying tutorial Howard walks us through tying his Dark Knight nymph, which is a variation on a black pheasant tail nymph. This variation incorporates a chartreuse collar and red wire ribbing, which gives it a little extra attracting power. Howard said this fly earned its place as a confidence pattern in his box after it caught heavily pressured fish when other flies did not. The darker profile is also good when the water is colored, as it helps the fly stand out with greater contrast. He has fished this fly allover the world, so when he says it's a confidence fly and a fish catching machine, we add it to our box, too.
To purchase the materials used in this fly, or the flies themselves, you can find it all here on our website:
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00:00 Introduction to Howard's Dark Knight
01:22 Starting the fly on our Jig Force hook
02:03 Howard's fly tying approach
02:34 Adding a tail to the fly
03:22 Adding a black pheasant tail body
05:00 Why add a bright green hot spot?
06:00 Adding a natural CDC collar
Howard Croston is a World Fly Fishing Champion (2019) and member of the English International Fly Fishing team. He’s also the Global Brand and Product Manager at Hardy. As one of our Signature Tyers Howard is constantly innovating new flies, and has many proven trout fly patterns in our collection. A brilliant angler and tyer, we're thrilled to have Howard and his expertise as part of the Fulling Mill team.
Make sure to check out @howardcrostonflyfisher9227's channel!
To purchase Howard's patterns, head to our website.
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