Loon Outdoors: In this fly tying tutorial, we walk you through how to tie the Hardwired Caddis: A simple, durable pattern designed to get down quickly and stand up to plenty of fish. Built with a wire body, peacock herl collar, and Flashabou wing case, this pattern is fast to tie and easy to customise […]
Loon Outdoors: The WD-40 has earned a permanent place in many trout anglers’ fly boxes, and this variation combines elements of Mark Engler’s original pattern with techniques borrowed from the Brassie. In this fly tying tutorial, Dominic from Loon Outdoors walks through a simple, durable pattern featuring a fully-wired body, wood duck wing case, glass […]
Loon Outdoors: In this fly tying tutorial, we will walk you through how to tie the Party Favor — a flashy shad pattern built with UV materials, hot colours, and a unique wing case technique using party balloons. Inspired by a technique from Hogan Brown, this fly was designed with American shad in […]
At Loon Outdoors, “Fishing With A Conscience” is more than a tag-line. It’s the foundation behind every product we make. Founded in Boise, Idaho in 1991, Loon Outdoors has remained family-owned and deeply connected to the rivers, fisheries, and anglers that inspire everything we do. From environmentally conscious product development to hand-built manufacturing in the […]
Make Dry Flies Float Longer + Secret CDC Trick! Learn why Loon Dust is perfect for CDC flies, how to apply it to just the wings for a lower natural drift, and an old-school trick for creating a bubble effect on nymphs like the La Fontaine Sparkle Pupa. Whether you are targeting picky […]
Loon Outdoors: In this fly tying tutorial, Matt Callies from Loon Outdoors demonstrates how to tie the Pen Pal, an incredibly fast and versatile nymph pattern designed for Euro nymphing and modern trout tactics. The Pen Pal starts with a simple fly blank—a bead, tail, and thread base. From there, you can customise […]
In this quick fly tying tutorial, Hogan Brown from Loon Outdoors shows a simple method for making mono eyes for crab, crayfish, and shrimp fly patterns. There are plenty of techniques out there for building your own fly tying eyes, but this is one of the fastest and easiest ways to create durable, […]
This pattern is a single-stage leech built to push water, move well in cold flows, and stay castable even with a big winter profile. By blending natural materials with synthetics, this fly keeps its shape, sheds water efficiently, and holds up to aggressive fish. We will walk through setting up a stinger, building […]
Loon Outdoors: Today we are tying the Curb Feeler – a slender, hydrodynamic stinger leech pattern designed to ride hook-point down, push water, and trigger aggressive eats from both trout and steelhead. This fly blends elements of trout-spey and steelhead flies, featuring a keel-friendly build, subtle UV weight, a flowing tail, and silicone “curb feelers” […]
Loon Outdoors: In this video, Hogan Brown shows you how to tie the Foam Stacker Skwala, a new fly pattern built using a unique foam material from Loon Ambassador Blane Chocklett. This pattern was originally inspired by winter Skwala stoneflies, but can easily be adapted to golden stones, salmonflies, or even turned into a general […]
