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Fly Vision™ Tying Course Begins – Weekly Beginner Fly Tying Tutorials for Trout

Fly Vision™ is proud to announce a brand-new series built for those just stepping up to the vise.

🎓 Introducing the Fly Vision™ Tying Course – a weekly lineup of beginner fly tying tutorials focused on trout. Each video breaks down a proven, effective fly pattern with clear instruction and clean footage—just what you need to start strong.

The official course kicks off with its first full tutorial on Friday, April 18, 2025.
But before that, we’re dropping a cinematic Short this Saturday, April 12, to introduce the course and set the tone.

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💥 What to Expect:

• New beginner fly tutorial every Friday

• Straightforward, trout-tested patterns

• Clean visuals, no gimmicks, and real results

• A growing course playlist for new tiers to learn at their own pace

Whether you’re brand new to fly tying or just want to brush up your skills with proven patterns, this course is made for you.

And we know beginners have questions—so don’t hesitate to comment on the videos. If enough interest builds, live sessions may be coming soon.

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📺 Watch the Trailer Short – Saturday, April 12

📘 Full Course Begins – Friday, April 18
🧵 Watch & Subscribe here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLus9f7I9ExhenzIZmIcImQP9yCM65ULHn

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Tied by me. Delivered through Fly Vision™.
🎣 Johnny Utah // @howtotieflies

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NG Hendrickson – Hatch Weapon. Created by Johnny Utah.

Master the Hatch: The NG Hendrickson Fly Pattern

A dry, wet, and emerger in one—built for the chaos of the Hendrickson hatch.

This is when the river flips. And if you’re not ready, you’re just watching fish feed.

But I don’t guess. I tie the NG Hendrickson—a pattern I created for one reason:
To catch trout during the Hendrickson hatch.
Dry, wet, or emerger—it does it all.

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🎯 Why Hendricksons Matter

The Hendrickson hatch is one of the most important hatches in the eastern U.S. and beyond. Depending on where you fish, it kicks off in early to mid-April and continues into May. These mayflies (Ephemerella subvaria and invaria) get trout looking up—and often aggressively.

The naturals have soft colors, anywhere from cream to dusty pink, with a staggered and vulnerable emergence. That vulnerability is the key.

Trout feed across all levels during this hatch. You need a fly that does more than one job.

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🪰 What Makes the NG Hendrickson Different

This isn’t a traditional dry.
It’s not a traditional wet.
And it doesn’t need to match anything exactly.

It’s impressionistic.
Built with chenille for body, soft-hackle style collar, and a profile that lets you fish it dry, wet, or just under the film as an emerger.

It’s simple, fast to tie, and built to put fish on the line.

Created by me—Johnny Utah—and field-tested during real Hendrickson hatches, and it works. 

📽️ Watch the Fly Vision™ Full Feature

👉 Watch on YouTube
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🎣 Tied by Johnny Utah-Fly Vision™ @howtotieflies

Emerald Trout Bane – Built from Salmon Skin, Born for Trout

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Emerald Trout Bane

Tied with salmon flash. Fished for trout fury.

Dark on Top. Light on the Bottom. Deadly All Around.

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This one wasn’t born in a fly shop.
It came from watching, thinking, and messing around with what trout actually chase.

And it started with a flash of two-tone.

I saw a nymph one day—dark on top, light on the bottom—and something clicked. That contrast just felt right. So I started riffing… and what came out was the Emerald Trout Bane.

Built on a basic nymph hook with simple moves, but it hits harder than it looks.
The key is the wrap technique—tail fibers up top, open-wrapped forward to build that natural gradient from light to dark.

And yeah, it’s tied with golden pheasant.
That same flashy skin most guys save for salmon flies.
But guess what? Salmon are trout too.
And trout know what’s good.

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Materials – Emerald Trout Bane (Original Pattern by Johnny Utah)

• Hook: Nymph hook

• Thread: Montana Fly Co midge body thread – Light Olive

• Tail: Golden pheasant body feather fibers (emerald)

• Body: Open-wrapped butts of the tail fibers—dark on top, light underneath

• Thorax: Light olive ice dub

• Wingcase: Golden pheasant body fibers (same as tail)

• Legs: Trimmed butts of the original tail fibers

• Top Coat: UV resin

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Why It Works

This fly isn’t flashy—it’s instinctual.
That dark-over-light profile mimics the real bugs trout see every day underwater.
The golden pheasant adds just enough shimmer to catch light without screaming artificial.

And the dubbing? It pulses when wet.

It’s light. It’s alive. It’s dangerous.

Fish it unweighted and let it drift naturally.
Trout find it—even when

This wild brown crushed the Emerald Trout Bane on a slow drift. No fluff, no weight—just movement and silhouette.🎥 Watch the Film

This is more than just a tying tutorial—it’s a full Fly Vision™ feature.
See the Emerald Trout Bane come to life on the vise, exactly how it was meant to be tied.

👉 Watch it here on YouTube

Softy Stone – A Simple Fly with Shadow Game

Some flies are tied to match the hatch. This one? It moves through shadows.

The Softy Stone is a pattern I created—a simple, impressionistic stonefly wet that gives you motion, drift, and fishy vibes without the flash. Designed to pulse in the current and ride low like the naturals do, it’s all about subtle movement and the right materials in the right places.

Materials – Softy Stone (Original Pattern by Johnny Utah)
Body: Moose mane dyed brown
Thorax: Black feather fluff dubbing
Hackle: Light furnace or Greenwell soft hackle

Can be tied all black as well, very effective.

That’s it. No extras. Just the right materials, tied to move.

Why It Works
When trout get picky or pressure makes them spooky, the Softy Stone brings that understated danger to the water. Fish it deep, let it pulse, and watch what happens when it drifts just right.

Watch the Film
Tie it. Feel it. Fish it.
Watch the full Fly Vision™ video on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/0i70mtIU_Gk

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