Bill Edson’s Dark Tiger – Fly tying tutorial – find the pattern down below. The Dark Tiger is the badass brother of the Light Tiger. While the Light Tiger is elegant and classy I’ve always found the Dark Tiger a bit more clumsy looking. The fat chenille body and the large yellow head, makes it […]
Bill Edson’s Light Tiger – Fly tying tutorial – find the pattern down below. The Light Tiger and the Dark Tiger are probably Bill Edson’s most famous streamer flies. In this video I will show you how I tie the Light Tiger, and especially how I prepare the famous brass eyes before tying them in. […]
I’m working on an article on the late great William R. (Bill) Edson and his streamer flies, not least his Light- and Dark Tigers. Bill tied a lot of tandem trolling streamers as well. Most of his flies carry the trademark brass eyes. I feel lucky to have the opportunity to sit with Bill Edson’s […]
Ever since I got hold of the wonderful book Streamers and Bucktails by Joseph D. Bates sometimes back in the 1980’s… I’ve been in love with Bill Edson’s flies. I wanted to tie the flashy Light Tiger and the more discrete golden brown Dark Tiger. But I didn’t have the right fly tying material – […]
