Landon Mayer is back on the podcast this time to share some of his go-to guide flies – how to fish and tie them. Find out the difference between his Mini Leech and the Wooly Bugger, why he likes to sink some of his dry flies, and which of his original flies was not accepted by Umpqua Feather Merchants. Discover 7 Easy Fly Patterns that you can tie today!
We dig into his new book on fly tying – how it came to be and how you can get a signed copy of it right now! Landon also shares a bunch of resources that inspired him to become a better fly tyer, angler, and writer.
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Fly Patterns Show Notes with Landon Mayer
02:24 – Landon Mayer was on the podcast for the first time at WFS 048
03:28 – The last time Landon and I spoke, the book, The Hunt for Giant Trout was being released
03:35 – During covid, Landon started another book, Guide Flies – it was recently published last Dec 2021
04:54 – There’s 20 total selection of flies – 12 are available with Umpqua Feather Merchants, then the other 8 are contributed by other anglers
06:13 – One of the first patterns Landon learned to tie is the Muddler Minnow
09:00 – Landon gives a background on how his original pattern, the Mini Leech came to be
14:10 – Landon describes how to fish the Mini Leech in the most effective way
16:15 – The Animal is one of Landon’s favorite patterns – it’s a crayfish pattern. He uses this as lead streamer fly along with the Mini Leech – you can find this in his book, Guide Flies
22:33 – Landon has 3 original dry fly patterns – Sink It Spinner, Tails Up Trico, and Candy Shop Callibaetis – he’s got a 4th one that can’t be disclosed yet
23:08 – Landon talks about how these dry flies came to be and how they work
40:26 – Landon describes his leader setup
43:44 – One of his favorite nymphs is called Landon’s Larva – you can find this in his book
44:41 – Phil Camera owns Prewett Creek Inn in Montana – Landon describes him as the “Godfather of synthetic flies” – one of his original patterns is Heathen
46:55 – He started using Ice Dubbing instead of ostrich and explains why it’s an effective material – he also uses Peacock and Brown Dubbing
48:31 – Landon explains how he came up with the title for his book, Guide Flies
53:07 – When you’re dealing with feathers, a good example would be ostrich herl according to Landon
59:00 – The Mayer’s Mysis – this pattern only requires 3 materials
1:00:45 – What a Mysis looks like
1:04:04 – One of the best tyers Landon know is Charlie Craven – he recommends reading Charlie’s books – scroll down to see the mentioned resources
1:05:30 – Landon talks about his amazing sponsors
1:07:57 – LandonMayerFlyFishing.com is the best place to get your copy of his book signed by Landon himself
1:12:16 – Jay Nichols is the editor responsible for about 60-70% of books published in the fly fishing industry in the last 10 years – Jay was on the podcast at WFS 003
You can find Landon on Instagram @landonmayerflyfishing
Landon Mayer’s Top 7 Go-to Fly Patterns
- Mayer’s Mini Leech
- Mayer’s Sink It Spinner
- Mayer’s Tails Up Trico
- Mayer’s Candy Shop Callibaetis
- Mayer’s Mysis
- Landon’s Larva
- The Animal
Resources Noted in the Show
Related Podcast Episodes
WFS 048 – Streamer Fly Fishing with Landon Mayer – South Platte River, Fly Tying, Dave Whitlock
Read the Full Podcast Transcript Below
Fly Patterns Conclusion with Landon Mayer
Landon Mayer shared some of his go-to guide flies – how to fish and tie them. We found out the difference between his Mini Leech and the Wooly Bugger, why he likes to sink some of his dry flies, and which of his original flies was not accepted by Umpqua Feather Merchants. We discovered 7 Easy Fly Patterns. We dug into his new book on fly tying. Landon also shared some resources that inspired him to become a better fly tyer, angler, and writer.
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