child pages:
page index:
Arbor Knots
Blood Knot
Bobber Knot
Clinch Knot and other terminal tackle knots
Davy & Double Davy
Droppers
Knot Strengths
Orvis Knot
Perfection Loop
Tools (for knot tying) I own and their instructions
links:
Orvis knot page both animated and videos for each
videofishingknots.com page on archive.org good list and descriptions but animations were flash video so now dead
animatedknots.com good list detailing uses, etc with animations still live
globalflyfisher illustrated table (local .pdf) lists Orvis knot at 95% and Trilene Knot at 100%; uni-knot shown as duncan loop
intheriffle video landing page 2022-03-04 need to check it out
arbor knot
blood knot to a hook animated video
blood knot pic
bobber stop nail not without a tool (local .pdf)
bobber stop pic
improved ~98% standard ~59%(?)
per Orvis on this now 404 page:
works best for small flies and tippet (e.g. 6x tippet)
use 6x tippet for size 18 and smaller as with 4x for size 16 the knot won’t close properly
behind infront behind infront behind:
infront behind infront behind infront
youtube video by Zach Mathews, especially good for 6x tippet local .html screen captures of the video: davy knot the easy way
midcurrent video on davy knot and double davy knot
George Daniel video dropper system using double surgeons as stopper then (empty) clinch above it
Australian guy showing loop method to make dropper
not positive, but this looks like nail knot
orvis knot video good for dry flies, near 100%; remember behind then behind then behind behind (double wrap)
listed at 95% on globalflyfisher.com
perfection loop around a hook video animation
good perfection loop video that is easier to see
a video on another loop that looks easy to tie
Cinch Tie tool instruction booklet .html with links to each page
.html page with all booklet images
for bobber knot, clinch knot, double clinch, improved clinch, blood snell, grip knot, hook snell, improved surgeons, end loop knot (aka spider hitch), nail knot, rapala knot
youtube video (long)
2:28 Improved Clinch p6
3:58 New Improved Clinch p5
5:45 Rapala Knot p5
7:35 Rapala Knot for Fly Fishing
9:08 Trilene Knot
- twice through eye
11:14 Double Clinch - twice through eye
13:09 End Loop Knot (Spider Hitch) p7
14:05 Improved Surgeon "Tying Leaders & Tippets"
15:55 Snelling Tip p11
16:29 Nail Knot p13 18:30 book says use fingers to slide off 18:50 he yanks it off
20:30 Clinch Knot p3
continues with Tru-Blood Knot Tyer
nail knot youtube video on tool like my brass one skip to ~4:30 his is actually from Orvis for $17 on Amazon
dead: nail knot using tool (local .pdf)
orvis tippet knot using cinch tie (bottom video, actuall uses 3-1 knot tying tool)
instructions local.pdf
Longer video with better description
22:03
23:45 end of first wrap
I noticed that at the end the tag can get caught in the knot and ruin everything. Use 6" instead of 10" listed in the original instructions.
Red's Fly Shop video on entire rig
video screen captures came from
other names for uni-knot: Duncan Loop, Paragum Knot , Duncan Knot, Hangman's Knot, Grinner Knot, and Grapevine Knot
good video on single and double uni-knot
animatedknots.com uni-knot
uni knot on wikipedia
detailed uni description & images local .html downloaded from archive.org was originally here
joining 2 lines with double uni (local.jpg)
variation called Uni-Clinch
double turrel with video - good for keeping salmon fly with upturned hook straight in line with tippet
twisted loop dropper video
cat's paw video for tying on a ring or swivel
many fly to tippet knots with many other categories
several on one page from angelfire
(local .pdf)
improved clinch using tool similar to my brass tool at 1:40; surgeon's / tippet knot at 2:25
big game fly line loop using Tiefast - slip knot off tool at 1:30
twisted dropper loop
tony jones leader fishing knot video
sliding snell video
common snell video
haywire twist video
flemish twist video
centauri knot video
bimini twist video
new line on spinning rod
nail knot video using Tiefast
improved blood knot (
local video use Nero)
albright video
barrel knot - according to
this site: Do not confuse the barrel knot with the Double Four Fold Blood Knot. The Barrel Knot wraps its line towards the centre of the knot, whereas the Double Four Fold Blood Knot wraps away from the centre.
up eye vs down eye
attaching a trout bead with a stopper knot wrapped around shank of bare hook video at 3:23
last updated: Thu 2024-12-12 6:17 AM