How to tie the Emergent Sparkle Pupa with old footage of Signature Tyer Gary Lafontaine

Join Signature Tyer Gary Lafontaine as he ties and talks about the Emergent Sparkle Pupa. Watch and learn tips, techniques and best practices for this excellent Legacy fly pattern.

[@ride.your.bike.]

Outstanding tie, outstanding mustache

[@jamesvatter5729]

Gary is still one of my favorite tiers. Lost to us way too soon. Caught a lot of fish on his patterns.

[@FlyTyer1948]

Marvelous fly & Gary taught it exactly the same way in his classes. Wish he were still with us. A great teacher & really good human.

[@tonysobina8390]

I have this on vhs somewhere..What a great innovative tyer! RIP Gary..

[@regularSenseAppeal]

Awesome. You sold it mr. Lafontaine, gonna have to tie up a bunch of these. I have an old highschool friend just diagnosed with ALS which took Gary away from us. I sincerely hope he lived his life like Gary did 'chasing magic moments' so that he too can die in peace without regret of having been 'missing out'. Gary didn't miss out. If you haven't read Gary's last interview go and do it. It made me more confident in doing my own thing and ignore what society demands you to put value on. Maybe, just maybe it will steer you towards the real value in life, a little more direct, too.

[@sigurdurmarolafsson4183]

THAT VIDEO IS GOLD!!!!

[@MrBennettWilliam]

Very interesting take on deer hair wings. I’ll have to start doing my wings like that.

[@mikehulsey4813]

Awesome video!!!!!

[@bevanflyfishnz665]

This fly has crushed for me for 25 years. I remember first seeing it in a Umpqua 1500 best flies book in the 90's. This was one pattern that joined the 100 club for me(100 fish in a season). I found I caught as many fish with it below a nymph as fished in the surface. In nz I tied in a sand colour or light olive. Killer fly. Still is..

[@tomokitakeda4537]

One of the best fies that attracts trouts in Japan.

[@tedsantos6721]

A classic pattern from a classic fisherman

[@guytrout7101]

Gary was on of the best.

[@frankmontoya7807]

What Materials are you using and colors.?

[@phillipstevens8059]

What a wonderful video-from the master himself. Are you going to do some with him???

[@veritasrestituta812]

Gary passed away sometime ago Lou Gehrig’s disease he was a true innovator