Tim Flagler

Tim Flagler is the owner of Tightline Productions, L.L.C., a video production company located in Califon, NJ. Although he produces video programs on a wide range of topics, his specialty is fly fishing. Tim is a well-known fly-tying instructor. His YouTube videos are some of the best in the business, and his YouTube channel, YouTube @tightlinevideo, currently has over 112,000 subscribers and 36 million views. Almost every week, he produces a new fly tying or “how to” video, which appears not only on his YouTube channel but also on Midcurrent and the Orvis News fly fishing blog. They’re also featured on Trout Unlimited’s national website and in the Orvis Learning Center. In addition, he has a regular column, “Beginner’s Masterclass with Tim Flagler” in Fly Tyer magazine, which selected Tim as their “Fly Tyer of the Year”  in their Winter 2022 issue. Many of Tim’s tying videos take the viewer well beyond just the tying of the fly and show what it looks like underwater, what natural it represents, and how it can be fished.

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Tim’s a fixture at the Fly Fishing Shows - giving presentations, teaching classes, and often as a Featured Tier. He enjoys guiding year-round for South Branch Outfitters (formerly Shannon’s Fly & Tackle)in Califon, NJ.. He hosts annual trips to Patagonia in the spring and to the Kootenai River in MT in the summer. He’ll be hosting trips to Iceland starting in the fall of 2024.