Spant July 25, 2022If you have ever been simultaneously lucky enough and cursed enough to encounter a flying ant fall, the pattern I am featuring this month will make some sense. While not...
Chewy's Halo Shrimp April 6, 2022There are some things in fly tying that have just become common knowledge—givens. As fly tiers, we are all guilty of defaulting to these proven methods and techniques to achieve...
Guide’s Choice Hare’s Ear March 12, 2022Pattern Description:This cool little pattern comes from Greater Yellowstone Flyfishers up in Bozeman, Montana and is sort of a dressed up Hare’s Ear with all the bells and whistles. I’ve...
Micro Matcher, Newman's March 10, 2022Materials Needed:Hook: #18-22 Tiemco 101Thread: Olive 30-denier Semperfli Nano SilkTail: Blue dun tailing fibersRib: Extra-small silver UTC wireAbdomen: ThreadWingcase: Black ThinSkinThorax: Adams gray Superfine DubbingLegs: Brown Senyo’s Shaggy DubCoating: Solarez...
Nine-Pound Hammer March 10, 2022On a recent fishing trip, my buddy Marty Mononi and I were talking about some of the old-school flies like Woolly Worms and Woolly Buggers and how—like a cool old...
Double Barrel Popper March 10, 2022As I get older, I’m finally realizing that things that seem simple on the surface are often more complicated than they appear. When editor Ross Purnell returned from a trip...
