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...
Hell Razor Craw March 9, 2022There are very few gaps in my fly arsenal. I have boxes of flies for every stage of every insect I will encounter on my home waters, and about 30...
Drunk & Disorderly March 7, 2022There are few fly patterns these days that truly catch my attention, and it’s not always because I am so discerning. Sometimes a fly is so craftily conceived that I...
McFly Crab, Chicone's March 7, 2022I've said before that the saltwater fly-tying arena could use a shot in the creative arm. Too often, saltwater fly fishers and tiers settle for "good enough," and head to...
Quigley Cripple March 4, 2022Materials Needed:Hook: TMC 100 #12-22Thread: 8/0Rib: Fine Copper wireTail/Abdomen: Brown Marabou FibersThorax: Superfine DubbingWing: Natural Deer HockHackle: Grizzly Rooster Hackle Start the thread and tie in a piece of fine...
Balanced Leather Leech, Winkler's March 2, 2022I have been in this game for a long time, and through the years I’ve come to know only a few people who truly have a gift for catching larger-than-usual...
