 | Kettle Creek, Pennsylvania Piece of Outdoor HeavenKettle Creek, Pennsylvaniaby Brad Wilson Potter and Clinton Counties History AdsenseThe Kettle Creek watershed drains 246 square miles of Tioga, Potter and Clinton Counties in North Central Pennsylvania. In all, 67.3 miles of class A trout waters exist in the upper Kettle ... read more |
| Thanks for the Memories Thanks For The Memoriesby Brad Wilson AdsenseEarly on in my pursuit of fly-fishing I can remember the first time I heard the name George Harvey. By that time, Mr. Harvey was in his eighties and had been long retired from teaching the country’s first college level fly-fishing and tying cours ... read more |
 | To Fish or Frame To Fish Or To Frameby Brad Wilson AdsenseFly tying goes hand in hand with fly-fishing, I think. Even if one doesn’t continue to tie flies, as they may have at least tried it and possibly failed, and now obtain their flies from the local fly-shop or a tying buddy. One thing I know for sure, you nee ... read more |
This week’s typing tip is in response to a question by Hatches reader, Nick S. from Boise, ID. Nick wanted to know if we had any suggestions for a small, lightweight fly tying vise to use streamside, or on backcountry fly-in/ hike-in fly fishing trips.
GLOBE PEQUOT ( THE LYONS PRESS, FALCON), November 1997
Binding Type: Hardcover
Retail Price: $16.95 at the Hatches Store
ISBN: 1-55821-067-9
“The trout’s biggest advantage is selectivity, and we can counteract it only by knowing the insects that make up his diet. This is the reason for the study of stream entomology by the angler, and it is often the weak link in his skill.”
-Ernest Schwiebert
Trout Stream Insects: An Orvis Streamside Guide is by no means a new book. However, since it was first published in 1990, it has successfully been introducing novice …
Called the “bobbin of bobbins,” Marc Petitjean’s “Thread Through Bobbin,” aims to solve a few classic design limitations of standard bobbins.
Sand Creek is a pretty little piece of trout water that harbors some very fussy fish. Clear water in a small creek demands a quiet approach; casting from the bank is a good strategy when fishing small flies to springtime trout. Photo by Russ Forney
Springtime in Wyoming can be pretty elusive. Just when the first flush of prairie wildflowers sweetens the air, the next storm buries them under a foot of snow. Somewhere between the first Meadowlark and the last new calf, winter finally begins to relax its icy grip. …
With rubber legs showing up in more and more fly patterns, one common problem fly tier’s are facing is that they get in the way when tying a whip finish knot. In this week’s Tying Tips, Hatches Magazine staff member Alex Cerveniak shares three quick and easy ways to keep those rubber legs out of the way.
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