 | Eyes for Tying Eyes for Tyingby Russ Forney Winter is fly tying season in northeastern Wyoming. As fresh snow piles up behind the garage and mercury shivers in the thermometer, I am filling boxes and bins with flies for the coming year. The short days and long, cold nights are tailor-made to fly tying; with a c ... read more |
| Santa at the tying bench Santa at the tying benchby Russ Forney With the holidays approaching, you might think Santa is too busy for the tying bench. But I would not be surprised if, like many of us, he finds comfort at the vise - dubbing, spinning, and hackling until the wee hours of the morning. And I'll bet Santa knows ... read more |
| Cinderella Emerger Cinderella Emerger: Emerger design inspired by a fairy-tale princess Text and photos by Russ Forney Cinderella rocks! I mean that girl has got it going on! The whole magical transformation from hapless, cinder-covered servant to elegant, upwardly mobile princess is timeless inspiration. Fly tiers t ... read more |
| Beyond the basics: A few more twists for the overhand weave Beyond the basics: A few more twists for the overhand weaveby Russ Forney “Mastering the Overhand Weave” appeared in the 2008 issue of Hatches magazine and introduced many new tiers to the overhand weave; a versatile technique for building durable, segmented fly bodies. There are many more variatio ... 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
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“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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