| Panic Attacks & Day Dreams
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This warm weather is telling every bone in my body to get out and fish. The only problem is all of the local water is either frozen, blown out, or closed. So that means panic attacks and day dreams. The above movie is a collection of clips I shot last April. I can ... read more |
| Announcement From Spey Nation
Hello Spey Nation 2009! This is your official 145 day update! In just under 5 months, we will gather on the shores of the Salmon River in Pineville, NY to celebrate the culture of 2 handed rods and the fish that we chase. If you traveled to the Fly Fishing Show this ... read more |
| Double Bead Stonefly Nymph
Hook: Nymph Hook of ChoiceThread: 6/0 BrownTails: Brown Turkey BiotsUnderbody: Two Strips of Lead, One on Each Side of Hook ShankAbdomen: Rubber Leg MaterialBeads: Two, GoldThorax: Yellow Angora Goat Dubbing, Colored BrownWingcase: Yellow Web ... read more |
| I *Heart* Fat Chicks
It had been a cold December in Michigan when the weather finally broke in early January. The rivers received some much needed water to replish the water level. With more cold weather in the near future, my brother and I decided work was not a good idea on this particular Wednesday. Short ... read more |
| First Trip of the New Year
Geoff got Kenichiro Sawada's Tube Fly book for Christmas, but had to pick it up at Malinda's Fly Shop on the banks of the Salmon River. Since he was going up there anyway, he figured he might as well fish, too. And since he was going fishing, he figured he might as well invite a couple f ... read more |
| The Eternal Quest
"I'd take 10 egg caught fish for one good grab in the winter..."
Today is not New Year's Day, it's Suck-Up Day. And if I suck enough, I just might get permission to hit a Lake Ontario Trib for winter holdovers with Shaq on Sunday. ... read more |
 | Steelhead Caddis
Tying The by Jason Akl
Although you almost certainly have to many go to patterns in your spring season fly box, adding one more to the collection really couldn’t hurt. I am almost positive that most early season anglers carry a few of the time-tested standards like leeches, marabou ... read more |
 | Woven Hex
Nymphby Matt Erny
Materials You Will NeedHook: Mustad 87160 Size 6.Thread: 6/0 White and UTC 140 in Dark Brown.Under body: Waxed Dental Tape.Abdomen: Bug wrap in brown and tan (from the flytyersdungeon.com)Gills: Grey Ostrich Herl.Thorax: Brown Dubbing.Legs: Hen Neck feather, brown-and- ... read more |
 | A Day on the Tribs
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by Marty Stalnecker
I pulled into the parking area on 12 mile around 9:30 a.m.; it had taken about an hour and a half to drive up Interstate 79, then a short sprint on 90. Cars were parked everywhere and even though I had a slive ... read more |
 | Au Sable River A River of Diversity
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Au Sable River: A River of Diversityby Steve Clark
I feel blessed to live in the state of Michigan, and the number one reason I feel that way is because of a single flow of water that starts in the middle of the state and flows eastward all the way to La ... read more |
 | Spring's Wigglers
Anyone who visits a fly shop in Michigan and looks over the selections of Steelhead flies is sure to see many of the spring's Wiggler pattern flies.Most likely you will see a vast array of colors and sizes of this fly, from natural to fluorescent and everything in-between. I really can't tel ... read more |
 | Fly Fishing the Muskegon River for Spring Steelhead
Written by Bob Barber
It was a beautiful, sunny 50° Friday afternoon as I skipped out of work 2 hours early in order to meet my two best fishing buddies near Croton dam. As I made the 45-minute trek north from Grand Rapids I couldn’t help but ponde ... read more |
 | Woven Stonefly
by Brent Drew
Hook- TMC 200 Size 8Thread- Black 3/0 Waxed MonocordTailing- 2 Black Goose BiotsUnderbody- Dental TapeAbdomen- Black and Tan Bug Wrap (flytyersdungeon.com)Wingcases- Black Swiss Straw (Otherwise known as Raffia)Thorax- Black Rabbit dubbing and black Indian Hackle Anten ... read more |
