 | Trout Town USA
“”by Brian Tompkins
Day One: I awoke May 19th, 2006, knowing that in a few hours I would be heading for one of the most famous trout fishing destinations; Roscoe, NY. After sitting through three periods of school barely keeping my attention, I was off with my best friend and his fathe ... read more |
 | Chillin' In The Whee
Chillin’ in the Wheeby Mike Holleman, a.k.a. "Spanky"The soft spring sunlight glittered and flashed off the brightly colored sides of the little trout. He wiggled and squirmed frantically as my son held his first trout up for Dad to admire. Admiration was quickly replaced by a sen ... read more |
 | Foam Stone
by Don StracenerOriginator: Paul Whillock
Step 1. Cut a strip of 2 mm. craft foam into 5 mm. wide pieces. Strip a pair of Saddle Hackles, leaving the stems.
Step 2. Cut a piece of the 5 mm. strip about 2 ½ - 3 inches long. Fold the foam over and trim the corners.
Step 3. Put ... read more |
 | Yellow Breeches
Fishing Pennsylvania One Stream at a Time: “The ”by George Krebs
What comes to your mind when someone describes a place with over 10,000 miles of pristine trout streams, over 300 miles of the best Smallmouth Bass water you ever waded, and all within a five hour drive? No, it’s ... read more |
 | Streamer Fishing for Big Trout
by Steve Clark
I debated titles for this piece.
Analogies had no pizazz; Steve's Lessons from getting Skunked with Flies, or Low on Fuel, No Smokes, Zero Fish: The Plight of a Fly-fishing Addict might've worked, but this isn't a laugh piece. There wer ... read more |
 | Turck Tarantula
Tying the by Eric Koons
The achieved fame when George Anderson made it his choice for taking first place in the 1990 Jackson Hole One-Fly. It is a highly versatile pattern as a general attractor or for approximating stoneflies and hoppers. It may be ... read more |
 | Michigan Tailwaters
by Ralf Maky
The installation of several dams along Michigan’s major rivers has created a wealth of opportunity, both economically and for recreational purposes. Some of the rivers in our southern tier of counties are limited to warm-water species, but harbor trop ... read more |
 | Working with Rabbit II: Double Bunny
by Will Mullis
In Part One of this series I demonstrated how to tie a Bunny Leech; a very easy, yet extremely effective, fly to tie. The Double Bunny maintains that theme.
The Double Bunny is a deadly fly for any species that eats smaller f ... read more |
 | Tying the Foxee Bastard
by Michael Schmidt
The Foxee Bastard is one of those patterns that was more or less stumbled upon. The name reflects the primary ingredient of the fly, Red Fox Tail, and the fact that it is a "bastardization" of a few other patterns, namely a tan Wooly Bugger, Sp ... read more |
 | The Case For Soft-Hackle
The Case for Soft-HackleEffective fly design using a century old conceptBy James A. Capes
Over the past decade I have been noticing a consistent change in the flies that have earned a home in my fly boxes. The change I've observed is a growth of legs, wings, antennae, or gills. No ... read more |
 | Working with Rabbit I: Bunny Leeches
by Will Mullis
Materials You Will NeedHook: Mustad 9674, Size 4.Weight: Gold Cone Head.Tail and Body: Rabbit Strip.Head: Platte River Special Colored Leech Dubbing.
The Bunny Leech is the first in a series of articles I'm writing about flies that inc ... read more |
 | Giant Alaskan Rainbows
by Brandon Jensen
A nice 'bow taken by the author on the Naknek River
Alaskan Rainbows hold a special place in my heart and are my favorite species to target with the fly rod. In fact, this is probably the norm for Alaskan fly-fishermen, which can be surprising to peop ... 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 |
 | Dont Forget The Classics
Don't Forget The Classicsby Lance Kekel
Last spring I was sitting with a couple friends that I’d not fished with before, preparing to hit the water for the first time together. We were doing the usual stuff you do when you get around someone else’s toys, checking everything out. Eventually ... read more |
 | Green Caddis Pupa
by Duane Doty
Materials You Will Need - Size 12, Wet or Nymph hook. - 8/0 Olive tying thread. - .020 Lead Wire. - 6 lb. yellow Mono line. - Olive Rooster Hackle. - 2 types Turkey Biots. - Small Mono eyes. - Olive Opossum dubbing. - Moose ... read more |
 | The North Platte Hat Trick
Bill Worden
I first met Mark Boname at the Fly Fishing Show in Denver. He was there promoting his fly shop and guide service, as were many other outfitters. The difference was he was only three hours away, not like the outfitters from Canada, Alaska, and even New Zea ... read more |
 | Inexpensive Wet Flies
by Robert Farrand
It never ceases to amaze me how much money fly tiers will spend for materials to tie that "hot" new pattern their favorite big-named tier has come up with.
While perusing your local fly shop you can easily drop a C-note and only have a small bag ... read more |
 | Crocheted Crawdad
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by Duane Doty
This is a pattern that I worked on for a few years before it finally came out the way I like it.
It uses a technique called crocheting or weaving, and I will go through step-by-step how to do this.
... read more |
 | All Night Hex
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by Brent Drew
Materials You Will NeedHook: Mustad 9672 Size 6Tailing: Peccary HairAbdomen and Tailing: Deer HairThorax: Dubbing, Estaz, Diamond Braid, Peacock, Ostrich, etc.Wing: Deer Hair in a 28-gauge Brass wire dubbing loop
Adsens ... read more |
 | Fishing the Little Red River
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by Michael Davis
The water that flows downstream from Greers Ferry Dam for approximately 30 miles is, without a doubt, some of the best trout fishing water in the South. Anglers can fish for monster Rainbows that in som ... read more |
 | Sparrow
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by John Ridderbos
Materials You Will Need
Hook: Mustad 9672 #10Tail: Marabou from bottom of a Pheasant rump featherBody: Olive Rabbit dubbingHackle: Pheasant rump feather (I prefer the ones with the iridescent blue silver feather)Head: Philo ... 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 |
 | Tying The B-52
Tying the B-52by Robert Farrand
Step 1: Using a 2xL light wire streamer hook size 10 or 8Start the thread on the hook and make a base wrap of thread (I’m using a yellow or primrose size 6/0 thread)
Step 2: Using a small clump of stacked yellow dyed deer body hair, as the extended bo ... read more |
 | The Hex Hatch
by Steve Clark
Like mammoth military aircraft once lofting skyward from the now-closed Wurtsmith Air Force Base, large Mayflies hovering above the Au Sable River will be as thick as B-52's over Baghdad during the Gulf War on early July nights.
Much like the on-going conflict i ... read more |
 | Ibis and White
Preface
Modern fly tiers love to employ the “latest and greatest” materials and techniques in their patterns. If a material orbits Earth in the Space Shuttle, chances are it becomes fodder for the tier’s bench. If some famous angler starts hackling dry flies with pig bristles, chances ... read more |
 | Tying the Tube Perch
by Nick Pujic
Tube: 1” Plastic tubeThread: Chartreuse UNI 6/0Body: Orange Krystal Flash strands wound around the tube or orange mylar tubing slid over the tube, tied off at both endsOver wing: Yellow and olive Polar Aire, barred with a markerUnder wing: Orange Polar Aire, ... read more |
 | The Canadian Catskills Coffin Fly
by Sheldon Seale
Having just returned from a trip to the Catskills to meet the famous Green Drake hatch, I thought it appropriate to write about the pattern that served our crew the best. It is a simple form of Coffin Fly (the spinner stage of the Green Drake).If yo ... 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 |
 | Fly fishing for trout in Patagonia’s Chilean Andes
A much dreamed about adventure was becoming reality.While boarding an American Airlines 777 in Dallas, bound for Santiago, Chile, I noticed several passengers carrying fly rod tubes, which helped confirm my belief that this trip would be everything I had dreamed about, lush green mountains flowing w ... read more |
 | The Jointed Hex
Step 1: Tie 3/0 thread to #10 long bend nymph hook.
Step 2: Tie on a Pheasant rump feather or a pheasant marabou feather, leaving it long enough to overhang the hook bend by half the length of the hook.Step 3: Tie on a Pheasant under-fluff feather (See Hex gill pic.)Step 4: Add dubbing to ... read more |
 | Mickey Finn
From what t I have read this traditional streamer was named after the infamous drugged drink ("" is a drink that is meant to render its drinker unconscious).Having stood the test of time this streamer, like most, is designed to imitate a baitfish, and once the beginner learns to ti ... read more |
