Fly Tying
Mayfly spinners possess a rare quality of beauty and delicacy. Their mating dances vary in tempo, up and down aerial…»
Photos: Jason Jagger Throughout my tenure as a professional guide, I have run across my fair share of anglers who…»
By: Jay Nichols Tube flies—flies tied on metal or plastic tubes rather than the shank of a hook—have been around since…»
As a longtime commercial fly tier, I’m used to people marveling about how fast I can tie flies. Truth is,…»
Fly tying, when done well, is often referred to as an art—so it comes as no surprise to me that…»
One of the greatest fly tying challenges has always been creating a large nonfouling fly, with a profile similar to a…»
Sculpins are plentiful in rivers. Big fish eat little fish all the time. Fish sculpins long enough and hard enough,…»
When I think of the Mole Fly, I can’t help but remember the adage that you can’t judge a book…»
For 30 years, Bob Popovics has tested materials and tying techniques on saltwater fly patterns. His innovations for inshore and…»
They came in waves. They ran the gauntlet through the pounding surf where the dark seal heads bobbed. The surf…»
A few years ago we stopped using a traditional down-and-across streamer technique and began developing more active presentations. We shed…»
Fishing Montana’s Bitterroot River during the spring Skwala (Skwala parallela) hatch is one of the West’s greatest fly-fishing events. Yes,…»
At first glance, the eddies of Oregon’s Deschutes River can look lifeless and empty in early spring. But often, if…»
The story of Mike’s Midge Pupa began during a visit to a well-known Pennsylvania spring creek. I was working my…»
Quill-body flies effectively imitate segmented insect abdomens, but they are a bear to tie with traditional quill-body materials like biots…»
Before sitting down to tie Sheep Minnows, get a live minnow or a photo of the minnow you want to…»
Photo by Cathy & Barry Beck My first exposure to the small, yellow-colored stoneflies of Isoperla bilineata, or the Yellow…»
As a longtime commercial fly tier, I’m used to people marveling about how fast I can tie. Truth is, short…»
When you spend years working in a fly shop, you become callous to the many items that surround you. I…»
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