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Signature Series Intruder
It’s impossible to talk about the Intruder without first touching on its history. The Signature Series Intruder was not a simp...Read More
Trigger Flies
Certain flies generate a response from fish that goes beyond simple feeding. I call these “trigger flies” because they creat...Read More
The Unsung Starling
Eugene Schieffelin (1827-1906) loved Shakespeare a little too much. He decided that all birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays...Read More
Crane Flies
Crane flies are the Rodney Dangerfields of insects. They don’t get no respect from folks who mistake them for giant mosquitoes...Read More
The Muddler Evolution
The day was drizzly and cold, not typical of late June. The hatches were sparse and the fish didn’t seem interested in the few...Read More
Harrop’s Caddis System
Because of their rarity, things that remain reliable gain increased significance to an aging angler who finds only discomfort in...Read More
Nymphing With The J-hook Drag
Dead-drifting is overrated. There, I said it. If you’ve spent countless hours perfecting your dead-drift techniques, you may n...Read More
Pyramid Lake
A critic once told me that a trout habitat restoration project I was working on was destined to have no more lasting effect than...Read More
Quigley’s Tying Tips
When fishing, the best weapon we have is confidence in our fly selection, and we often have the most confidence in flies we tie ...Read More
Shoulder injury?
[Excerpted from Casting with Lefty Kreh (Stackpole Books, 2008). The Editor.] If you elevate your elbow on the backcast and lo...Read More