Today’s Throw Back Thursday is another fly from one of the vintage fly wallets in my collection. And I don’t know the name of it. This wet fly is one I’d fish as a hatching caddis, swimming towards the surface. Perhaps a size 12? If you know what it is, please let me know…a Black Gnat?
I can’t believe this is the last Throw Back Thursday Fly post for 2019. New Year’s is a week away, but it’s the last Thursday of the year and I thought it was appropriate to share a few of my favorite Throw Back Thursday Flies for 2019. Just click on the fly’s name to learn…
I wrote a post entitled Fly Fishing with Beetles almost two years ago touting how effective fly fishing can be with a beetle on the end of your line. I’m still a believer. I fish a fly I call Beetle Bailey. I shake my head in disbelief and smile at how effective Beetle Bailey catches fish! Beetle Bailey…
Are you new to fly fishing? If so, you may be like some of my friends who ask “what flies should I use?” I enjoy teaching people things. Maybe that’s why I volunteer for fly fishing related activities. I like to make things simple so people can enjoy the activity. When you are new to…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the LaFontaine Enchanted Prince. The LaFontaine Enhanced Prince is a twist of the old favorite Prince Nymph. Instead of tying the fly with a body of peacock, it’s tied with peacock herl AND some LaFontaine Double Magic dubbing for the body.
Our scenery and fishing road trip continued with the next stop, trying our luck fall fly fishing on the Green River in Wyoming. We fished this section of the Green River back in July 2021 and I wrote about it in my Fly Fishing Southwest Wyoming post. The road upstream for the final 20-plus miles…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Art Flick’s March Brown Nymph. Since it’s March, I’m continuing to feature several March Brown Mayfly imitations. I hope you read last week’s TBT post about Art Flick’s March Brown Dry Fly. This is another one of Art Flick’s flies I found this fly in The Founding Flies…
