And just like that, the seasons change on the Metolius River. We had our first snow on Halloween. It’s like someone throw’s a switch on November 1 and the weather and hatches change. To be fair, the weather has changed, but there continue to be insects hatching with fish looking to eat them. It’s only…
I have a friend who reached out a few weeks ago with an interesting question. He was planning to have his knee replaced and was hoping to use some of the recovery time to organize his flies. The problem…how to identify the flies. I don’t know if you are familiar with Google Lens, but in…
In this week’s post, I’ll share flies for Patagonia, CFR, and a little history about fly tying. I just completed a customer fly order and needed another fly tying project, so I’ve started tying our Patagonia flies, which you’ll see below. In addition, I donated some flies for an upcoming Casting for Recovery auction you…
It’s the middle of October and I’m realizing the end of the season for dry fly fishing is quickly approaching. If you are a regular here at RiverKeeper Flies, you know how much we love our dry fly fishing. Searching for insects on the water and following hatches bring us a lot of joy. But…
After fly fishing the Green River in Wyoming, we drove over Hoback Pass on our way back to Teton National Park. Our scenic tour has been amazing as the aspens were in full fall color. We watched another sunset and sunrise on the Teton mountains before rising early to see if we could find some…
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…
We decided to go on a fall fly fishing and scenery road trip. Well, actually the fall colors are a major planned activity. In past fly fishing road trips, our route included driving over Beartooth Pass and we plan to drive over the pass soon. About a week ago, the pass was closed due to…
I just finished tying a custom fly order and decided the next flies from the vise would be a few Mahogany Duns with different wing variations. Now is the time of year when you might find Mahogany Duns hatching and floating down your favorite river. It hasn’t been a hatch I’ve fished much, but others…
In today’s post, I’d like to share a work in progress, a fly I’ve been meaning to master for at least 3 years. After all, Richard Bunse created Bunse’s Natural Dun for the Green Drake hatch on the Metolius River. Why wouldn’t I want to do the fly justice? Except for a couple pieces of…
Can you believe it’s the first of September? Summer has really flown by for me! I look forward to fly fishing in September and October because the weather usually begins to cool and insect activity picks up. It’s time to check the flies in my September fly boxes to make sure I am ready for…
