Do you fish a hopper-dropper fly rig? It’s a method of fly fishing which utilizes a large fly that can be seen (think strike indicator) and tying a dropper to the bend of the hook. The dropper could be a nymph or an emerger. But what about a dry fly? Why not? A traditional hopper-dropper fly…
I’m starting to read Tying Catskill Style Dry Flies by Mike Valla and thought of a Catskill fly I tied years ago. This Light Cahill is from a class taught by Dave McNeese. Perfect for a Throw Back Thursday Fly.
November 1st is a time when seasons change for me. I just finished tying 100 dozen flies for the year. Whew! Finally got ‘em done. Wasn’t sure if I would meet my goal this year. Had to tie about 10 dozen the last two days to reach that goal. So here is my 1,200th fly…a size…
The Serendipity and $3 Dip, originally known as the $3 Bridge Serendipity are effective patterns to have in your fly box. I posted the following picture on my RiverKeeper Flies Facebook recently to share its effectiveness… …and received a comment asking two questions: I thought about it for a few seconds and said “there’s the topic for my next…
The Griffiths Gnat is this week’s Throw Back Thursday. The fly was named after George Griffith, one of the founders of Trout Unlimited. George was one of 16 men who gathered at his home on the Au Sable River in 1959 to create TU. It imitates midges, midge emergers, and midge clusters. Still works
Last weekend, I was honored to participate in a Casting for Recovery retreat at Black Butte Ranch as a River Helper. Black Butte Pond The goal of Casting for Recovery (CFR) is “to enhance the quality of life of women with breast cancer through a unique program that combines breast cancer education and peer support…
This week’s TBT fly is the Prince Nymph. It originally was known as the Brown Forked Tail and created by Doug Prince from Monterey, CA in 1941. It’s a great pattern today anytime you want to put a nymph on your leader. The original pattern used black ostrich herl instead of peacock. I began tying…
What flies do you carry in your fall fly box? Fall is a wonderful time of year and in my opinion, one of the best times to catch some great fish. Here’s one of them. There are still bugs that need to hatch and only so many warm days left for them to complete their…
This is a Deschutes River steelhead picture from my fishing trip last week. Here is another Recent Updates post to highlight additions you may have missed. I’ve added an About Me page. Added a few new Fly Patterns: Updated the Resources tab with the following items: If you are on Facebook, check out and LIKE my RiverKeeper Flies page. I’ve continued my “Throw…
I like to catch steelhead swinging flies or with nymphs. DESCHUTES STEELHEAD How do you catch steelhead? Do you prefer to swing beautiful flies for steelhead? Or how about tying on a big stonefly nymph and using a strike indicator? Well, that was my dilemma last week. I was fortunate to spend a week on the…
