Fly Fishing the Madison River
Fly fishing the Madison River was the next stop on this year’s fly fishing road trip. I share our experience with the fish, bugs, and effective flies.
Fly Fishing the Clark Fork and Beaverhead Rivers
I hope you were able to read last week’s post about fly fishing the Upper Columbia River and catching trout with Green Drake dry flies. We are headed to Montana on this year’s fly fishing road trip and made brief stops along the way to enjoy fly fishing the Clark Fork and Beaverhead rivers. The…
Fly Fishing the Upper Columbia River at Black Bear Lodge
Here is our recent experience fly fishing the Upper Columbia River at Black Bear Lodge. It’s a unique fishery, catching Rainbow trout in 100,000 cfs of water using dry flies!
Tying Catskill Dry Flies
I’ve been tying Catskill dry flies for a customer and thought I’d share some classics and the Atherton No. 1 – No. 6 series with you.
Green Drake Spinners and Flies to Imitate Them
In this week’s post I share images of Green Drake spinners and flies to imitate them.
Filling a Customer Fly Order
I just finished filling a customer fly order for 68 flies, trying to tie a few flies each day before or after fishing. I thought you might enjoy seeing some of them.
Getting Ready for Salmonflies and Golden Stones
I happened to see my first Salmonfly of the season recently on my home waters. This isn’t a huge hatch like other waters in Central Oregon or the rivers you fish. But the Metolius is known for a Golden Stone hatch in the upper river starting around the 4th of July. We have a trip…
Fishing the Flying Ant Hatch
All of a sudden, you see fish rising. What are they rising to? Hmmm, something just flew into me. I look on my shoulder. It’s a flying ant! Have you ever fished the flying ant hatch? I don’t believe it’s a well-known hatch, but on my home waters, expect to see ants hitting you or…
Fly Fishing the Rio Codihue with SET Fly Fishing
Our last two days of fishing in Argentina found us fly fishing the Rio Codihue with SET Fly Fishing. We planned an extra 4 days of fly fishing after the week of fish hunting at Casa de Campo. The new SET lodge is called Rakin (although we know it as Codihue) and was approximately two…
Fly Box Spring Cleaning
I’m anxious for some good dry fly fishing. How about you? I was on the river the other day waiting for insects to hatch and find a fish or two rising to them. It never happened, but as I changed flies, I looked in my fly box and thought it was time for some fly…
