How long has it been since you’ve been fishing? I thought so…it’s been a while, hasn’t it? But the good news is the weather is bound to change by the end of the month and May will bring some exciting insect hatches! You need to be prepared for that first day on the water. I…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Chauncy Lively’s March Brown Dun. I’m continuing this month’s theme to feature March Brown Mayfly imitations. I found this fly in The Founding Flies by Mike Valla in chapter 30. It’s a favorite book in my library and I’d encourage you to purchase your own copy if you…
I’ve heard more insects have been hatching on my home waters, but I haven’t experienced it yet. It’s spring after all! I say that as I look outside at a couple inches of new snow. I was out a few days ago, the first time since we returned from Argentina. Yes, that’s a long time…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Chuck Stranahan’s Brindle Hackle Multi Colored Body Parachute. Most fly fishers know this fly as the Brindle Chute, a shortened name. Chuck was the owner of Chuck Stranahan’s Flies & Guides which he closed in February 2022. Chuck developed the Brindle Chute to imitate the Hecuba mayfly on his home…
Another year. My how time flies. That’s right, RiverKeeper Flies quietly celebrated another milestone earlier this month, turning 9 years old! Website RiverKeeper Flies began in early 2014 when I first learned about websites and published my initial post on March 5, 2014. I wasn’t sure where this journey would take me. Initially, I thought…
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…
It took more than 50 years into my fly tying journey to purchase my first Cree hackle. I wanted one because every fly tyer is supposed to want one. They’re rare to find and expensive when you finally get the chance. I always wondered what it would be like tying flies with Cree hackle. I…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Art Flick’s March Brown Dry Fly. Here is an image from the front. For some reason, these Catskill style flies really speak to me. This one is tied with a split wing of Wood Duck and a mix of grizzly and medium ginger, materials I really enjoy tying…
Today, I’ll share the last few days of our heli fly fishing from Chochoy Mallin Lodge with SET Fly Fishing. I’ll introduce you to the remaining waters we fished; the Buraleo and Trocoman rivers and Trolope Lagoon. In case you missed my earlier posts, here are the links: Buraleo River Welcome to the Buraleo River!…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Shane Stalcup’s CDC March Brown Emerging Dun. Since it’s the first of March, my wife had a brilliant idea to highlight March Brown mayfly imitations during this month. Occasionally, she comes up with great ideas…actually, most of the time! I highlighted a similar fly, a Green Drake version…
