One of the things I really enjoy about tying flies are the diversity of the flies I tie. The flies that came off my vice in the last week or so highlight this point. From a size 18 Improved Sparkle Dun BWO to the classic Catskill Quill Gordon and Light Hendrickson or a 2/0 saltwater…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Roy Steenrod’s Light Hendrickson. In this week’s post entitled Using Wood Duck, Mallard, and Teal Feathers for Fly Tying, I tied a Quill Gordon fly and decided to look for another classic Catskill fly pattern to highlight for this week’s TBT. I found the Light Hendrickson in Eric Leiser’s…
I enjoy tying flies with natural materials. A plethora of man-made materials have been introduced in recent years and all make very effective flies. I’m not suggesting all-natural flies catch more fish. There’s just something esthetically pleasing to my eye. I enjoy using Wood Duck, Mallard, and Teal feathers for fly tying. As a fly…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Blue Ribbon Flies Baetis Soft Hackle. A friend sent me this size 22 fly because we were discussing the wing material and how to tie them in small sizes. The Baetis Soft Hackle from Blue Ribbon Flies can be found in Fly Patterns of Yellowstone – Volume…
Last week I wrote about How to Choose Between Vests and Packs for Fly Fishing. The next logical question is how to carry a landing net? In fact, I received a couple comments about nets from that post. I’ll share some thoughts and practices that have or haven’t worked for me. Let me know if I missed something.
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Ken Morrish Hopper. I recently listened to a podcast from Wet Fly Swing where Dave Stewart interviewed Ken Morrish. In the podcast, Ken talked about developing the fly in 2010. Knowing how deadly the fly imitates a grasshopper, I was astounded that Idylwilde Flies passed on the…
I recently had a customer asking for my opinion about hip packs and sling packs. I’ve used a variety of methods over the years to carry all the “stuff” I need for a successful fishing day. In my opinion, there is no perfect fly fishing vest or pack. I’ll provide a few thoughts about how…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly are some X Caddis flies. I decided to re-post the X Caddis to introduce my Riverkeeper Flies YouTube channel I started a short time ago. I’ve been tying and fishing X Caddis flies for many years, probably tying my first one after purchasing Fly Patterns of Yellowstone – volume two (2008)…
Did you ever have one of those days? I did. The day began with me attempting to make another fly tying video. I thought. But the battery level was in the red. I tested my camera the other day preparing for my upcoming Zoom fly tying class this Thursday, on 1/21 at 5 pm PST….
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Denny Rickard’s Callibaetis Nymph. I started my fly fishing journey fishing rivers. As I ventured to new water, I was intimidated by lakes. I didn’t understand the structure and where the fish lived in them. But I was aware big fish lived in lakes! My wife and I…
