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I had a question recently about how to carry extra flies when traveling. It’s a great question and I thought you might like to hear my answer as well. I’ll begin by saying this method…

This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Dave Whitlock’s Red Fox Squirrel-Hair Nymph. Dave Whitlock (1934-2022) passed away in November 2022. I decided to feature one of his flies as a way to honor his…

First of all, Happy New Year! I hope you find great fishing success in 2023! I finished tying flies for a customer last week and pulled out a few more hooks so I could tie…

It’s the last Thursday of the year and I thought it was appropriate to share a few of my favorite Throw Back Thursday Flies for 2022 on RiverKeeper Flies. I hope you liked them as much…

This is one of my final posts for the year and I’d like to share some of my favorite memories from 2022 on RiverKeeper Flies. You might recall I keep track of the flies I…

This week’s Throw Back Thursday fly is Taylor’s Fat Albert. The fly was created by Brent Taylor in 2001. Brent guides in the Dillon, MT area and Chile, which is where the fly was initially…

This is the time of year you’ll find me with Euro nymph rod in hand, searching for trout in the snow. There aren’t a lot of dry fly fishing opportunities in December. Sure, you might…

This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Beetle Bug Coachman. I was asked by a friend recently to tie up a few of these flies for his local river. It’s an old fly pattern…

I’m still at the fly tying vise this week as I enjoy watching the snow falling or remaining in our backyard from previous storms rolling through. I’ve been tying Royal Wulff flies while waiting for…

This week’s Throw Back Thursday fly is Charlie Card’s Cicada. I recently tied a few of these flies for a customer, which is why I’m posting this fly today. I wanted to know who was…