• Stranahan’s Brindle Chute

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Chuck Stranahan’s Brindle Chute. We stopped at Chuck Stranahan’s Flies & Guides during our last trip to Montana. Our reason for being there was to participate in Cast One for Hope, a celebration and major fundraiser of Casting for Recovery. The Brindle Chute was one of the flies Chuck picked…

  • Aluminum Boot Soles for Wading Boots

    Over the last few months, I’ve tested different aluminum tread soles for wading boots. Today’s post provides information on the Korker Triple Threat aluminum soles and Rock Treads aluminum traction kit. From left to right: Rock Treads on Korker Kling-on rubber soles, Korker Triple Threat aluminum bar sole, Korker Triple Threat aluminum hex disc sole….

  • Ray Bergman Orange Black

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Ray Bergman Orange Black. Since it’s Halloween, I thought it appropriate to post an orange and black fly. Bergman’s Orange Black is listed on page 122, Plate No. 6 of Ray Bergman’s book entitled Trout (1940 – fourth printing). As I’ve mentioned many times, I enjoy highlighting a Bergman…

  • Ray Bergman Undertaker

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Ray Bergman Undertaker. I haven’t posted a Ray Bergman wet fly in awhile, so I pulled out his book entitled Trout (1940 – fourth printing) to find a fly to tie and highlight. On page 254, Plate No. 9 I found the Undertaker. As I’ve mentioned many times,…

  • Good to Be Home

    It’s good to be home. This week has found me transitioning from fly fishing to fly tying. It happens every year about now. In my experience, there’s only a week or two of good dry fly fishing remaining until the insects take a break until next year. I’ve said it many times before, it’s like…

  • Chuck Stranahan’s Golden Stone

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Chuck Stranahan’s Golden Stone. We stopped at Chuck Stranahan’s Flies & Guides to see what we could find. The Golden Stone is one of the flies he pulled out for me to post. He stated it was a variant of Randall Kaufmann’s Stimulator. Here is a quote from Chuck’s website…