• Lawson’s Spent Partridge Caddis

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Mike Lawson’s Spent Partridge Caddis. I purchased this Lawson’s Spent Partridge Caddis recently at Henry’s Fork Anglers in Last Chance, ID along the banks of the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River. It’s one of a handful of flies I plan to highlight in future Throw Back Thursday…

  • Lawson’s EZ Caddis

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Mike Lawson’s EZ Caddis. Lawson’s EZ Caddis is an offshoot of his Spent Partridge Caddis he created over 40 years ago. The reason is fairly simple how the fly came about…old age. Yup, as Mike got older it was more difficult for him to pick up the fly….

  • Fly Fishing the Henry’s Fork

    Fly fishing the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River was the last stop on our fly fishing road trip. We only fished an afternoon, evening and the following morning. Even though it was a quick stop, it certainly was memorable. I’ve only fished the Henry’s Fork a handful of times and still consider myself a…

  • North Fork Special

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the North Fork Special. I found this fly when visiting North Fork Anglers in Cody, WY while fly fishing the North Fork Shoshone River. I’d heard about the North Fork Special from watching Trout TV a few years ago. Tim Wade is the owner of North Fork Anglers….

  • Purple Haze TBT

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Purple Haze TBT. A customer asked me to tie up a dozen Purple Haze flies for him and I needed a fly for this week’s TBT post. I thought it was perfect timing! This is my variation of the original. A quick Google search provided some information…