Fly Fishing the Bitterroot River
This week’s post is about our recent experience fly fishing the Bitterroot River Montana.
Brook and River Trouting
This week’s Throw Back Thursday post is a new-to-me book entitled Brook and River Trouting. I recently purchased this hard-copy book through eBay. Brook and River Trouting was written by Harfield H. Edmonds and Norman N. Lee in 1916. Here is an excerpt from the Preface, which describes the purpose of the book: When the…
Fly Fishing Idaho’s Kelly Creek and North Fork Clearwater River
The first stop on our road trip was fly fishing Idaho’s Kelly Creek and North Fork Clearwater River. Fly fishing Kelly Creek has been on my list of places to fish for many years. We finally checked it off the list. Kelly Creek is located north of highway 12 which runs from Lewiston, ID to…
H & L Variant
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the H & L Variant. Sure, I’ve heard of this fly before, but to be honest, I wouldn’t have been able to describe it to you. I just remembered the name. The fly is credited to R.C. Coffman of Colorado. Legend has it that he tied this fly…
Planning for a Fly Fishing Road Trip
I’m planning for an upcoming fly fishing road trip, actually three separate trips this summer. If you’ve been following RiverKeeper Flies for awhile, you know we head out for some fly fishing in other areas. This year is no exception. On our first trip this summer, we have plans to fish some or all of…
Bunse Natural Dun – Green Drake
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Bunse Natural Dun – Green Drake. The Bunse Natural Dun was created by Richard Bunse, Falls City, OR. I’m not certain when Richard created the fly, but I probably bought my first one in the 1980’s. If you know more about this fly, be sure to leave…
Effective Terrestrial Fly Patterns
I’m beginning preparation for a few upcoming fly fishing road trips. One lesson from prior trips was how effective terrestrial fly patterns helped save our fishing. So I thought I’d share a few of my favorite fly patterns I plan to carry in the next couple of months. As an added bonus, I’ll provide a…
Flybody Dun – Red Quill
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Flybody Dun – Red Quill. This fly is part of a set of five dry flies by the H.L. Leonard Rod Company that came in a clear 4 inch rectangular tube and the last of my TBT posts for these flies. I’ve highlighted other flies, including the…
Early Season East Lake Fishing
If you read my post last week, Hoping for Hatching Callibaetis Mayflies, I thought I’d provide an update on our early season East Lake fishing experience. And be sure to check out a Non-Twist Knot I’ve started to experiment with for some of the bigger flies I fish. You’ll find it at the end of…
Flybody Dun – March Brown
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Flybody Dun – March Brown. This fly is part of a set of five dry flies by the H.L. Leonard Rod Company that came in a clear 4 inch rectangular tube and is the second TBT fly highlighted. Here’s what I wrote last week about these flies……
