I had a terrific time at the 2019 Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo last weekend in Boise, ID. It was my 7th year tying flies at the Expo and I always enjoy seeing the friends I’ve made in previous years. On Friday afternoon, I decided to demonstrate a variant of the Braided Butt Damsel. And…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Gary LaFontaine’s House Fly. LaFontaine’s House Fly is one of the flies highlighted in LaFontaine’s Legacy, by Al and Gretchen Beatty. I know what you’re thinking…a House Fly imitation? Yes, that’s right. Here is another fly pattern from the mind of Gary LaFontaine. If you need a challenge someday,…
Yesterday, I cleaned up my fly tying bench and sat down for the first time this year to tie a few flies. It’s been about two weeks since I tied a fly. Tonight I’m teaching the first class at Central Oregon Flyfisher’s Winter Fly Tying. In addition, I’m traveling to Boise, ID this week for…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Gary LaFontaine’s Diving Egg Laying Midge. LaFontaine’s Diving Egg Laying Midge is one of the flies highlighted in LaFontaine’s Legacy, by Al and Gretchen Beatty. In the book, Al relayed his story about Gary’s underwater research and how he observed adult midges crawling underwater to lay their eggs. Trout…
Happy New Year 2019 everyone. I thought today’s post would be a good time to take a look back at 2018. I’d like to express my gratitude to all the RiverKeeper Flies subscribers and readers who have found me one way or another. 2018 has been another good year.
I can’t believe this is the last Throw Back Thursday Fly post for the year. I thought it was appropriate to share a few of my favorite Throw Back Thursday Flies for 2018. Just click on the fly’s name to learn more about the fly. Montreal Bekearts Special Doughton’s Siletz Special Royal Wulff Alec Jackson…
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from RiverKeeper Flies! Enjoy…go fish!
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Parmacheene Belle. This fly is from the collection of Al and Gretchen Beatty. The Parmacheene Belle was invented by Henry P. Wells in the late 1870’s and was named for Parmacheene Lake in Maine. I found the Parmacheene Belle listed on Plate I in Mary Orvis Marbury’s…
As you’ve read in previous posts, I’ve been tying flies lately. It’s that time of year for me. And I don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. I’ve finished my fly tying commitments for now, which includes filling orders and tying a few Mercer’s Poxyback Green Drake nymphs in the last week. So the question now…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday post is a box of Mustad-Sproat hooks. If you read the post entitled Tyer’s Wax a couple of weeks ago, you might remember I wrote about Gretchen Beatty’s father “Dub” Evans who taught her to tie flies on a treadle sewing machine converted into a fly tying vise.
