• Walla-Walla

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Walla-Walla, another Ray Bergman wet fly. The Walla-Walla can be found on Plate 9, page 254 of Ray Bergman’s book Trout (1938). I’ve selected several wet flies for my Throw Back Thursday Fly segment from Ray Bergman’s book . An easy method of finding all of them is…

  • Odds and Ends

    I’ve taken a break from the snow in Sisters and have been soaking in the sun from Kona, HI. And you know me, I can tie flies anywhere! This week’s post includes a few odds and ends. I’ve tied flies in paradise before as well as in the car, even during rough conditions! The biggest…

  • Crossfield

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Crossfield, a strip-winged Atlantic Salmon fly. The Crossfield is the second Atlantic Salmon fly I’ve tied from Poul Jorgensen’s book entitled Salmon Flies – Their Character, Style, and Dressing (1978). The first fly I tied from his book is the Blue Charm. Some quick research finds the…

  • Royal Coachman Dry Fly

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the classic Royal Coachman dry fly. This attractor fly pattern is one that many older fly fishers recognize. It truly is a classic! It was one of many flies I found in a friend’s old fly box. There are many variations to the first Royal Coachman, which was…

  • Blue Charm

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is an old Atlantic Salmon fly, the Blue Charm. It’s a very old fly from the mid-1800s and one of the most famous Simple Strip Winged salmon flies. The fly is attributed to M. Brown. I’ve only tied one other Salmon Fly – the Golden Butterfly. I decided to…

  • Stock Up on Trout Flies

    I’m headed back to the vise this week to stock up on trout flies. I finished my last “plate” fly for the season. It was an Atlantic Salmon fly called the Blue Charm, a “Simple Strip Wing”, my contribution for a Central Oregon Fly Tying Guild fly plate. This plate will be at the NW…