Rogan’s Fancy

Rogan’s Fancy

This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Rogan’s Fancy. I found this fly on the wall in the cabin we stayed in on the Madison River. I wasn’t aware at the time, but my friend Richard Rohrbagh tied it.

Old Fly Fishing and Fly Tying Books

Old Fly Fishing and Fly Tying Books

Have you ever wondered about the history of fly fishing? It’s an interesting topic to me, which explains why I’ve been reading old fly fishing and fly tying books lately. Why? First, they are a source for my Throw Back Thursday Flies. Secondly, I wonder how previous generations fished and what some of their streamside conversations…

Crossfield

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.

Blue Charm

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.

The Parson

The Parson

This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Parson. It’s a fly I found in a fly box someone gave me several years ago. It’s an interesting fly and perhaps I’ll get around to tying my own version someday.  Here is an excerpt from A Book on Angling by Francis Francis, the first edition published in…