BWO Klinkhamer Variant and BWO Quigley Film Critic | www.johnkreft.com

Time at the Vise

I’ve spent time at the vise lately and finished an order of 96 dry flies for a customer and thought I’d share a few images of the flies. The first two are Klinkhamer and Quigley style flies. I enjoy tying these flies with turkey biot furled bodies. Both of these flies are size 20, a…

Daniel's Dream | www.johnkreft.com

It’s Fly Tying Season

I hope you were able to read last week’s post about my fly tying activity. It’s fly tying season for me as I just completed the first of several orders. In addition to last week’s Zoom class I taught for my Central Oregon Fly Tyer’s Guild, I’ll be teaching again this week on another Zoom…

Callibaetis Hatchmaster Flies | www.johnkreft.com

Flies from the Vise

I spent some time at the vise recently, filling my final customer orders before we head out on our Fly Fishing Road Trip in a few days. Some of those flies found their way into the provider box for Dancingtrout and me to use when the fly boxes we carry have a few holes in…

Rainbow Returning to Water with Green Drake in Mouth | www.johnkreft.com

Fishing the Green Drake Hatch

We’ve been out on our favorite river fishing the Green Drake hatch. The catching has been minimal so I’ve had my camera in hand capturing images of Green Drakes on the water and in flight. I thought I’d share some of them with you. The image above is the exception because we haven’t seen that…

RiverKeeper Soft Hackle Cripple - Caudatella | www.johnkreft.com

Completing a Fly Order

I’ve been at the vise lately, completing a fly order for a good customer. I thought you might enjoy some fishy looking flies! I took materials with me to the Big Island of Hawaii and tied all the Sparkle Duns, a total of 60. Since I’ve been home, I finished the order and thought I’d…

Grasshopper | www.johnkreft.com

Terrestrial Fly Box

It’s August and the middle of hopper season and I thought I’d share my terrestrial fly box. While walking to the van today to get some flies, I saw this hopper on the driveway. I think it was a sign from the fish gods! For me, August is a month where I experience a lull…

Jassid Flies | www.johnkreft.com

Vince Marinaro’s Jassid Fly

This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Vince Marinaro’s Jassid Fly. I met some friends for coffee last Friday. One of them, Jim Ferguson, was sharing a fly he tied recently I recognized…a Jassid. I asked him if I could take a quick picture at the table and this is the result. These images aren’t…