I shared this fly about a month ago and decided to create a video tying a CDC Little Olive Stone. The fly imitates the size 16 and 18 stoneflies we’ve seen on the streamside vegetation and flitting on the water. You might mistake them for Caddis, because they fly in a similar manner, but capture…
In this week’s post I share images of Green Drake spinners and flies to imitate them.
I just finished filling a customer fly order for 68 flies, trying to tie a few flies each day before or after fishing. I thought you might enjoy seeing some of them.
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…
I’ve been tying a lot of parachute flies lately, filling our Patagonia fly box with Parachute Adams and Purple Haze. I sat down and tied 5 dozen size 14 flies and 4 dozen size 16 flies. I thought I’d share how to tie consistent parachute flies and ended up creating a YouTube video. One of…
In today’s post, I’d like to share a work in progress, a fly I’ve been meaning to master for at least 3 years. After all, Richard Bunse created Bunse’s Natural Dun for the Green Drake hatch on the Metolius River. Why wouldn’t I want to do the fly justice? Except for a couple pieces of…
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…
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…
I’m in Maui where I found warmer weather than home…between 30 – 40 degrees warmer! I brought a vise, tools, and a few materials with me and am tying the wings and tail for a Green Drake Sparkle Dun. That’s right, I almost always take my fly tying materials and tools if I plan to…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Chauncy Lively’s March Brown Dun. I’m continuing this month’s theme to feature March Brown Mayfly imitations. I found this fly in The Founding Flies by Mike Valla in chapter 30. It’s a favorite book in my library and I’d encourage you to purchase your own copy if you…
