• Dennys Stillwater Nymph

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Dennys Stillwater Nymph. As I thought about which fly to choose for a TBT Fly, this one came to mind. It seems appropriate as I’ve recently posted pictures on my RiverKeeper Flies Facebook page and the fly was front and center in this week’s Fly Fishing at Diamond Lake…

  • Fly Fishing at Diamond Lake

    Have you ever been fly fishing at Diamond Lake? We had an opportunity to meet friends Debbi, Philip, Carol & Kim at a cabin on Diamond Lake last weekend. And we took it! It has been a couple of months since we did a little lake fishing. We first fished Diamond Lake in 2008 with our friend…

  • WD-40

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the WD-40. The WD-40 was developed by Mark Engler for the Frying Pan River in Colorado back in 1982. The WD is for Wood Duck, which is used in the tail and wingcase, although I’ve seen the fly tied with Mallard Flank as well. The fly can be used…

  • Brassie

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Brassie.  Here is an old Brassie fly I tied several year’s ago. I tried to tie a size 20 on a size 18 hook. This technique is used when wanting a larger gape for more hooking power, especially in the smaller hook sizes. The fly was attributed to Ken…

  • Manage Two Nymph Rigs

    Have you ever wondered if there’s a better method to manage two nymph rigs?  If you follow my blog, you know I love to fish dry flies. I walk along the river searching for fish rising.  When I do fish nymphs, I usually fish two nymphs. Most of the time I tie on about 18″…

  • Orange Comet

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Orange Comet, a steelhead and salmon fly. I’m heading out salmon fishing and decided to tie up a few Comets and found reports that the Chartreuse Comet is a great tide water fly pattern. I’ve read where the Orange Comet works well in clear water and the…

  • Fall Colors

    Fall is definitely in the air and the river is showing it’s colors the last few weeks. And fall colors are always spectacular. Whether it’s fishing for steelhead… …or along my home river. It’s a great time of year to stop and appreciate the view as you’re waiting for a hatch to begin and fish rise.

  • LaFontaine Diving Caddis

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the LaFontaine Diving Caddis. If you’re a frequent visitor to RiverKeeper Flies, you might recognize a theme of several LaFontaine Caddisflies, including the LaFontaine Deep Sparkle Pupa and the LaFontaine Emergent Pupa. Brown & Green Diving Caddis In the past week or so, we’ve been fishing later and…

  • October Fly Box

    Here are the flies I’m carrying in my October fly box. I’ll begin with the October Caddis just because of it’s name. These are big bugs, sizes 8 – 10. You’ll see October Caddis flitting over the water laying eggs. I usually blind cast an imitation because fish don’t take them like a normal “hatch”….