I just finished a customer fly order where I tied a few size 18 RiverKeeper Soft Hackle Cripples for small BWOs and PMDs. I tied them on some TMC 102y hooks I have in my inventory. So I thought while the materials were still on my fly tying table, I’d tie these as small as…
One of the benefits of being a custom fly tyer is the opportunity to learn and tie new-to-me flies. The latest is a Parasol Post Pheasant Tail Emerger. I wanted to share some of my favorite new-to-me flies with you today. This is my first try tying a parasol post fly. I’ve watched a couple…
I wanted to share that I will be making a BEAST Fleye Zoom presentation this coming Friday night, February 27, 2026 at 5 pm Pacific time. The presentation is for Gretchen and Al Beatty’s BT’s Fly Tying Friday class they’ve been leading for the past several years during the winter and spring months. If you…
It shouldn’t come as a surprise if you’ve followed RiverKeeper Flies for some time that I like to fish dry flies. I can tie many fly patterns, but I always come back to what I describe as simple, but effective flies. That phrase seems to be my mantra and those types of flies are generally…
I’ve been tying flies at the vise, for customers as well as our own fly boxes. I enjoy tying a variety of flies for my customers. Many of them I don’t fish, but they are a joy to tie. In fact, remember the 8/0 BEAST Fleyes I featured a few weeks ago (link HERE)? I…
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…
I’ve been tying Catskill dry flies for a customer and thought I’d share some classics and the Atherton No. 1 – No. 6 series with you.
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.
All of a sudden, you see fish rising. What are they rising to? Hmmm, something just flew into me. I look on my shoulder. It’s a flying ant! Have you ever fished the flying ant hatch? I don’t believe it’s a well-known hatch, but on my home waters, expect to see ants hitting you or…
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…
