Patagonia Fly Boxes Complete | www.johnkreft.com

Filling my Patagonia Fly Boxes

I’ve been tying quite a few flies the last couple of weeks in anticipation of our upcoming trip to Chile and Argentina. I thought I’d provide an update on filling my Patagonia fly boxes. I still have many more to tie, but have been concentrating on the hers and his dry fly boxes. Dancingtrout should…

Swisher's PMX Royal | www.johnkreft.com

Woes of a Fly Tyer

This is a story about the woes of a fly tyer I thought you might enjoy. I’ve been tying flies for our upcoming trip to Argentina and Chile and the next fly on my list was Swisher’s PMX Royal. For those of you who don’t tie flies, you might enjoy this as well because it…

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…

Flick's Red Quill Dry Flies | www.johnkreft.com

Still at the Vise

I’m still at the vise and finished another fly order this week. I’m almost caught up with my fly orders, which is a good thing because we’re leaving on another trip in two weeks. More on that later. This was a small order consisting of Art Flick’s Red Quill pictured above and the Delaware Adams….

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…

Big and Little Flies | www.johnkreft.com

Tying Flies at the Vise

I’ve been tying flies at the vise recently, filling orders for my patient customers. Between my trips and periodic surge of orders, my list of flies to tie grew. If you are looking for flies, be sure to contact me in the near future and I can add you to the list. I’ve stopped providing…

Size 26 Midge on Ibuprofen | www.johnkreft.com

Flies from the Vise

I’m back to fly tying and thought I’d share some of the flies from the vise. I’ve been spending more time at the fly tying vise, completing orders and getting ready to teach a couple of flies at this week’s Central Oregon Fly Tyer’s Guild on Thursday night. Be sure to check below for links…