This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the IOBO Humpy TBT. IOBO are the initials for It Oughta Be Outlawed. Those words in themselves should be all we need to know about the effectiveness of this fly. The IOBO Humpy is credited to Jack Tucker of Pennsylvania, who created this fly pattern in the mid-1990’s….
I’ve been tying flies for customers recently. And perhaps a few for Dancing Trout and me as I try to fill the provider box. More tying than fishing lately. I thought you might be interested in a few of the flies flying off the vise. You might have seen a couple of pictures on my…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is LaFontaine’s EZ2C Caddis. LaFontaine’s EZ2C Caddis can be found in LaFontaine’s Legacy, a book authored by Al jand Gretchen Beatty about 26 fly patterns Gary LaFontaine never finished publishing. The fly can be tied in sizes 8 – 20. This is the third fly from LaFontaine’s Legacy. Other flies I’ve published…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is LaFontaine’s Flex Sculpin. The Flex Sculpin can be found in LaFontaine’s Legacy, a book authored by Al and Gretchen Beatty about 26 fly patterns Gary LaFontaine never finished publishing. It’s difficult to see from the picture, but there is a hinge at the mid-section which allows the tail to move…
This week’s post presents Serendipity fly variations, including my favorite, the $3 Dip. If you are a regular here at RiverKeeper Flies, you have seen pictures of the $3 Dip as well as a few pics of the fly in a fish or two. Last week at our fly club’s Winter Fly Tying class, one of…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Montreal, another fly from the Ray Bergman collection. For some reason, I just like the elegance and simplicity of a Bergman wet fly. You can find the Montreal wet fly on Plate No. 6, page 123 of Bergman’s book entitled Trout (1940 – fourth printing). If you are a…
I had a great time at the 2018 NW Fly Tying & Fly Fishing Expo in Albany, OR last weekend. I was able to catch up with friends, watch some fly tyers, teach a Contemporary Soft Hackle Fly class, and demonstrate a few of my flies. What I was most excited about was a group of…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Delaware Adams TBT. The Delaware Adams was created by Walt Dette for Art Lee to fish on the Delaware River around Hancock, NY. The fly is a cross between two famous classic dry flies; the Henryville Special and the Adams. I found the Delaware Adams in Eric…
I’m packing the car and heading to the 2018 NW Expo in a couple of days. Besides being a Demonstration Tyer on Friday and Saturday, I’ll be teaching a Contemporary Soft Hackle class on Friday afternoon. You may have read last week’s post Volunteer Activities and Fly Tying were I talked about helping some of…
I’ve been busy lately with volunteer activities and fly tying. It’s winter and a good time for me to give back and help fly fishers who want to tie flies become better fly tyers. I’m sure you’ve read about Central Oregon Flyfisher’s Winter Fly Tying classes. This isn’t a beginning class, but as long as…
