• Walla-Walla

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Walla-Walla, another Ray Bergman wet fly. The Walla-Walla can be found on Plate 9, page 254 of Ray Bergman’s book Trout (1938).

  • Odds and Ends

    I’ve taken a break from the snow in Sisters and have been soaking in the sun from Kona, HI. And you know me, I can tie flies anywhere! This week’s post includes a few odds and ends. I’ve tied flies in paradise before as well as in the car, even during rough conditions!

  • Mark Lain

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Mark Lain, another wet fly from Ray Bergman’s book Trout (1938). Since it’s Thanksgiving, I decided to find an old fly incorporating a turkey wing. It just seems fitting…

  • Wilson Ant

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Wilson Ant. I haven’t tied a Ray Bergman fly recently, so I thought I’d pull out his book Trout (1938) and the Wilson Ant spoke to me. You’ll find this fly on Plate No. 9, page 254. I like the elegance and simplicity of a Ray Bergman wet fly. I’ve…

  • Blue Bottle

     This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Blue Bottle, another Ray Bergman wet fly. I found the Blue Bottle on Plate 1, page 23 from Ray Bergman’s Trout, first published in 1938. Bergman’s book includes 15 colored plates to illustrate the dry and wet flies with a description of each fly in the back. It was…

  • The Loyal Sock

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is The Loyal Sock, another fly from Ray Bergman’s book Trout. For more information about Ray Bergman’s Trout, check out a previous Throw Back Thursday Fly, the Bostwick. You’ll find the Loyal Sock in Plate 5, page 84. The Loyal Sock Body: Pale Yellow Floss Hackle: Black Wing: Black This fly…

  • The Chantry

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Chantry, another wet fly from the Ray Bergman collection in Trout. I found the Chantry on Plate 2, page 39. For more information about Ray Bergman’s Trout, check out a previous Throw Back Thursday Fly, the Bostwick. The Chantry Body: Peacock Herl Tip: Gold Tinsel Hackle: Black Wing: Darik…

  • The Babcock

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Babcock, another fly from Ray Bergman’s book entitled Trout. I tied this fly a couple of week’s ago at the Central Oregon Fly Tyer’s Guild. My friend Jim Fisher, the 2011 Stan Walters Memorial Tyer of the Year, taught a class on mounting duck quill wings in the wet…

  • The Bouncer

    This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Bouncer, another fly from Ray Bergman’s book Trout.  I tied this fly last weekend at the Central Oregon Fly Tyer’s Guild. My friend Jim Fisher, the 2011 Stan Walters Memorial Tyer of the Year, taught a class on mounting duck quill wings in the wet fly style. This…