I can’t believe this is the last Throw Back Thursday Fly post for 2020. It’s the last Thursday of the year and I thought it was appropriate to share a few of my favorite Throw Back Thursday Flies for 2020.
In case you missed the flies and their stories, just click on the fly’s name to learn more.
I hope you’ve enjoyed them as much as I have!
Happy New Year!
Enjoy…go fish, stay safe!
It’s hard to believe Christmas is less than 5 weeks away! Face it, we’re into the holiday season. This is the third year I’ve presented a few gift ideas for fly fishers and fly tyers. If you find something on the list you’d like to have, just pass this list onto your significant other so…
I’m writing today’s post from Maui. We’ve been here for over a week now and experienced the second Kona low of intense rain. Lahaina, which is only a few miles away, received over 6 inches of rain in 24 hours! The islands were severely impacted, but we were safe from our second story condo enjoying…
The next stop on our Montana Road Trip – Stillwater River. I’ve never fished the Stillwater River. Always heard good things about it and I put it on my list to check out during a future Montana road trip. Well, this year it fit perfectly with our plans as we were in Livingston at the…
I’m planning for an upcoming fly fishing road trip, actually three separate trips this summer. If you’ve been following RiverKeeper Flies for awhile, you know we head out for some fly fishing in other areas. This year is no exception. On our first trip this summer, we have plans to fish some or all of…
Which fly fishing knots do you use? It’s important to tie good strong knots. Think of all the time casting, casting, casting only to lose a fish because your knot slips or breaks. Why would it do that? Let’s discuss knot slippage. Whenever a knot is tied and trimmed, a tag remains. If a knot isn’t…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the LaFontaine Drowned Trico. The LaFontaine Drowned Trico imitates the insect after laying her eggs and falling to the water. They eventually sink and are easy prey for selective fish. For complete tying instructions how to tie the fly, be sure to pick up a copy of LaFontaine’s Legacy….
