I hope you saw last week’s post Early Winter Euro Nymph Fly Fishing where I highlighted several of my favorite Euro nymph fly patterns. I shared the Olive Perdigon YouTube video and just posted my newest RiverKeeper Flies video of the Rainbow Warrior Perdigon nymph on my YouTube channel. Click on the fly image to see the video.

Rainbow Warrior Perdigon | www.johnkreft.com

I’ll continue to add fly tying videos periodically, so be sure to subscribe to my channel.

Lastly, I can’t believe how fast time flies…Christmas is here again!

Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season!

Christmas Greetings | www.johnkreft.com

Enjoy…go fish, stay safe!

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