Today’s Throw Back Thursday fly is the Renegade, an attractor fly developed in 1928 by Taylor “Beartracks” Williams. It’s said the original fly had all white hackle and was changed to brown/white when “Beartracks” moved to Sun Valley.
Another story states George Herter claimed it was an English fly pattern named the Marryat, tied by Mrs Edith Cox in the late 1800s and named for George Marryat.
Whatever the truth is, it’s still an effective fly, although forgotten by many.
I had a question recently from a newer fly fisher asking for fly recommendations to fish a specific lake. I hadn’t fished that lake, but it made me think. What are the basic lake flies I always carry? I started my fly fishing journey by fishing rivers. Much later I decided to fish lakes and…
March is finally here and for the fly fisher it’s probably the first major hatch of the season. Are you ready for March Brown mayflies to begin hatching on your local river? For me, this is the first hatch I really look forward to. Give me a Sparkle Dun March Brown and Pheasant Tail Soft…
Here are some recent changes I’ve made to RiverKeeper Flies. The changes include: Fly Patterns Page There’s an old adage “a picture is worth a thousand words”. With that in mind, I’ve been busy revising the Fly Patterns page to provide a simpler method of finding flies. Clicking any picture on the new Fly Patterns page will take you to…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the WD-40. The WD-40 was developed by Mark Engler for the Frying Pan River in Colorado back in 1982. The WD is for Wood Duck, which is used in the tail and wingcase, although I’ve seen the fly tied with Mallard Flank as well. The fly can be used…
If you’ve been reading RiverKeeper Flies for a while, you might recognize a few of these fly patterns. I’m headed out on another fly fishing road trip and was preparing my August Montana fly box and thought you might be interested in the dry flies I plan to carry. One of the things I do, and…
I’ve had time for a little zen fly fishing lately. The weather has been beautiful, but the bugs aren’t showing up…hence the fish aren’t rising. Well, that gives me time to think about the types of dry flies I use and effective dry fly patterns for fast water. A week or so ago, I wrote…
