This week’s TBT…a fly I tied a LONG time ago. I can tell because of the proportions. It’s a Royal Coachman Trude. Hope you enjoy it.

This week’s TBT…a fly I tied a LONG time ago. I can tell because of the proportions. It’s a Royal Coachman Trude. Hope you enjoy it.


I haven’t fished in several weeks because I continue to follow the coronovirus stay home recommendations and I’m doing my part for the greater good. Do I miss it? You bet! So I decided to take a look in my photo library and see if I could put together a virtual fly fishing trip. And…

This is a size 16 Pale Morning Dun Sparkle Dun Mayfly or PMD for short. One of my favorite flies. It’s in the top 5 of many fishermen in the know. The Sparkle Dun is a Craig Matthews pattern from Blue Ribbon Flies. I tie this simple, yet effective fly in size 22 Blue Wing Olive…

This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Dotterel. It was interesting to me as I read about Thaddeus Norris (1811 – 1878). He authored The American Angler’s Book (1864) and American Fish Culture (1868) and had a significant impact of fly fishing in America. Norris recognized the difference between British and American stream, rivers, and lakes as well…

After spending a week fishing in Argentina, we travelled into Chile and slowly made our way to Puerto Natales in southern Chile for the inaugural season with Rumbo Patagon. We were excited to visit the Puerto Natales area. It is home to Torres del Paine National Park, a spectacular visual experience of the Andes mountains…

This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the North Fork Special. I found this fly when visiting North Fork Anglers in Cody, WY while fly fishing the North Fork Shoshone River. I’d heard about the North Fork Special from watching Trout TV a few years ago. Tim Wade is the owner of North Fork Anglers….

This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Blue Ribbon Flies Epeorus Spinner. I’m planning another trip to the Madison River, MT in the near future and wanted to make sure I had a few of these flies in the provider box. The light bulb suddenly went on that it would make a great TBT…