Tom Rosenbauer coined the phrase “slutty flies” on one of his Orvis podcasts. He also has been posting on Instagram with it as a hashtag. I think it’s pretty funny. Otherwise known as “junk” flies, these are flies that some consider non-traditional. A few won’t fish them. As I’ve written before, I will not fish
Author: Jo Tango
Bluefin Tuna on the Fly
With rivers rising rapidly, this is a great time to hang out with our families and give thanks to the mothers in our lives who have done their best, overcome obstacles, and loved us. Up top is a beautiful video. Tuna are such amazing creatures: built for efficient propulsion and such eating machines. Enjoy this
Report: the Westfield’s East Branch
A low-volume outing with water cold and high. But, made contact and learned much. #contactnymphrod #thomasandthomasflyrods #euronymphing #flyfishing A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on May 13, 2017 at 2:41pm PDT (Note, there are four pictures above. Hover over the image and click the right arrow.) Today was hard work. With another rainstorm approaching, I
At the Bench: a Caddis Emerger Variant
Size 18 CDC Caddis Emerger. Usually produces all summer. #flytying #euronymphing #flyfishing #ignoringmydayjob A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on May 11, 2017 at 6:05am PDT Some rivers I fish have ridiculous Caddis hatches and not many mayflies. Who knows why. At those spots, I find that emerger patterns can work very well. On some