The past two weeks have seen warm water action heat up, so here is what my family and I have found on the water lately. I often travel all around chasing trout on dry flies, but casting dries to rising bluegill on the lake near home is a just plain wonderful way to fish. #flyfishma
Category: Flies and fly tying
If You Want to Catch More Fish: ABT
What is ABT? ABT is an acronym for “Always Be Tying.” If there is one thing I do more than fish, it’s tying flies. And, I attribute a lot of my success to keeping my patterns fresh. I’m constantly tying new patterns and improving time-tested winners. The possibilities are as endless as the imagination. I
Two Proven Nighttime Striper Flies
Fly fishing at night for striped bass is a very different endeavor. So, it’s really important to step a bit outside of the norm when designing night patterns. I want to share two proven patterns developed by Rich Murphy. If you fly fish for striped bass and don’t have Rich’s book, Fly Fishing for Striped
At the Bench: the CDC WD-40
Early in the season, when Hendricksons are in the water, a size 16 WD-40 has done well for me at multiple rivers. This fly did very well for me during a recent outing. I usually make the thorax with squirrel for a spiky look and add a touch of Krystal Flash on top of the