I’ve been organizing my fly boxes and re-ordering my line-ups (how I organize my “starters,” “back ups” and “in reserve” flies here). I’ve demoted a bunch of flies to “off the team.” There were probably a few dozen of them, experimental flies that just never worked. I’ve stripped them down to bare metal and will
Category: Flies and fly tying
At the Vise: Purple and Some Experiments
Sometimes, I tie because I need to replenish the ol’ reliables. Sometimes, I tie for fun. Recently, it has been the latter. I decided to work on the Buckskin Nymph after seeing Pat Dorsey post that it was one of his most effective winter flies. So, I bought some materials via Amazon, which ended up
My 2018 New Kit in Review: Divergent Streamer Rigs and the Life Aquatic Hats
I know BlogFlyFish does a gift guide, but I also wanted to throw down some opinions on great gear that I have started using this year so that we can keep the gift ideas rolling and the donations to this year’s non-profit beneficiaries (50/50 to Casting for Recovery and Project Healing Waters) increasing. THE STREAMER RIG
For High Water: George Daniel’s ‘Bunker Buster’
With more rain coming this weekend, I think we have two options: stand down or embrace the elements and fish. If you choose the latter, my two cents is that the new conditions will force us to fish out of our comfort zones, and that can be immensely rewarding. One pattern to consider for current