I’ve been playing a bit with streamers this past winter, when schedule conflicts and “ice in” kept me from fishing for six weeks. It was a long six weeks, let me tell you. But, it let me play around at the vise. When I saw some rabbit zonker strips at a cheap price, I bought
Category: Flies and fly tying
Tim Flagler’s Seminar
On Sunday morning, I went to the Marlborough Fly Fishing Show. I was really excited: I had signed up to take Tim Flagler’s fly tying seminar, which focused on making small flies. It was very useful and enjoyable. In fact, I wish the seminar was longer. Now, you’re likely familiar with Tim’s fly tying videos,
The CDC Caddis
Maybe, it is coincidence. Maybe, CDC really works. But, the CDC Caddis looks good and CDC really makes a fly go. You wrap a CDC feather around the hook and add some elk hair. That’s it. I am making two versions, one with dark dun CDC and the other with pink. The latter seems to
The Orvis Tactical Wide Gap Hook
Yesterday, I caught up with Alex. He asked about my fishing plans for today, Saturday. I had wanted to get out in the morning and fish. But, with forecasts for prolonged freezing rain, I didn’t want to risk life and limb on desolate side streets. I’ve seen way too many wipe-outs back when I used