Purists may hate me for saying this, but I love using worm flies. Why? Because they just catch fish. I’ve taken most of my biggest trout on worms flies, and they always seem to bring in trout on days when nothing else seems to work. Places to use them? Swift, Swift, Swift… for some reason
Category: Flies and fly tying
Montana Mongoose Vise
If you’re thinking about fly tying and are pulling together a Christmas wish list, consider the Montana Mongoose vise. Now, it is the first and only vise that I’ve ever owned. But, I’ve been really happy with it. I can tie flies down to size 32, there is a materials clip, and it rotates, for
The Bunny Midge
I’m having much less luck with my size 26 dries as we slide towards colder weather. Predominant hatches these days will be midges and simulium (or, black flies). Think really small hooks. So, I’ve been looking for new dries to tie in small hook sizes. After doing some online research I found the video above
Son of Sexy Walt’s
I long heard about the Walt’s and Sexy Walt’s flies, but didn’t take them seriously. I mean, they look so simple. How could they work? My interest was piqued when competitive fly angler Alec Baker (interview here) mentioned that he really likes those flies. So, I started to tie them. They work really well. I