Craig Matthews of Blue Ribbon Flies has invented quite a few flies, such as the Sparkle Dun and X-Caddis. On a side note, when Dupont was about to stop making Z-Lon, he bought all of the remaining inventory (source: Tim Flagler). So, any Z-Lon that you buy today has passed through Blue Ribbon. I love
Interview: Lance Egan, Team USA
We’ve written a great deal about Team USA member Lance Egan. Among our posts are his uniquely-effective inventions: the Frenchie, Red Dart and Rainbow Warrior. We also wrote about the “Modern Nymphing” video he co-authored and which clearly and beautifully explains Euro-nymphing. Great news: Lance and his colleagues have a new video stream, “Modern Nymphing
You Fish When You Can
As parents with children at home can attest, you fish when you can. You often have a hard time cherry picking fishing windows. I would love to start fishing at noon on cold days and target evening spinner falls in the summer. One day. For now, there are chores, errands and family activities to accommodate,
At the Bench: Hendricksons
Believe it or not, I rarely target the Hendrickson hatch or spinner fall. In the spring, I’m usually off the water by noon due to family commitments. It makes for good nymphing time, but I’ve yet to witness Hendricksons popping. In a few weeks, thanks to Joe Drake’s initiative, our blog team will be fishing