I took advantage of a few days off from work to make another journey deep into the Great North Woods of Coos County. This time, my dad wanted to come along to experience the great fishing and spectacular views. Unfortunately, due to the conflicting events, my dad could only take off so many vacation days
At the Bench: a ‘Hi-Viz’ Griffith’s Gnat
As during last summer, I’m starting to feel the “dries or die” urge. I’ve done a lot of tightlining this season, and I love fishing my Thomas & Thomas and Syndicate specialty rods. I avoid indicators as much as I can. But, I really do love fishing small dries. It was a great coda to
At the Bench: the Renegade
In some back and forth in the comments from the last post, I realized I forgot to write about a new dry fly in the box: the Renegade. I’m a big fan of attractor patterns, and I like Catskill-style dries for choppy water. For a recent fishing trip I decided to make just one Renegade
The Sparkle Dun
Family hike today, and so, this is a short post. I love dries that sit in the surface film. Catskill-style flies have their place, too, but I tend to avoid them except for very choppy water. Here is a great video for making the Sparkle Dun. I love the technique for securing the deer hair