With night temps plummeting, I last night debated if I should fish this morning. After a few seconds, the answer rang clear: of course I should! Another 3:30 am alarm time. I already had tied up some new streamers, both articulated and regular, and I was eager to see where the fish would be. Could
Strike Triggers
One fun upside from tying flies is I can add my own strike triggers. After reading Jason Randall’s Feeding Time, which is excellent, I try to incorporate certain triggers in my flies. I weaved in some for yesterday’s “hot” streamer. I’m not sure why my this new streamer duped 12 fish yesterday. But, when I
A Face Full of Feathers
I only have time for a short blog post, as we’re off to dinner soon. Here are the details: Arrived at the Farmington at 6 am, well before the 7:30 am sunrise. Fished in the dark to start off; amazingly, landed a ‘bow right away. It was 29 °F when I got there, and ice
The Sex Dungeon Streamer
I told Damon Matus, a fellow BlogFlyFish.com teammate, that I was going to break my “fish only what I tie” rule. For articulated streamers, I was planning on throwing store-bought ones. After all, they’re reasonably priced, take a long time to make, and require some investment in new materials. I was resolved to do the