Dear Trout Unlimited, I am a grateful member of your organization and deeply appreciate the work you’re doing to keep public lands intact. But, I would like to suggest that you rally your base in a different way. Context below. Who Are We? I’m one of four writers for a blog at BlogFlyFish.com. We are
Blue
Good dropper last February. Size 20. Black midge larva with blue Krystal Flash and UV Finish Thin. #euronymphing #orvis #flyfishing #flytying A post shared by BlogFlyFishMA (@blogflyfishma) on Jan 28, 2017 at 1:21am PST I’ve read that blue can be a very powerful color for flies in the winter. Last year, I tied up various
Guest Post – RM Lytle on Carp Fly Fishing
Carp are extremely challenging to catch, accessible, and hard fighting, but for some reason almost nobody is fishing for them. So to spread some awareness about them, I collaborated with RM Lytle, and we each wrote a post detailing some of the basics of carp fly fishing and the particular ways we like to target
The Baetis
Ah, yes, the Baetis. Otherwise known as the Blue-Winged Olive, it is a bug about which anglers need to know. That’s because BWOs hatch periodically in the spring, summer and fall (cf. the Orvis Eastern Hatch Chart). When nymphing, I usually fish a size 18 or 20. One trick is to make them slim. The