I’ve been tying flies for about 10 years. And today I learned how much more I have to learn. This morning I went to a fly-tying clinic being held at UpCountry. Two amazing guides led the session: Derrick Kirkpatrick and Zach St. Amand. We covered streamers, nymphs, and dry flies. I was so impressed with
Guest post: Bob Christmann on ‘Adventures in Idaho’
Right now I am unable to continue to get out fishing as my stroke continues to impact my balance and dizziness. So for now I am relegated to living in the past and rereading, rewriting, and making better sense of my past adventures for my amusement. I’m sure glad I have my logs. Let me
Euronymphing Made Easy With the Barrel Swivel Sighter
I’ve found success Euronymphing using a three-foot section of sighter material with small barrel swivels on each end. I’ll quickly explain the rig here and my experience with it. While I’m certainly not the first to use barrel swivels while fly fishing, I haven’t found many other online posters using this method. The formula is
Fly-Tying Clinics at UpCountry
The good folks are UpCountry are hosting fly-tying sessions with guides Zach St. Amand and Derrick Kirkpatrick. I’ve signed up for the 8:30 am session and hope to run into you there. Here is the description from UpCountry: Full-time Farmington River guides Derrick Kirkpatrick & Zach St. Amand will reveal their thought processes and open