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From Spring 2015 BC Outdoors Magazine
Scott Sanchez’s Double Bunny is a simple, creative amalgamation of two rabbit strips cemented along a hook. Since its initial inception, Scott’s Double Bunny has caught well over 30 species, has spawned countless variations and is a three-time winner of the Jackson Hole One...
Now that we have discussed some locations to search out these silver prizes, lets look at flies. Pinks are typically fairly easy to catch. First, they usually roam in packs and second, they seem to eagerly attack any small buggy looking fly…on one condition. The fly must be pink! Right now...
The larger the food source we are trying to imitate, the more complex our fly patterns can become. For moving-water...
From Phil Rowley's Fly-Tying Column
I divide fly patterns into three basic categories, suggestive, imitative and attractor. Each pattern category has a set of conditions when I am most likely to use them. Imitative patterns work best when a match the hatch philosophy is required, a common occurrence during the spring...
On my fly pattern checklist, John Kent’s Humped Back Spawner ticks all the necessary boxes for a deadly freshwater shrimp or scud pattern. The Humped Back Spawner boasts a convincing realistic appearance, instantly appealing to any fly fisher the moment they see it. More importantly, trout view it with equal...
As fly fishers and tyers, we spend much of our effort attempting to match the hatch, using flies and presentation...
Dry-fly fishing is arguably the easiest way to fly fish rivers, but it can be frustrating if fish come up...
From Phil Rowley's Fly Tying Column
In recent years European nymphing techniques have become dominant across North America. Not only the method itself but also the unique patterns fly fishers tie and use such as Spanish style nymphs. Spanish nymphs are small, thin and hard bodied. Designed to succeed in...
Doug Wright has been fly fishing and tying flies since he was a kid. For the last 15 years, he...