I am continuously amazed by how many tyers continue to design and develop a seemingly endless stream of new and...
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The larger the food source we are trying to imitate, the more complex our fly patterns can become. For moving-water...
Dry-fly fishing is arguably the easiest way to fly fish rivers, but it can be frustrating if fish come up...
Trout are popular with fly fishers due in part to their habit of eating small prey. As a result, they must...
Wes Penny is fascinated by the variety of prey stillwater trout feed upon, especially scuds. Blended with his fascination with...
English stillwater dry flies differ from most of their North American counterparts. Many North American dry flies tend to rest on the water rather than in it. Simple and impressionistic, English stillwater dries are designed to sit low on the surface or in many instances damp, lying within the surface...
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...
Doug Wright has been fly fishing and tying flies since he was a kid. For the last 15 years, he...
The East Kootenay region is located in the southeast corner of British Columbia. It is nestled between the Alberta border...
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...