The East Kootenay region is located in the southeast corner of British Columbia. It is nestled between the Alberta border...
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As fly fishers and tyers, we spend much of our effort attempting to match the hatch, using flies and presentation...
Conor O’Shaughnessy is an innovative, creative fly tyer. His mind is constantly engaged, trying to figure out new ways to...
by Phil Rowley
From his Fly Tying Column
One of the best dragon nymph imitations is Jim Crawford’s Gomphus. Although technically not a Gomphus imitation, Gomphus or Gomphidae are most commonly found living in slow moving sections of rivers and streams, and there is no disputing this pattern’s success.
The spun and...
by Phil Rowley
Originally published in “Fly-Tying” May 2011 issue of BC Outdoors magazine.
It has been said that trout spend up to 90% of their time feeding beneath the surface, often just above the bottom. With this fact in mind it only makes sense to want to get our flies down...
Craft fur is a durable synthetic material that breathes and flows in the slightest current or under the subtlest of...
I was fortunate to meet Rob Texmo earlier this year. Rob is a talented tyer with a love for traditional Atlantic salmon and spey patterns, adapting the tying techniques and disciplines these flies require with great success for Pacific salmon and steelhead. Rob’s tying skill and attention to detail on...