Book Three in the Fly Fishing series is entitled Long Flies. It is a look back and a look forward of the design of flies to imitate minnows, leeches, salamanders, eels, squid, and other elongate food prey of our sport fishes. The look back is to glean what we can from the thinking of long […]
My very good and long time friend, “Pete” Parker has died suddenly. His grand daughter Genna indicated that it was most likely a heart attack or stroke. Pete had been diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and had beaten it, being declared cancer-free in 2010. Pete will be remembered by many in the fly tying community. […]
Today was another good day at the Show despite the snow storm that swept in last night. After a morning’s casting class, I gave a casting demonstration and then a presentation of “Fishing the Film.” Then after a book signing I had a half hour to get around the Show and see a couple of […]
The Show was packed today. I offered a casting class from 8:30 to 11 this morning. The eight students did very well, indeed. By the time they left, they were curve casting, curve mending, reach mending, casting very nice loops, and even working on the double haul. This was followed by a busy hour signing […]
The Show opened this morning and the crowd poured in. When I went to the casting pond to give the first casting presentation of the day, I was expecting a crowd of 100 or less. Wow, there were over 250 people waiting at the pond, and they kept coming. It was great day, all day. […]
Book number two in our series “Fly Fishing” is entitled Reading Waters. Many people define reading waters as finding fish in lakes and streams by looking at water types and conditions. But that’s not necessarily always so, as this story, excerpted from Chapter One of our forthcoming book reveals. Watch for more post on this […]
I will be at the Denver Fly Fishing Show held at the Merchandise Mart this Friday through Sunday. Please come and say Hi if your in the area. I will be available each day at the author’s booth to sign books, and there will be copies of my new book “Fishing the Film” available at […]
Perhaps you don’t know him by name, but you know his face. Arnold Richardson was “Norman” at the end of “A River Runs Through It.” A dedicated fly fisher, and as much in love with the sport as Norman or Paul, his aged face was the perfect embodiment of Norman. You can read his full […]
This is the icicle reduced to its bare bones. Actually this is the “stage” of the icicle that I fish most often because it works just as well as the others and is super fast to tie. In addition, like the “reduced” version, there is no tail and no body, eliminating the hassle of tearing […]
I received a question about John Beth’s bunny flies and his other “giant killers” that he uses for Lake Michigan tributary salmon, browns, and steelhead. The question asks: “Hello! Do these flies ride hook up or hook down? I see the eyes on top of the hook (like a clouser) so I would think they […]