Very often in my designs I use a loop of thread to spin custom chenilles of deer hair, dubbing, furs, soft hair, and other materials. It is critical that a loop be formed that is closed tightly at the top. This is an easy maneuver once you see it done. I’ve added a page to […]
Flies that work are good flies regardless of their complexity. In fact, my goal in fly designing has been to reduce flies to the absolute minimum essential features in order to determine those features that trigger the fish’s feeding response. In the process I have developed a series of Down and Dirty flies that are […]
This came in today’s email, and I wanted everyone to see these great photos. Mr. Borger, I met you at the fly show in Somerset a few years ago and enjoyed your seminars greatly. You talked with my husband Shawn and I, and I expressed my love for naturals as well. I just wanted to […]
The shoulder is the fulcrum of the cast, not the elbow and not the wrist, although they are involved. That is to say that the arm swings at the shoulder during the casting stroke. And that is precisely what it does. The casting stroke is exactly like a simple arm swinging motion. In fact, if […]
The weekend of February 26-28 I will be a the Fly Fishing Show in Pleasanton, CA. To check out the demos, presentations, and classes that I and others will offer at the Show go to the Fly Fishing Show Pleasanton CA.
Underwater Oz, my friend Ozzie Ozefovich, has released his new DVD on the Trout’s Window, and it’s a “must see” for every fly fisher because it clearly details the physical aspects of the trout’s window and the peception of thee angler by the trout. “Trout Vision and Refraction” is now available on his website www.underwateroz.com […]
Interestingly, I’ve had several inquires about the Wet/Dry Fly, so I’ve put up a page showing the fly and discussing the tying. This is one of my “go-to” flies during heavy hatches when the fish are focusing on emergers and cripples. It’s extremely simple, but also extremely effective. Have a look.
Nancy and Jason and I started teaching fly fishing schools at the Vermejo Ranch in 1975. The next year, Bob Pelzl, from Albuquerque joined us. And then in 1977, Dick Blumershine and Jim Aubrey came on board. It was a great crew, and for 25 years we held forth at Vermejo, teaching both advanced and […]
Of all the line pickups (did you catch that) (yes, puns intended) the “C” Pickup is perhaps my most favorite. It allows the angler to clean the line smoothly off the surface and dry a fly if needed, without the need for a false cast. Here’s a description of the “C” Pickup from our forthcoming […]
I received the following email from Marcelo Malventano with a link that shows the tying of his Palmer Stone. I pass it on to all those who want to see the steps in tying a realsitic fishing fly. iT´S A PLEASURE FOR ME THAT I´LL PUBLISH AN ARTICLE ABOUT STONE PALMER IN FLYANGLERS WEB PAGE: […]