There are realistic flies and then there are realistic flies. Marcelo Malventano makes the realistic, realistic version. You need to see these flies! Go his site La esencia del Atado for a real eye opening experience.
How does one know when a leader needs to be changed. In the lion pack, it’s when the old boy can no longer defend himself. In humans it’s usually when the company is failing or the party in power changes. But in fly fishing, it’s when the mono looses it elasticity. Mono has a bit […]
Tying the Nailess Nail Knot every time one needs or wants to change a leader is a real pain in the back side. In addition it requires that the line be trimmed back an inch or two with each change, This is good for line manufacturers because one would need to buy new lines on […]
At the Edmonton Seminar that I conducted with Mike Lawson, I was asked several questions about tying the adult caddis imitations that I use. I tied the Poly Caddis, but there was not time to tie the Devil Bug. This is a modification of the Tom Thumb fly of Canada. The modification comes in the […]
This is an excerpt from Chapter Seven of our forthcoming book, Reading Waters. Chapter Seven is entitled “Reading Rapids.” The excerpt below is about one of the least understood aspects of reading rapids, “The Secret River.” This is just a very small sampling of the mass of information that we have built into the book. […]
I literally just completed the first draft of our second book in the “Fly Fishing” series, entitled “Reading Waters.” Like the first book, “Fishing the Film,” it is loaded with practical information illustrated with stories from our angling lives. Now, Mr. Senior Editor gets to have his way with it–right Jason? Here are the chapter […]
When the water’s surface gets a bit choppy, images in the window get chopped up. Below are two photos of this phenomenon. Look at them carefully. No wonder the angler can get so close to the fish in riffle water.
I had several requests for the gang at Edmonton to post the tying instructions for the Braided Butt Damsel–so here they are, straight out of Designing Trout Flies.
Day two at the Northern Lights Fly Tyers TU Chapter Symposium was even more lively than day one. I suspect that people found day one to be fun, with lots of banter between the group and either Mike or me, so they came loaded for today’s talks. Mike opened with “Fly Fishing Approach and Presentation […]
Mike and I began at 9 am this morning and went round robin for the day. I opened with “Nymphing from Top to Bottom,” then Mike came on with “Spring Creek Magic.” To finish the morning, I tied some favorite flies: I dressed the Braided Butt Damsel, Yarn Wing Dun, Poly Caddis, and Hair Leg […]