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John’s Giant Killers

Posted on December 23, 2010, 10:13 am, by Gary Borger, under Fall Browns in the Lake States, Fall Salmon in the Lake States, Fly Tying, John Beth Flies, Letters to GB, Long Fly Tactics, Steelhead in the Lake States.

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 […]

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Hangin’ Shot

Posted on November 8, 2010, 1:25 pm, by Gary Borger, under Fly Fishing Tactics, Long Fly Tactics.

I mentioned this in an earlier post, but wanted to show it in photos to make clear what I was discussing. This is a tactic that my friend, Dr. Gary Eaton, uses when fishing minnow imitations on the spring creeks of Missouri and other streams with a gravel bottom. The shot is attached to the […]

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