One of the unique features of the reduced icicle is the ability to use any flash material and any color flash material on the fly. For example, one can use red LiquiFlash for the body/tail (wing) and then add black LiquiFlash to the white hair. All of a sudden, the world becomes a different place. […]
The Icicle, as I tied it in its previous posting, is the “complete” version with tail, body, and collar. The one I’m posting now is the reduced version in which the body and tail are replaced by a “wing” of pearlescent flash material tied in at the back of the collar position and allowed to […]
Writing about the woodshed made me think about how cold it was a couple of the days that I worked outside, and that reminded me that i promised Roger Lynn I’d put up a post on the tying of the icicle. First we;ll do the full monte version with parts for everyone. Later I’ll post […]
I has been another very busy week. Our first volume in the Fly Fishing Series, entitled, Fishing the Film is at the printers and we’ve been proofing and approving. llast approval will be today and then off to the presses! In the meantime, I am getting ready for a fishing excursion to Canada to try […]
I asked Terry what flies he was using for muskies and he told me that he was using the patterns of my old friend, Bill Sherer. Bill has long been on the forefront of designs that employ not only size and movement but also the use of the acoustic footprint as well. Predator fish that […]
This is one of my most favorite mayfly dun designs. It sits correctly, the wing has a strong profile, the poly yarn gives the wing a natural sheen, and the fish eat it very well. It’s super easy to tie, and that makes it even more desirable.
The concept of selectivity is an easy one to understand–there’s a really, really high concentration of one type of food organism, and the fish feed on that organism and shun all others. This allows the fish to target a known food item and thereby maximize food intake and minimize energy expenditure. Well, we normally think […]
My fishing pal, John Beth, will be on the river with me on Monday. He loves fishing egg flies for Steelhead, and is very effective at it. His egg “fly” is tied with soft, silicon eggs available from Cabela’s. These are Otter’s Soft Eggs. They are wonderfully simple to tie with and make superb flies. […]
Yes there are more sculpins. We’ll end this series with number 4, which illustrates designing with pens. After the basic Bullhead Sculpin is endowed with body and head, scissors and permanent markers are used to enhance the overall look of the imitation. Have a peek at the page for the Bullhead Sculpin #4 to see […]
OK, Bullhead Sculpin version 3 is up on its own page. Have a look. There are a couple of new spins to the imitation that you will find very interesting and useful in your own design work.