Resources For Beginners and Beyond!
It is not only more rewarding to catch fish on flies that you’ve tied, but in our opinion, tying your own flies makes one a better angler.
If you are new to fly tying our “Fly Tying For Beginners” is a great place to start!
By Summer, in my locale, both the Susquehanna and its tributaries have warmed enough for the bass to return, en masse. While I cannot deny my own acute preoccupation with salmonids, I relish the fact that bass requires different tactics, gear, and flies to catch. When the water gets to those temperatures where catch-and-release fishing …
Casting to the Beat of a Different Drum Redfish, or red drum, are big, powerful fish that can provide a larger-than-life fight and just enough of a challenge to keep fly fishers from all over headed south during the Summer in pursuit of them. This article is going to mainly be about the best patterns …
Big Flies for Educated Trout The Lake Erie steelhead run is an event that many of my peers don’t miss. They are usually armed with large spinning rods that can chuck a plug hundreds of feet with a flick of the wrist, and the cuts of meat they bring back from their travels always put …
A Little Insight Fly tying is delicate, intricate work, whether you’re tying streamers or midges. For those flies that are true to life, and of similar size to the bugs they are imitating, tying them can be a migraine-inducing endeavor. Using some type of magnifying glass can greatly reduce the inevitable strain on your eyes …
Our Top 10 best dry flies for trout, as well as a dry fly FAQ, tips on fishing dries AND an entomology overview! Floating, Fluttering, and Falling Dry flies are for most anglers, an absolute dream. Casting out to that brown trout sipping of the surface at dusk is the moment you think about when …
The first trout that I ever laid hands on was a handsome 12-inch rainbow trout, caught in my stocked, local ‘Fishing Creek’, under the watchful eye of my father at age 8. I was too small yet to accompany my father into the high mountain streams he fished so consistently in his youth, but I …
Tying flies. 🐛 🦟For some, it’s a way to pass the time between fishing outings. For others, it’s as much of a lifelong pursuit as fly fishing is. People end up at the tying bench for a lot of reasons – whether it’s to twist up a specific pattern that can’t be purchased, or because …
If you told me I had to fish with only three flies for the rest of my life, one of them would without a doubt be the infamous Wooly Bugger. In this article we will look at: History of the Wooly Bugger How to fish Wooly Buggers How to fish warm water species with a …
Our aim with this guide is to provide YOU with the best fly tying vise reviews/knowledge for 2023 products. In this comprehensive guide I’ll cover: If you’re in the market for a new hook gripper, you’ll love this guide. Let’s dive in! Author’s Picks! Want to get right to our fly tying vise reviews? Click …
To Kit Or Not to Kit, That is the Question Beginner fly tying kits are not advocated by all. The argument from fly tyers who are opposed to kits is that the quality of materials and tools are not worth the money. This is true in some, but certainly not all cases. What we feel …
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