What can we say about Jerry French…pioneer, innovator, inventor, creative…all adverbs to describe Jerry. You can add up the years of experience like dog years…they are exponential. Through trial and error, collaboration and many years on the water, Jerry French is a purveyor of all things fly fishing. From flies, to rods, and reels, Jerry’s…
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Fly Tying
5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Swung Fly Chinook Game by Frank Day
There is nothing more exciting to me at this point in my life than swinging flies to chrome bright Chinooks within a stone’s throw of the salt. Chinook are some of the finest anadromous quarry to be found in our west coast waters. They are the largest of the pacific salmon and have an attitude…
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The Fly Shop
It’s been a long winter and an even longer spring. With mandates being lifted, and people starting to come out of their COVID cocoons, people – especially anglers – are anxious to get outside. Across the world, people have been stuck in their homes trying to figure out a “new normal.” From buying your groceries…
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Head Cement
For the majority of the flies I tie, I rarely use head cement on my whip finish. But if I am tying a saltwater fly or a larger streamer type pattern, I do like to put a drop of my favorite glue, Liquid Fusion, on to help increase the durability. Most people put the head…
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Fly Tying Friday // Egg Sucking Leech
Renowned fly tier, fisherman and friend of Deneki, Stuart Foxall, is back with Jay Bartlett of Fly Fish Adventures to share another fly tying video, this time of a classic Egg Sucking Leech but tied stinger style, not on a tube. Be sure to turn your volume up when watching! If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or…
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One Fly To Rule Them All
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the classic chartreuse and white clouser minnow. I am running the tab as I go here but with this fly I have landed the following species: trout, bass, walleye, catfish, perch, panfish, striper, whiper, bonefish, roosterfish, multiple types of trevally, snapper, jack crevalle, juvenile tarpon, snook, and pompano. I…
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Fly Tying Friday // Darth Wader
Renowned fly tier, fisherman and friend of Deneki, Stuart Foxall, is back with Jay Bartlett of Fly Fish Adventures to share another fly tying video, this time of the dark destroyer of salmonids. I must admit, this intruder style fly has one of my favorite names for a pattern. Be sure to turn your volume up when…
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Fly Tying Friday // Pink Intruder
Renowned fly tier and fisherman, Stuart Foxall, is back with Jay Bartlett of Fly Fish Adventures to share another fly tying video. This week Stuart twisted up a classic Pink Intruder. No fly box is complete without a couple intruders and this color combo is a favorite of Stuarts. Be sure to turn your volume up when…
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Timeless Tips// Benefits Of Short Tag Ends
When tying flies, start with a short tag end so that you do not need to go back and trim the excess thread. This won’t save you a ton of time at first but think of all the flies you have tied in your life and the extra couple of seconds you have taken on…
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“Gear” You Need // Chickabou
With my home state being placed under a Stay At Home Order fly tying has become even more of a central theme in my daily routine. In order to pass the time, I have been mixing it up with new patterns or trying to incorporate different materials into classic flies. One lesser used material that…
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