Articulated and stinger-style flies are all the rage these days, and for good reason, they work! Flies designed with a ‘trailer’ hook offer a number advantages over classic long-shank style hooks. First and foremost, the addition of a trailer hook allows for the use of shorter shanked hooks that are far less likely to lever-out…
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We Got a Facelift!
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already noticed that our site looks a little different today. That’s because today we’re launching our new website! Our team has been working hard this winter to put together a more modern and user friendly site that we think you’ll appreciate. Don’t worry, we’ll still be pumping out the…
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Three Good Articles
We write a lot of articles about fly fishing, but we also read a lot of articles about fly fishing too. That’s why every once in a while we like to take a day to share a few articles, from other websites, that we really enjoyed. Today is one of those days. Enjoy! Three Good…
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Three Good Articles
It’s that time of the month when we share three good fly fishing articles, from other websites, that we really liked and think you might too! Enjoy! Ten Cold Weather Fishing Tips. ‘Tis the season! Some great tips on how to catch fish while keeping warm this winter from Zach Matthews of The Itinerant Angler….
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Bonefish Flies – Our Favorites for South Andros (Updated)
It’s been a while since we’ve ran a comprehensive list of our favorite bonefish flies for South Andros. While we still use many of the same patterns, we’ve developed a few more favorites for our flats, and today we tell you about those favorites. Our fishery is pretty unique when compared to other bonefishing locations….
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What Do You Want Us to Tie?
We like to stay in touch with what you, our readers, want to see (or see more of) on our blog. So, every once in a while we like to run a post asking what you want us to write about? Without fail, one of the most common requests is for more step by step…
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HMH Poly Tubes
We really like tube flies. They’re fun to tie, fun to fish, and offer advantages that traditional shank or hook style flies just can’t compete with. However, not all tube materials are created equal. We’ve tied on many styles of tubing from inexpensive ‘Q-Tip’ tubes to many of the commercial fly tying tubes available today, but…
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Fish Alaska with Stuart Foxall in 2015!
We’re excited to announce that our good buddy Stuart Foxall will be hosting not one, but two weeks during the 2015 season at Alaska West, and he wants you to join him! Stuart is a world renowned fly designer for Aqua Flies, Loop Akademi Fly Dresser, and part of Loop Tackle’s Development Team. He’s also a fantastic…
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2014 Bonefish and Tarpon Trust Symposium
Its almost that time of year for the annual Bonefish and Tarpon Trust (BTT) Symposium. BTT will be holding their 5th annual International Bonefish and Tarpon Symposium on November 7-8, 2014 at the IGFA museum in Dania Beach, Florida. According to BTT, the symposium will include numerous presentations from today’s top bonefish, tarpon, and permit…
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Dr. Slick Razor Scissors
We tie a lot of flies over the course of the year, and one thing we’ve learned after turning out hundreds (maybe even thousands) of flies each season is that quality fly tying tools make a difference. Good tools are not only more comfortable to use in most cases, but they usually turn out better looking…
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