Search Results for: fly tying
Fly Tying: Balanced Damsel
The Balanced Damsel, is a favorite fly among fly anglers who enjoy lake fishing for trout. When fished under an indicator or stripped in water columns with a sinking line,...
Unconventional Thinking: Fly Tying – Chewy Halo Shrimp
Chewy Halo Shrimp. Image: www.flyfisherman.com There are a lot of flies out there, but as fly tiers, we mostly follow standards and common practices because they are tried and true....
Dry Fly Alaska
Many rivers in Alaska offer trout fishing that is unrivaled anywhere else on the planet. Generally, salmon appear in July, and it's nonstop mayhem and fish rodeos until September. But...
Fly Tying: Foam Stimulator
Most anglers associate Alaska with large trout with flesh patterns, swinging leeches, and beads. There is a reason for it. Many anglers don't realize that you can dry fly fish...
Fly Tying: Complex Twist Bugger
Trout bugs are cool. The Complex Twist Bugger is cool. It is a great streamer that gives you a mix of old school and new school all wrapped in one...
The Fly Tying Mindset with Alex Belonga
Alex Belonga with Straits On the Fly, Custom Flies, and contributor to Deneki Outdoors gives us some insight and things to consider when tying flies. Alex started tying flies after...
Fly Tying: Pot Bellied Pig
What seems many years ago now, I booked my first steelhead trip in British Columbia. Having asked my good friend Brian Niska what sort of patterns I would need for...
Featured Photographer: Matt Vaughn
Dap The fly rod and reel don't make the fly angler, but the person behind it does. The same is true for photographers. It's not the camera, but the person...
