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Aqua Flies for King Salmon – 5 Favorites
Chinook, and a Chinook size Dirty Hoh. Photo: Hugh Curry. In a few short months we'll be heading North to kick off our summer seasons, swinging...

Trout Fishing – Solving the Riddle
Be systematic. Photo: Abe Blair. Last week we ran a post asking you, our readers, what you'd like to read about on our blog. We received a...

Jerry French’s ‘Dirty Hoh’ Coming to a Fly Shop Near You
French's 'Dirty Hoh,' steelhead size, black/blue version. Photo: Aqua Flies. If you like swinging flies, odds are you recognize the name of steelhead guru and Alaska...

The Franc N Snaelda – Tying Instructions
All hail the Franc N Snaelda. Photos: Nic Jepson. Over the course of a year, we're fortunate to fish with a lot of great anglers, many of...

Bonefishing Tip: Adjusting Fly Weight on the Water
What you'll need. Photos: Michael Gracie. Today we present you with a super clever tip (and some well deserved snarkiness) courtesy of long-time Deneki pal, Michael Gracie,...

Selecting King Salmon Flies
Color matters. Photos: Stuart Foxall. In just over a month we kick off our summer seasons at our Alaska operations. That means it won't be long...

Time to Learn Your Spey’s and Dee’s
Spey and Dee Style Flies. Photos: Stuart Foxall. One thing we love about tying flies is the rich tradition and history associated with our craft. There's...

Be Brave – Try Something Different
This is not staged.. Photo: Doug Jett. Fly fisherman are a stubborn bunch. We all have our confidence flies - The tried and true patterns we...