Note: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. “Fishing, and fly tying, for that matter, are supposed to be fun. Given the opportunity, casting to hungry Redfish can be as much fun as anything out there. Every spring, from Louisiana to Florida, Sand…
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Fly Tying Friday // The Kriller
If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. “It’s easy to get stuck in a rut when it comes to tying steelhead flies. Everyone has their superstitions about what does and doesn’t work. Unfortunately, this means we almost exclusively fish patterns that are based…
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Fly Tying Friday // The Mantis Candy
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. “Malaysian fly tyer, Dron Lee, is one of my favorites when it comes to creativity and color. He is well known in Southeast Asia for his innovative work at the vise, but perhaps less so…
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Fly Tying Friday // The Snake Doctor
Note: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. “In the stillwater world, damselflies get a lot of press, and for good reason. They hatch in prolific numbers during the spring and summer and can lead to some pretty impressive takes from trout and…
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Fly Tying Friday // The Pincushion Merkin
Note: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. “Del Brown’s Merkin is undoubtedly one of, if not the most, successful permit fly of all time. In fact, a Permit or Redfish box looks incomplete without at least a few Merkins. Many of your…
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Tying The Fresh Flesh
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. “Wednesday of this week marked a day of action for the effort to stop the Pebble Mine development permit. Outdoor brands and Anglers alike joined forces to spread the message that the Army Corps of…
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Fly Tying Friday // Tying The Honeypot
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. “In the right environment we all know how effective neutral colored bonefish flies can be on discerning fish. But, when wind and tidal flows color up a sand flat it pays to add a little…
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Tying The Lulu Intruder
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. “It will come as no surprise at this point that this week’s steelhead/king fly is going to involve a lot of movement. The Lulu is a combination of a number of popular patterns and can…
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Tying Amy’s Ant
NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to see the video on our website. For Fly Tying Friday this week Jack Reis is twisting up one of my favorite flies on the planet, Amy’s Ant. Amy has always been a good friend of mine. She can imitate a large…
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Tying Edison’s Teardrop
Jack Reis welcomes in the month of March with his go to Tarpon Fly. If you have any requests for future Fly Tying Friday’s, be sure to let us know in the comment section below! “With Tarpon season right around the corner I thought this week we would tie up one of my favorite flies…
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