fly tying
Gear Review: A Vise for a Vice
Regal Medallion and Revolution Vises on Bronze Pocket Bases. All Photos: Jim Kim Talking about fly tying vises in the fly tying world can be polarizing as well...almost anything else...
Fly Tying: Fox Alevin
Fox Alevin Fly Well, it's springtime. Streams and rivers are starting to open up, and water is beginning to flow. (Channel your best David Attenborough while reading this next part)...
“Speyish” Green Butt Skunk
The Green Butt Skunk has accounted for numerous fish, and since its inception around the 1950s by Dan Callaghan, it has become one of the most effective and popular steelhead...
Fly Tying: Jigged Frenchie Hot Spot
It's springtime in Alaska. The snow is melting, the days are longer, and hopefully, you've already replenished your windshield washer fluid. Sping also means, the streams are flowing and spring...
Fly Tying: Critter Sculpin
During the October and November months in Alaska, it is the ideal time to fish with two handed rods. The water is low, the scenery is majestic and with less...
Fly Tying: Rainbow Warrior
The days are getting longer, the sun is brighter and more intense, and the thaw freeze cycle puts our wipers to the test. All good signs that spring is coming...
Fly Tying: Flashy Tube Bandit
The Flashy Tube Bandit The month of August in Alaska is a special time of year. The salmon have made their way through the rivers and have begun their prescribed...
Fly Tying: Partridge & Orange Soft Hackle
Soft Hackles are a forgotten and underrated fly pattern in Alaska. They shouldn’t be. Soft hackles are divided into two categories; Buzz flies, which are tied with palmered hackle to...
