We’ve got a three-way post today – Jordan Sly weighs in from Alaska West with a great, practical fly tying tip he picked up from angler Kevin Harris. Thanks guys! Tying with Twist Ties I’ll be adding a couple twist ties to my tying kit after watching Kevin Harris tie a couple flies in the…
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Senyo’s Standard Intruder Trailer Hook Wire
If you like tying Intruder-style flies for steelhead and salmon, you’re going to like this one. Deneki alumnus Trevor Covich has turned into one heck of a tyer. Now a part of Olympic Peninsula Skagit Tactics, Trevor wrote up today’s post on his best solution for your trailer wire needs. Thanks, T! Senyo’s Standard Intruder…
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Fly Tying – Be Creative
Jordan Sly is back today with a little diddy on fly tying. Be Creative When You’re Tying Flies Some of my first memories growing up were sitting on my grandpa’s lap, my hands in his, tying flies at his vise. He hardly ever used known patterns – he just tried to match organisms found in…
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Follow an Alaska Fishing Guide’s Preparations
Spencer Dixon guides for Alaska West during the summer months. During the winter he guides out of Cascadia Fly Shop in Oregon – and he’s writing a series of posts for the Cascadia blog about his preparations for the summer at Alaska West. He started with this post – 65 days before his departure for…
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Loaded Up
Somebody did a darned fine job tying flies in preparation for their trip to Andros South. Nice work, Bjorn! More on Bonefish Flies Veverka’s Mantis Shrimp – Bob Veverka Tells Us About It! Big Flies and Rubber Legs Tom Larimer on Tying for South Andros
Tying Flies for Andros Bonefish
Tom Larimer was one of our attendees at Andros FIBFest 2011 a couple of weeks back. Tom’s focused mainly on steelhead as his day job, and today he draws a very interesting parallel between steelhead and bonefish in the realm of fly design. Thanks for the thoughts, Tom! Be Creative One of my favorite elements…
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Cantaria Beetle Fly Evolution
Over the years, Chile West manager Chris Price has been tying and fishing Cantaria beetle patterns of all shapes and sizes. Today we get to hear from Chris about the evolution of the beetle pattern. Cantaria Beetle Fly Evolution Back in the day, some 12 to 14 years ago, when a few of us first started…
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Spinnin’ Some Up
Bruce Chard whips up some goodness at a Conch Shell House bonefish fly tying demo, mid-week at one of his bonefishing schools at Andros South. More on Bonefish Flies Bob Veverka on his Mantis Shrimp Big Flies and Rubber Legs What’s Your Favorite?
Tying Confidence Flies
Today we continue our great run of guest posts, with an article on tying ‘confidence flies’ from Dan Huff, the guy behind Angling Obsession. Angling Obsession is a blog focused on fishing the Great Lakes, where trout, salmon, and steelhead provide opportunity for fishing adventure 365 days a year. Thanks Dan – we’re headed to…
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Larimer’s Reverse Marabou Tube Fly
One of Tom Larimer’s go-to flies these days for winter steelhead, summer steelhead and king salmon in Alaska is one of his own designs – the Reverse Marbou Tube. NOTE: If you’re viewing this in a newsletter or a reader, click here to hear Tom talk about his steelhead and salmon fly on YouTube. The…
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