fly tying
Bonefish Flies: Ditch the Head Cement
Gotchas! Photo: Kyle Shea Bonefish have an extremely good sense of smell. It is this sense of smell that allows them to consistently feed on the...
Fly Tying Tip: Taming Your Flash
Nice and tidy. Photo: Kyle Shea Here's a super simple tip for you fly tyers out there. The next time you are working with Krystal Flash,...
Shrimptruder Fly Tying Video
Behold the Shrimptruder. Photo: Kyle Shea Last month we ran a post about a bonefish fly created by Kyle Shea at Andros South. Kyle called the...
Top Posts on Fly Tying
Flies, flies, flies. Photo: Louis Cahill Interested in fly tying? Awesome! Here are our 7 most popular posts on spinning up your own. Top Fly Tying...
Better Mono Eyes
Tasty! All photos by Kyle Shea. Adding mono eyes to your bonefish flies is a simple way to increase the realism of your patterns. Mono eyes...
The Shrimptruder
Shea's Shrimptruder. Photo: Kyle Shea We swing a lot of flies while fishing in Alaska and B.C., and if you read our blog or hopefully visit...
12 Ways to Tie Better Flies Faster
The author, Kyle Shea, following tip #6. Photo: Jordan Sly Winter is here, and for many of us that means it's fly tying season. If you're...
Cotton Swab Tube Flies
Cotton Swab Tubes produce! Photo: Kyle Shea We fish a lot of tube flies at Alaska West, especially when targeting fish on the swing. While there a...