Today's Flavor ....
Today’s flavor is Hendricksons. There’s a steady drip from the roof eaves as the snow melts and the forest floor outside my window is...
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The Busy Season ....
In "A River Runs Through It" Norman Maclean writes "we were left to assume , as my brother and I did, that all first-class fisherman on...
Another Hendrickson ....
I love seeing all the different versions of Hendricksons that fly tyers are posting on social media lately. Last week I went traditional...
Coq de Leon .....
There are so many ways to use these beautiful feathers. While they certainly see their share of use in nymph tails and have fibers that...
In-ˌflü-ən(t)s ….
“Influence” according to the wisdom of Merriam Webster is “to have an effect on the condition or development of”. I’ve been fortunate to...
Keeping it Smooth ....Part III
Two weeks ago I talked about the need for creating a level, smooth under body when making a fly body from goose or turkey biots. Last...
The Warmup .....
While I seldom take many breaks from tying flies, it happens from time to time especially during the late summer when my customer orders...
Dances with CDC .....
Cul de Canard feathers are one of my favorite materials and play a big role in many of my “Signature Fly” patterns. Anyone that’s ever...
A Little Twist .....
There are multiple angles on the topic of thread control, which is one of the key elements in fly tying. While learning how and when to...
Tying One .....
I taught a fly tying class yesterday with the Anglers Club of Philadelphia at the TCO Fly Shop in Haverford, Pennsylvania. This a very...
The Simple Things ……
There’s an old axiom that says some of the best things in life are the simplest of things; and at times that turns out to also be true in...
Assembly lines .......
Last week I wrote about the benefit of batch tying and practice and the way that this approach can impact the quality of your flies. This...
Sig-nə-ˌchu̇r
Merriam Webster defines “signature” as something that serves to set apart or identify. My goal with the new version of my website was to...
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