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...
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...
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...
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...
TroutHunters ......On my recent trip to Yellowstone we made a stop at TroutHunter Fly Shop in Island Park, Idaho. Behind the shop counter was my old friend...
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...