Fly fishing and more

I've written various postings about hackle and the history of genetic hackles. Here is a great video on the history of Whiting Farms an...

It has been a while I've tied at fly fishing events. I used to tie more regularly at events when I was in college some 20+ years ago. ...

After watching this video about the Elk River near Fernie in British Columbia, I had a flash back. The  Elk river  is one of the pret...

We try to make nice flies out of feathers. Here  is someone who really makes art out of feathers. Wow...

I've posted several posts on the subject on fast rods in the past and wondering why companies like Sage keep on churning out fast and ...

Using a drone someone captured the yearly run of the Sockeye salmon to the upper tributaries of the main river systems around lake Illiamna ...

A hot sunny day probably inspired me to tie this diving frog. This frog is tied Whitlock style , which has a slightly flatter head than the...

Every once in a while you get this smile on your face when you start casting a rod. I ran into this (no name) 8 weight rod on a sale some 10...

Backcountry - South Island is the feature movie of the 2016 edition of RISE Fly Fishing Film Festival and the follow up of the amazing  Ba...

A nice footage of cutthroat fishing somewhere in Montana. Where do we line up?… Still regret not fishing the .….. Creek (not sure I'm...

This little private  spring creek near Dillon, Montana has some hot fishing as this video shows. The footages show a fishery very similar t...

1998 trip to Alberta (Canada) and Montana (USA). First destination of the trip: the Crowsnest river. Simply splendid.

Another oldie. I think I tied this Matuka Sculpin somewhere around 1992. I was inspired by the sculpin tied by Dave Whitlock in the book ...

Here is a very nice footage of a very nice stream in the Italian alps with a rising grayling caught with a short fiberglass rod.

Two  quotes  from Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia : “Fly fishing has built itself into a corner,” he reflects. “There’s a dad with...

I recently picked up tying some dry flies again to get warmed up for my Catskill project . I found out I didn't have a few hackle colors...

Yesterday Chris Helm passed away. He will be missed. I've known Chris for more than 20 years . We met at several fly fishing shows dur...

I've got more rods than I can ever fish during my lifetime (and longer). But recently I have been talking with Chris Barclay  about bu...

A few items are as non controversial as a bobbin holder. Yet there is more to know about this essential tool for fly tiers. I've been us...

You've probably heard and read the raves about fluorocarbon tippet being the magic wand. It's invisible to the fish, it sinks like a...