Fly fishing and more

I have (had) this idyllic view of New Zealand. Fishing in solitude in a vast landscape looking like the back drop of Lord of the Rings wit...

Here's something I've wanted to write about for some time. The inconsistency of casting instruction and many (if any?) instructors ...

Harry Darbee meets Quill Gordon

The documentary Chasing the Taper  (almost 1.30 hour long) is finally out on Vimeo as 'Video-on-demand' . I watched a part yesterday...

Love the speckled look of the Coq de Leon hen hackle! A variation with a Dark barred gin...

This was the last fly of yesterday evening. Found this fly in Mike Valla's book ' Tying the Founding Flies '. What a neat looki...

Vintage Mustad 94842 size 12 Grizzly hackle tip wings Stripped peacock quill body Hackle is mix of Hebert Miner Cree and Collins brown...

Charlie Craven's article on tying threads is a great reference on what thread is best for which application. Check it out here

April Vokey shows how to tie a tube fly. I really like the easy to understand steps April shows here. Also check out April's new webs...

The ingredients: Vintage Mustad 94842 size 12 Double slip mallard wings Pink floss body Silver tinsel Hebert Miner Medium Ginger cape ...

Tied another Catskill dry fly this evening, the March Brown. I used a vintage Mustad 94842 hook this time. The hook shank is maybe slightly ...

The ingredients: Vintage Mustad 94842 size 12 Vintage Harry Darbee grizzly hen hackle tips for the wings Hebert Miner Cree cape Veevus...

Many of the issues I see happening in fly fishing are described here . Time to look in the mirror... I posted a similar post back in 201...

A fine full dressed salmon fly is a work of art, but is also looked at with fear. Here's a tutorial how to tie a Silver Doctor that tak...

I reviewed the DVD Trout Grass back in 2005. It has become the documentary about the journey Tonkin bamboo making ...

One of the big influencers (this word wasn't around back then yet...) that triggered my interest in tying with deer hair is Jimmy Nix....

Thanks Joe! Read here for more about my friendship with Joe Messinger Jr.

My Q&A's started as an idea to interview some of the memorable people I've met in fly fishing, both online as well as offline. R...

Here's another rodent on its way to Texas

Two original letters written by Charles F. Orvis , the founder of Orvis , that was purchased at a Florida Antique Tackle Collectors Show in ...