Top 10 Summer Dry Fly Patterns
Feed them the floating protein...'Tis the season to be throwing dry flies, and in many cases, BIG dry flies. We have been having a blast throwing flies that consist mostly of foam and rubber legs, and...
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The Project Cicada
Another Go-To Crunch BugProject Cicada (v. 2)I had a friend ask the other day "why retool or re-design a Cicada pattern when you have a good one already in the 'Sickada'?". I guess I rarely look at any...
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Fripple 3.0: Caddibaetis
And yet another variation...Fripple: CaddisbaetisI look back on my history with the original or version 2.0 Fripple patterns and find I've tweaked this fly more than probably any other pattern in my...
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Complex Twist Tube Fly & Peak Tube Vise
The Deflectinator Gets An OverhaulComplex Twist - Tube StyleWhen I first wrote about the Deflectinator a couple of years back, Cheech hadn't quite spilled the beans on the Complex Twist method for...
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Leetle Beetle
Quick and effectiveLeetle Beetle in Black"Uh... yes... I'd like materials to tie a fly that is quick and effective sir." Summer time is a great time to expand your terrestrial game, and we have been...
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Card's Cicada Variation
Could this be "THE" guide fly?For those of you who don't know Charlie Card, hes a guy who has been rowing a drift boat longer than he has been driving. I knew Charlie in high school, but I really...
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Sparkle Minnow Variation
Fill up a box in no timeAs much as I love fishing Complex Twist Buggers, this fly has found a permanent spot in my streamer box because of how simple it is to tie and how effective it is. I recently...
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Cinnamon Toast Ant
Not for human consumptionCinnamon Toast Ant with the Rising Brookie netThe good thing about having friends that are super fishy is that they give you the feedback needed to create killer bugs. Around...
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Review: Zeal Optics
Sustainability and quality in one packageCurtis wrangles a nice rainbow while sporting Zeal glassesI remember the trip when I realized how important good lenses are. I had a lot of experience fishing...
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California Leech Variation
It's highly adaptableCalifornia LeechSeveral years ago when I first started to poorly cast, kick, and strip (I know... bad play on words) or as I called it "stillwater fishing," I was a bugger guy....
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Desk Dump: 5 for Summer
5 Materials for SummerDesk Dump: 5 for SummerI know it may be disappointing, based on the title here, if you were expecting to see my dog taking a dukey on my desk, but no we'll save that for a later...
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Biot CDC Callibaetis
Feed the GulpersBiot CDC Callibaetis, the Slurpee of the lakesRemember that time when you were fishing your favorite reservoir out of your donut float tube? The time when you were rigged up with your...
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Fly Tying Room Renovation
The fly tying desk gets a faceliftI usually go through some sort of fly box or fly tying area re-arrangement once every year or two -- especially during the dead of winter when I'm spending more time...
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Sponsor Me Bro...
Follow for follow? Like for like?Do you fish for pictures? Neither do I.#followforfollow #likeforlike. When I started with this social media world 3 years ago I had no idea what those things meant!...
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I'm Sponsored Bro!
Gimme, gimme free stuff...Cheech's failed attempt at pro-staffing prison camo-wearSo Cheech's latest rant the other day coincided with a some thoughts and grumbles I've had rumbling (and I'm not a...
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Cheech Leech
My Favorite Streamer - hands down.Black/Red Cheech Leech at Glamour Shots in the mall**Update**As we do with many of our patterns as we fish them more and more, we find ways to improve them for...
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The Short Stack Slider: Carp, Crappie and Bluegill patrol
Sliders Don't SuckBlack/Yellow Short Stack SliderI'm a sucker for bluegill and crappie flies. And although carp aren't the most popular quarry on my fly rods, I've caught enough of them to know enough...
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Slum Hopper
Simplify your foam gameAfter we came up with the Project Hopper, I quickly realized that I didn't like to tie it very much due to how long it took to cut out all of the foam pieces. I liked the...
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Mongrel Meat 2
More meat for the carnivoresPurple Mongrel Meat 2The Mongrel Meat has been one of our very best streamer patterns for a few years now, but like many of our patterns, we tweak and modify them constantly...
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5 Tying Station No-No's
Just say "NO"I realize this post might not go over well with a lot of people, but sometimes you just gotta help your friends make some informed decisions. And before anyone that reads this wants to...
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