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New Fly Rod Unboxing: Loop Cross SX
A new rod in the house!We were stoked to hear about Loop's new Cross SX series of fly rods a few weeks back and had heard some really good feedback from a few folks who had tried them out. Of course,...
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The Foamerger: Midge Emerger Extraordinaire
My go-to midge pattern for fussy fishUpdated dressing for the FoamergerThis is literally one of the easiest patterns you'll EVER tie.The pattern, however, was designed out of pure frustration. I was...
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Streamworks Scissors: Review
Another player on the marketAdjustable Tension 5" After a vigorous effort in cleaning up my desk last month it's almost back to the point of no return. The thread is exploring all the nooks and...
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Street Sweeper - Articulated Streamer Pattern
More brushes than a street sweeperStreet SweeperIt's no secret that fish love to stick flashy things in their mouths. Some of my most effective patterns are almost entirely made of flash because of...
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Deep Dish Green Drake Nymph
A Beefy BugPhoto from Troutnut.comI remember the first time I ever saw a Green Drake nymph while seining a local small stream. I thought, based on the juicy plumpness of the bug, any self-respecting...
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Low Brow Articulated Streamer Pattern
Fish like food - Feed them meatlow·browˈlōˌbrou/adjectiveadjective: low-brow1.not highly intellectual or cultured.The Low Brow kind of just happened one day at the vise while I was covered head to toe...
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Rod and Tippet Selection - Don't Give Fish Bad Blood
It's not about you. It's about the fishSmall river, big gear. Cheech fights a nice brown with a 5 wt and 2x tippetOne 4th of July I picked up two of my five brothers (No. No sisters. Yes. Crazy...
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Bunny Midge
Small, proportionate, AND visible.UPDATE!We wanted to highlight a few newer materials that we have been using in our midge tying. Snow shoe hare's foot kind of got hard to find for a little but, so we...
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Quill Body Midge Pupa
Downsized buzzer styleA pile of Quill Body PupaeThere are likely only a few fly fishers who have not, at some point or another, had to fish a midge/chironomid/buzzer pattern. Many freshwater trout...
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Sprout Midge - Dry Fly
Sometimes Simple is BestBlack Sprout MidgeI remember very clearly when I first started to fish midge dry flies. It was kind of one of those areas that I considered waaaaay over my head, because it...
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Chuck's Midge
A pupa for all seasonsI was introduced to this fly several years ago on a winter fishing excursion with Charlie Card on the Green River in Utah. It was one of those days that were almost too cold to...
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Deep Dish Callibaetis 2.0
Dialed in and drake-compatibleA Drake-ish version of the Deep DishAs I've written before here, here and here about the Deep Dish Callibaetis, it's one of my go-to still water patterns. Although not the...
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Flügenblinger Bugger
Who doesn't need a little bling on their buggers?Flügenblinger BuggerI must admit, it's really been a few years since I've consistently fished any sort of standard bugger or leech pattern. I find...
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Biot Midge Pupa
Add some spice to your pupa lifeBiot PupaOn a trip to one of our favorite cutthroat waters this summer we decided to see what would happen if we decided to match the hatch instead of throw the typical...
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AP Emerger Variation
A Hybrid of a Hybrid flyAP Emerger variationWhen I was still fairly new to the sport, the annual outdoors expo was the highlight of my year because I could go wander around looking at flies, gear,...
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Aero Baetis v 2.0
A Solid Mayfly NymphSince I first featured and did a tutorial on the original Aero Baetis here almost three years ago (crazy how time flies) and true to form on most any pattern I work with, I've come...
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Guide Highlight - Colby Crossland
Channel your inner moustacheEvery February Curtis and I make a trek to Utah's green river to celebrate our birthdays (he's a LOT older than me.) These trips usually consist of waking up at 4:30,...
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Sparklesvelte Blood Worm
Slim, small and deadlySparklesvelte Blood wormIt's hard to beat the effectiveness of a simple blood worm pattern, whether on a lake or in a river or small stream. And while the Gut Bomb, discussed here...
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Ice Hare's Ear
A simple spin on a classicThe Hare's Ear is one of those flies that most people have fished and tied. Part of the charm of a Hare's Ear is that they are super effective even though they are pretty...
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M3 Mayfly Nymph
A realistic Box FillerIn my tying it seems as if I get really caught up in the synthetic materials, flashy fibers, markers, etc... One day while I was fishing a local river on a pretty bright summer...
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