Ostrich Callibeatis
The Stillwater SlayaSo.. despite how much I love tossing streamers, I really love fishing stillwater. My biggest fish have come from stillwaters and I just really enjoy fishing them. One thing I've...
View ArticleYellow Tail Jig - Soft Hackle
Add some Jig to your box with this simple tieYellow TagIt's no secret that jig hooks and slotted beads are rapidly increasing in popularity in the United States. I first was intrigued by the jig style...
View ArticleA New Spin on the Dubbing Brush Table
Next Level Dubbing BrushesDubbing Brush TableSo we've been messing with dubbing brush tables for a while now because, unless you've been living patterns and tutorials with them.under a rock and haven't...
View ArticleModern Nymphing: Video Review
European Nymphing Video ReviewRainbow victim of Euro style nymphing (photo Devin Olsen)We don't do a lot of video or film reviews mainly for the simple reason that there's just a lot of stuff out there...
View ArticleMake Your Own Squirrel Dubbing
The Best, Buggiest Stuff Out ThereWet fly with squirrel bodyThis video really doesn't require much introduction because all the good stuff is in the video. Lots of people have been doing this for a...
View ArticleMil Spec Cripple - Mayfly Pattern
Mayflies are Cheeseburgers**If you listen to Pink Floyd while reading this post it will make more sense.Mil-Spec Baetis Cripple Imagine if you had an addiction to cheeseburgers. Any time cheeseburgers...
View ArticleMil Spec Loop Wing Emerger - Mayfly
More Ammo for Your Dry Fly BoxThis is another fly from the Mil Spec series that brings all the trout to the yard. When I originally started tying this style of fly, I was using thread and wire to make...
View ArticleMil Spec Nymph
Thin to WinMil Spec Nymphs"Now that was a cast," I privately assured myself as I landed my small PMD emerger about 7 feet in front of the fish that had been taunting me all day. He was the guy that...
View ArticleMil Spec Soft Hackle
Trout Food with Two MaterialsThe latest entry to the Mil Spec lineup is just a simple soft hackle pattern. Really, this pattern doesn't need much explanation because it's only two materials, but the...
View ArticleMil Spec Damaged Dun
Trout Love Easy FoodIf you didn't know, mayflies are like cheeseburgers. It's a long story, but I ranted about it here (EPIC cheeseburger rant)... This is another fly from the Mil Spec series that I...
View Article2017 Savery Creek Hosted Trip
June 29th to July 2nd 2017Savery Rainbow taken on a big hopperWe're excited to announce our Savery Creek hosted trip for 2017. From June 29th to July 2nd, we'll be packing our gear and heading to a...
View ArticleG Funk Stonefly
You Can't Fake the FunkSeines are cool... Several summers back, I was fishing with my brother on a very popular Utah river, and I had brought my 3'x4' seine so I could show him the importance to fly...
View ArticleThe Asher Stacker
A Killer Midge ClusterAsher Stacker Going back a few years, I posted the story of the Orange Asher and how it had become a solid part of my midge box. But, as is my usual tendency, I tinker with...
View ArticleStarling and Pheasant Blue Winged Olive Soft Hackle
A Hatch-Matchy SoftieI remember one time fishing on the Firehole river many years ago in Yellowstone National Park. We ran into a phenomenal PMD hatch that saw an old-timer hip-boot wearing guy above...
View ArticleWiggle Whitey - Atriculated Streamer
Browns Love White MeatWiggle WhiteyI was on a solo mission to one of those spots on the river that exist on every piece of moving water in the country. It's the hole that you have looked at time and...
View ArticleLittle Neon Caddis Nymph
One of my "go-to" nymphsLittle NeonBack in college, I did a fair amount of guiding on a local tailwater and fished a lot of hatch-matchy type patterns depending on the time of year. There also happened...
View ArticleGray Soft Hackle
A Mix of Classic and ModernGive respect to the yard birds. Most fly tyers know that good dry fly hackle is like art to behold, and there is so much time, effort, and history that goes into those...
View ArticleDual Threat Sculpin
Add Some Meat to Your Dead Drift GameI really like sculpins - We're talking about how much Curtis likes computers, so it's kind of a big deal. It's true that they are the bottom dwelling slimy...
View ArticleDouble Soft Hackle
Multiple Colors in One FlySoft hackles appeal to me because they are the epitome of not having rules in fly tying. Almost any feather can be used for a soft hackle, and the color range only depends on...
View ArticleChironomid Clinic
Come Hang and Fish!Chironomid RainbowWe're excited to announce an exciting opportunity coming up: We're holding a special Chironomid clinic at Falcon's Ledge in Altamont Utah on April 14th and 15th....
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