Stubby Stimi
The Anti StimulatorThis fly is designed to be a longer, curved imitation that will float really high and skate along the surface when you mend or strip. When used with a floatant like Flyagra or Loon...
View ArticleHow to Fish a Parabolic Line
Sweep for SuccessLife in lake fishing goes beyond just fishing a floating or sinking line, so we decided to highlight one of our favorite lines that we have been fishing for the past few years. It's a...
View ArticleTasmanian Devil
A Euro-Nymph Must-HaveI was introduced to the Tassie Devil pattern while preparing for the World Fly Fishing Championships last fall in Tasmania, Australia. Team USA had the luxury of learning from our...
View ArticleCreamsicle Jig - Killer Streamer Pattern
Feed the fish a nice frozen treatAs you probably have figured out by now, we really like to fish goldish streamers. This pattern incorporates a very straightforward approach until you reach the head....
View ArticleTurdigon - Super Simple Nymph Pattern
Not a Crappy FlySometimes when you hit the vise you crank out killer bug after killer bug. Other times, you just crank our turds. Fortunately the fish eat turds too. Really though, this pattern is...
View ArticleJig Tailwater Sow Bug
Sow + Jig = FishIf you are familiar with Lance's Tailwater Sow Bug, you already know that it is a staple across the western US, and has caught fish in many places. This is essentially the same...
View ArticleThe Picric Frenchie
I've been tying a lot with pheasant tails this year -- especially lighter dyed colors -- both with Chironomids as well as frenchie style and other styles of nymphs. And with Lance coming back from the...
View ArticleRoundhouse Jig Streamer
The past couple of years, we've been fishing a lot of jig-style streamer patterns on rivers with a Euro setup (10ft 3 or 4 weight rods). In addition to the style Lance ties up, we've also done well on...
View ArticleBody Glass Chironomid
Dive DEEEP for the DonksThere are many ways to fish chironomids, but in our opinion, there isn't any better way to fish them than on a midge tip fly line with a long leader system. Similar to Euro...
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