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Articulated Flies - The Importance of a Back Hook
Streamer fish have short man's syndromeThis Brown swiped the back half of the Mongrel MeatBarely pinned on the back of a 7" prototype flyI really didn't get on the articulated bandwagon until about 4...
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The Importance of Good Soft Hackle
Hungarian Partridge: Grade #1Hungarian Partridge Skin, Grade #1 (Natural)I'm not quite sure what it is, but I love to wrap soft hackle. Just something graceful about how those fibers lay when tied in...
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How to Make Shrimp or Crab mono eyes
Easy and awesomeI'm sure most anyone has seen or has created their own monofilament eyes. It's not rocket science, but there are still a few things I've found that make it easier yet keep a bit of...
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Halloween Bugger Leech
Get your spook on!This is an oldie but a goodie. One of our favorite fall leech or bugger fly patterns. Nothing fancy, but it's a great pattern. I apologize for the old style picture and video on the...
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The Chimera Hunts
Fall Field Testing UpdateChimera in Black with Orange hot-spotAs we do from time to time, I'm revisiting a previous post with updated on-the-water results and photos. See the original story on the...
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"That Guy" with the "Secret Fly"
I'll show you my fly, but then I'll have to kill youUncle Ken's Secret Ninja Wooly BugI think in every industry or sport there is "That Guy." In golf, it's the dude who always kicks his ball into the...
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REVIEW: Synthetic Quill Body Wrap
Another way to get the segmentsSoft Hackle tied with the Adams colored SQBWI've always been a big fan of quill body patterns. Anything from stripped peacock to peccary -- I've used a lot of things out...
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5 Essential Rules for Tying Flies
Really? Rules?Pink and White? Thanks to a tip from a buddy, I modified the colors of this Cheech Leech.3 sections to the Cheech Leech? Yes Please.I remember being excited to attend the annual...
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Scissors. In hand, or out of hand?
Attack of the killer scissors.These look like harmless scissors. They are really deadly weapons.Several years ago I was tying flies at an expo and somebody mentioned that they thought it was...
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Fly Tying Hack: The Spool Minder
A better way to tame your spoolsHere's another one of those "ah ha!" type tips on how to store and manage your spools of wire, tinsel, floss, v-rib or anything else that comes on a spool. And yes, it...
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The Lemon Lime Bugger
A Tribute to Dennis BrakkeFor anyone that's been around the Rocky Mountain states for a while and fishes stillwaters, you've likely run into or heard about Dennis Brakke -- whether on the water, at his...
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3 Hackle Colors to Rule Them All
Hackle is expensive. Purchase wisely.The Fly Tying Tri-FectaBiot Adams with only grizzly hackle13 years ago, I sat mumbling in Spanish at a call center wishing I could be out throwing banjo minnows at...
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The Diving Sparrow
The Allen J100 BL - Jig StyleThe Diving SparrowIn the past few weeks, I've been messing around with a few different styles of small nymphs tied on the Allen J100BL. I like the hooks for their sharpness...
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Fall Callibaetis
Going Deep Dish Again... On a recent fall Brook trout outing on one of my favorite Brookie lakes, I was faced with a situation where the fish were in a bit of a funk when it came to the normal...
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Spirit River UV2 Giveaway!
Win $100 worth of UV2 materials!We're excited to kick off the holiday and tying season with an awesome giveaway in conjunction with our friends at Spirit River. The winner will receive a cool $100...
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Gut-Bomb: Tan Edition
Tan is the new redThe other day, we got a comment on the original Gut-Bomb article asking an excellent question in tying the Gut-Bomb in a tan color, similar to the photos we posted of the natural...
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Classic Wet Flies
The Ongoing Wet Fly CollectionThe page is an ongoing collection of wet flies -- both classic and not-so-classic, but all tied in the same manner and style as the old-school patterns out there. The...
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Double Wide Cheech Leech
This fly is straight from the trailer parkDouble Wide Cheech LeechThis summer was a great one in regards to testing new fangled ideas that turned into bona-fide fish killers. The Mongrel Meat was the...
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REVIEW: 6th Finger Scissors
An Ergonomic Scissor ChoiceWhen I first saw the 6th Finger scissors, from www.singlebarbed.biz, a few years ago, I was a pretty dedicated "scissors-in-hand" tyer, so these scissors had an immediate...
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Wolff Vise Reviews
Durable workhorses of the benchApex vise and Versa-ClampI love gear. There, I said it... I love trying out new or existing stuff, and I'm usually pretty adaptable when it comes to rods reels, etc....
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