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Gear Review: Smithcreek Net Holster
Quick Draw McGraw!Me fighting a fish whilst sporting the Smith Creek Net HolsterI'm not a big fan of a lot of doo-dads hanging off my person when I fish, be it on a pack, a lanyard a belt or anything...
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Bling Leech
Another must-have leech for your stillwater boxBling LeechCan fly tying materials have a cult following? I was introduced to Mike Andreason's mohair about 10 years ago, and realized that it is...
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5 Tips for Fishing With Kids
Just because you love it doesn't mean they willCurtis' girls terrorizing the local brookiesA buddy's son "Curt" puts me on fish at 7 years oldWhen my wife and I were starting to think about starting a...
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The Olive Willy - From Washington with Love
A Stillwater go-to patternOlive WillyIn the spring of 2003 I found myself on another work trip to Seattle, and like many previous trips, I looked up a fly shop that I could visit to waste a few minutes...
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Cicada Invasion
It's Getting Buggy Up In HereA face only a mother could loveIf you've ever been lucky enough to hit a strong cicada hatch around a body of water where fish are keying on these crunchy meat bombs, you...
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Gut Bomb Damsel Fly Nymph
Gut Bomb Bloodworm meets damselfly nymphGut Bomb DamselA few years back when Curtis created the Gut Bomb Bloodworm I was really impressed at how he was able to manipulate the body to seem almost...
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Enjoying the Smaller Things
Sometimes we have to take a step back and enjoy what we can.A few months ago on a very snowy and blustery Saturday morning in November, I sat in front of my vise in my warm and cozy manly man-cave...
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Drakes -- Fripple Style
A very effective big bug style mayfly patternBased on the great success of the latest version of the Baetis flavored Fripple (see tutorial here), it stands to reason that the same effectiveness should...
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The Universal Chironomid Pattern
The Hamburger of ChironomidsUniversal Chironomid with goose biot wing padsSo if scuds are the skittles of the sea, then chironomids are likely the equivalent of fast food for the hungry trout. With a...
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Review: Tacky Fly Box
A new concept in fly storageWhen I first saw the Kickstarter launch of the Tacky Fly Box, I'll admit I was a bit intrigued but yet fairly skeptical. I've seen a lot of gimicky fly box ideas float...
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Technical Clothing - a great option for sun protection
An alternative to sunscreenPatagonia Sun Hoodie and a bruiser Brown TroutA few years ago I decided to start being a bit more mature (as my wife would put it) with my sun protection efforts after seeing...
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Un-Matching the Hatch
Sometimes you gotta go against the grainA Brown trout took kindly to the Pink BlingOn a recent trip to the river expecting some big fish on some big bugs, we weren't disappointed as we arrived on the...
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Dry Fly Fishing with a Nymphing Rod
Whodathunk?As I wrote about last year, I ended up getting a fancy Allen Icon 10 foot 4 wt rod for Euro style nymphing.Since then I've put a lot of mileage on this rod and it's pulled in a lot of fish....
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Hackle Primer - Why Buy Expensive Hackle?
Good hackle = good fliesRoyal Wulffs tied with Whiting hackleWhiting Euro SaddleI can still remember the first hackle that I bought. It was a dun colored neck hackle that I had to save my pennies for,...
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Low Fat Minnow - Perch Version 2
Not so Low Fat anymoreBy now you are probably pretty familiar with the Low Fat Minnow and the many shapes and forms it can take. Also, you have probably seen our Bruiser Blend dubbing that we have...
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The Fly Airbrushing Revolution
The Copic Airbrush systemFirst off, this is literally one of the more fun tools and techniques in my tying arsenal. I first learned about these cool fly tying tools a few years ago and have been using...
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Flying Black Ant Tutorial & HMG Review
Heat up your tying sessionsI had seen a couple videos and photos floating around showing this method from Joe Nicklo, so I decided it was time to try out his HMG (Hot Melt Glue) method for tying flies....
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The Butthead Attractor Fly
It simply floats high and gets eatenDo any of you have a fly box full of junior varsity players that you can tie up quickly and give to your buddies who always snap off their flies in the trees? I do....
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Bikes for Brookies
Mountain biking on the flyPassing a small pond in a meadowAs I've written about before, I like to spend a good portion of my summers in the high country chasing Brookies, Grayling, Cutt's and those...
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Bug Collars and new dubbing
New Tying FodderJig style nymph with Bug CollarsWe'll, no doubt, push out a more complete review of both products here, but I wanted to at least throw down a preview into what's brewing.First off, if...
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