Trick for tying quill bodies
Inspired from a pattern by Charles Krom in "The American Fly…
Nymph or wet fly? Dave Hughes' All-fur Hare's Ear
While the all-fur style of wet flies have been around for more…
Why is this pattern so rare? (The Alder dry fly)
The Alder wet fly has been around for centuries. It appeared…
A 1941 ten-cent fly - The Lord Baltimore
I recently found this pattern in the Gateway Sporting Goods Company's…
The history of Doug Prince and his famous nymph.
One of the many variations of the classic Prince Nymph. Created…
The 146 year-old Little Marryat
The precursor to what we know today as the Catskill style of…
The Michigan Caddis
Featured in Eric Leiser's 1987 "Book of Fly Patterns," this Michigan…
Ever heard of a Polecat?
Credited to Jerry Riggins of Florida, Tom Lentz calls this the…
Tying and fishing a hybrid Woodchuck Caddis
Somewhat of a variation of Eric Leiser's Woodchuck Caddis, I'll…
Super Glue Cased Caddis
Another pattern from C. Boyd Pfeiffer's "Simple Flies," this…
The Big Three Bluegill Flies #1, the Gill Getter
Created by Florida angler and tier Tom Lentz, the Gill Getter…
The Psycho Ant
I'm thinking this thing is going to be a killer on any water…
Do we need another hopper? Oh yeah we do..
Based on a terrestrial pattern from the Federation of Fly Fishers…
