Nehil Keeley Monday, January 9, 2012 A Double Whammy has solved some of the toughest hatches. Our friends in England have been fishing soft hackles since the late middle ages (medieval times) as some suggest they date back to the 1400’s or even earlier. The soft hackle was a little […]
Fly Tying
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Dustin Carlson Tuesday, December 27, 2011 While epoxy is a well known fly tying material, it has been scarcely used because it was a real pain in the you-know-what. It was like trying to juggle within a time limit. You have to mix it, hope you got the proportions right, […]
Brian Nelson Tuesday, December 20, 2011 The idea of using tying materials to enhance a fly pattern’s effectiveness is as ancient as the inception of fly tying. In fact, it could be argued that the practice of manipulating both old and new materials in different ways into both old and […]
Brian Nelson Friday, December 2, 2011 I had a lot of success with Magpie Nymphs. However, unlike its dry counterpart; the mosquito, a Magpie Nymph does not imitate a mosquito very well. But this got me to thinking, “What wet fly does?” Besides, the best places I knew of to […]
Brian Nelson Wednesday, October 26, 2011 I enjoyed a lot of success as a kid one summer with a traditionally tied mosquito dry fly, but then one day it stopped working, just like that. Ah, such is trout fishing! Further observation revealed that the fish had switched to sub-surface feeding, […]
Brian Nelson Friday, September 16, 2011 Bridle Path Dressing: Hook: 10-18 TMC 205 BL or similar; a slightly curved, down-eye hook works well. Head: Spun, clipped deer or antelope hair. Wings: tie calf body wings with the tips pointing forward, towards the hook eye; spun hair forms a base […]
Dustin Carlson Saturday, August 6, 2011 This knot is useful for connecting two pieces of tippet, leader or other line materials together. It is pretty fast and easily done stream side. The line will also come out of this knot pretty straight in both directions. Lay the two butt ends […]
Dustin Carlson Monday, July 18, 2011 The Albright Knot is a very strong connection from your fly line to your leader or butt section. It can also be used to attach a fly line to backing. The strength of this knot comes from the core of the fly line being […]
Dustin Carlson Thursday, July 7, 2011 The Homer Rhode Double Overhand Loop Knot is a great variation on the basic Homer Rhode Loop Knot. This knot adds one more tightening point in the knot to keep it from slipping out. A good solid loop knot is invaluable when fishing streamers […]
Dustin Carlson Thursday, June 9, 2011 The Improved Blood Knot is great for connecting a smaller line to a larger line (like lighter class tippet to heavy shock or bite material). Double your lighter tippet over to create a loop and lay the two tag ends side-by-side, facing the opposite […]
Dustin Carlson Tuesday, May 31, 2011 The Blood Knot is a standard in all type of fishing from freshwater to saltwater. Use it to join two strands of line together that are of similar diameter. The Blood Knot creates a really nice, low profile that goes through your guides easily. […]
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