
The Brassie is a great all-around nymph pattern that offers three great features: its wire body imitates the segmented bodies of midges and caddisflies, it’s easy to tie, and it sinks like a. . .
Read MoreThe Brassie is a great all-around nymph pattern that offers three great features: its wire body imitates the segmented bodies of midges and caddisflies, it’s easy to tie, and it sinks like a. . .
Read MoreA couple weeks ago, guide Kyle Wilkinson, of Trouts Fly Fishing, offered his “Top 10 Flies for Winter on Colorado’s Front Range,” and his list included two of Charlie Craven’s “Juju”. . .
Read MoreMost of us learn first how to tie on a fly by using a clinch knot, and perhaps later we move on to something fancier or simpler. But if you want to use a knot that really allows a fly to have the. . .
Read MoreAnyone who has watched our weekly fly-tying videos from Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions has surely noticed his super-cool method for cutting thread. If you’re a regular viewer of Tim’s. . .
Read MoreWhen I was in graduate school at Rutgers a long time ago, my favorite fishing spot was the Ken Lockwood Gorge in High Bridge, New Jersey. People talk a lot of smack about the Garden. . .
Read MoreThe classic Catskill dry fly has beautiful proportions, sits on the water in an elegant pose. . .and has tortured fly tiers for decades. It’s easy to screw up the wings, overdub the body, and get. . .
Read MoreSometimes, I think that Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions gets a perverse thrill from horrifying fly-tying purists. But the one thing that you can count on is that the patterns he ties will catch. . .
Read MoreThis week’s video from Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions walks you through a great nymph pattern to create flies that will attract steelhead, whether you’re fishing in the Pacific. . .
Read MoreThe perfection loop is an incredibly useful knot because it allows you to quickly add a new leader to the loop at the end of a fly line. But as this great video from Tightline Productions. . .
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