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[20 Dec 2011 | Comments Off on Bread Line BWO emerger- by Outsmart Fishing | ]

BWO’s often hatch in big numbers and sometimes the parachute patterns don’t cut it. This pattern is easy to tie and always has a place in our boxes. This BWO emerger pattern can be tailored to match the mayfly naturals in any river. While fishing a small tailwater in Montana I came across a small […]

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[20 Dec 2011 | Comments Off on Olive Pheasant Tail Upright Nymph by Davie McPhail | ]

Davie McPhail shows how to tie an Olive Pheasant Tail Upright Nymph. This unique fly design allows the hook to fish point up. Be sure to watch Davie’s tips for rigging as well.

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[15 Dec 2011 | Comments Off on Reader Reviews: Stonfo Bobbin | ]

This machined bobbin has a hardened steeltip insert and countersunk feed that willallow thread to glide through the tube forthreading and tying. The drag control has alarge adjustment zone for fine tuningthread tension to your personal like. Have an opinion about this product? Share your comments and rate this product in the comment section below

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[15 Dec 2011 | Comments Off on Hatches 2011: A Furling Adventure by Al & Gretchen Beatty | ]

When we put the words “furl, furling and furled” into an Internet search engine, we expected to get something about fly tying. Instead we learned about social networks, wind turbines and sailing. Fly tying was so far down the list we didn’t pursue the search beyond the top couple pages. We had to add the […]

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[15 Dec 2011 | Comments Off on Last Chance Cornuta Cripple- by John Kavanaugh and Rise Form Studios | ]

John Kavanaugh joins us again and twists up the Last Chance Cornuta Cripple. This is fly is John’s take on Rene Harrop’s deadly Western pattern. It has been adapted for an East Coast hatch, the Cornuta or Large Blue Winged Olive.