Hardcore Fly Tying 20 – Swamp Monkey from chase hancock on Vimeo.
Flies
Sulphur Soft Hackle from Tightline Productions on Vimeo. Soft hackles aren’t the sexiest fly around, not by a long shot, though we continue to spy them in significant numbers in the fly boxes of our most fishy compadres. Soft hackles are reliable, easy as can be to tie and can be fished a number of […]
We’ve been meaning to mention this for some time now – Chi Wulff hero / fav John Juracek has been blogging for a while with the gang over at Blue Ribbon Flies. John is one of the quiet giants of fly fishing in the mecca of the Greater Yellowstone region. He’s a phenomenally gifted photographer, one […]
Hardcore Fly Tying 19 – Marsh on Fire Shrimp from chase hancock on Vimeo.
Wasatch FlyTying – Fly Fishing Tradeshow 2010 from Soul River on Vimeo.
Hardcore Fly Tying 17 – SLC from chase hancock on Vimeo.
The Roughfisher is at it again. Tying shamefully artful flies that just happen on my tying list this late winter / early spring. Damn, mine didn’t look this last year. Plump but not overly plump bodies with plenty of dubbing teased out to the hook point. Nicely done. Will need a few in pink for […]
We’ve been playing off and on for several years with a sparsely dressed estaz shrimp pattern. Sorting through fly boxes today there’s only a few of these in the bin, so it’s time to crank a few out. It’s been the little engine that could lately on the coast for us in gold, chartreuse and […]
Meet the Fresh Pimp – one of the latest creations from the Roughfisher. Recipe on the link. There will be one in my vise in about ten minutes.
I just had the pleasure of returning to my office here in Bozeman after a spirited lunch with several friends. Lunch was good (shrimp poor boy at our local Cajun eatery); the argument was way better. (As a matter of principle that’s not my sandwich above – I was too distracted by the proceedings to […]
From the Night Before the Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch ….Fly fishermen were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of caddis danced in their heads; And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled down for a long spring’s nap, After months of watching a strike indicator bobbing down the […]
I was in a local fly shop the other day when I overheard a customer going off about San Juan Worms. “Anyone who fishes those is little more than a glorified bait fisherman!” I heard the man say. The clerk looked rather overwhelmed, as if not sure what to say. I just shook my head. […]
