Hardcore Fly Tying’s Fiddla on da Run Hardcore Fly Tying 21 – Fiddla’ on da Run from chase hancock on Vimeo. Flyblaster’s EZ Buzzer E-Z Buzzer (Epoxy Buzzer) from Flyblaster Blog on Vimeo. On the road this morning…more to follow.
Flies
Taken with a stealth iPhone cam. Work in progress for the sometimes finicky Guadalupe Bass; field testing this week if plans hold.
Tying the Hopper Juan from Juan Ramirez on Vimeo.
Hardcore Fly Tying 20 – Swamp Monkey from chase hancock on Vimeo.
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.
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.
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 […]
