Fly-Tying Books: Illuminations
Fly tying consists mostly of doing mundane things: mount thread, wrap hackle. Nevertheless, it has its “Aha!” moments…
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The Golden Stone
It’s spring, and the Golden Stoneflies are hatching. Usually the hatch begins in April and continues into June,…
Timing the Hatch
During my youth, I knew that some of the flies I was using were supposed to imitate natural…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Float-n-Fly
A few issues back, I wrote about crappie fishing using cane poles, bobbers, and minnows hooked at the…
Gearhead: Lucky 7
I came to the United States in 1985 armed with two f ly rods, a cheap suit, and…
At the Vise: Hen and Harelug
Fires in my neck of the woods knocked out a little stream that has always been a good…
EZ Mouse
As a trout angler I tend toward wee traditional-style flies most of the time, so it’s a leap…
Gearhead: Going Deep
My initial experience with deep-water fly fishing was at a rusty Victorian pier on the English Channel. I…
Three Simple Tips to Improve Your Fishing
As a lifelong angler, teacher, and guide, I do more than pay attention to how I fish. I…
Winter Dry-Fly Fishing
It’s cold. It’s wet — a mixed blessing and curse for fly fishers some years, with either too…