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Jun 2012 - All content
Jun 2012 - All content
#182 - Green Dace
Green Dace - Don Ordes Tied by: Don Ordes Originated by: Don Ordes Hook: Partridge CS15 Thread: Black 6/0 Body: Dark olive floss Rib: Gold embossed...
Intermittent Rewards
This week's "Fish On" blog post comes Reese Ferguison. Reese will be participating in the September Reel Recovery Retreat in Idaho and will be one of the central stories in this documentary.
Read the entry here
#181 - Lady Poacher
Lady Poacher - Darren MacEachern Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Darren MacEachern Hook: Partridge CS15 #2 Thread: White flat waxed nylon...
#180 - Bicentennial Smelt
Bicentennial Smelt - Jim Warner Tied by: Jim Warner Originated by: Jim Warner Source: Trolling Flies for Trout and Salmon; Dick Stewart & Bob...
#179 - Oakland TCC
Oakland - Team Colors Collection - Don Soar Tied by: Don Soar Originated by: Don Soar Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook 8xl...
#178 - West Branch Ghost Variant #1
West Branch Ghost Variant #1 - Dwayne Miller Tied by: Dwayne Miller Originated by: Duane Vigue Hook: Partridge CS15 #2/0 Thread: White Tag: Flat...
#177 - Pauley's Smelt
Pauley's Smelt - Darren MacEachern Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Darren MacEachern Hook: Mustad B-17 #2 Thread: Black flat waxed nylon...
#176 - Lauren's Favorite
Lauren's Favorite - Alan Grombacher Tied by: Alan Gronbacher Originated by: Alan Gronbacher Hook: #6 8xl Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley...
#175 - Happy Garrison (Var)
Happy Garrison Variation - Gary Fraser Tied by: Gary Fraser Originated by: Carrie Stevens Source: Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout...
Davie McPhail, Don Bastian and Wendell Folkins
Davie McPhail ties up an interesting freestyle pattern. Hook: Partridge streamer size #2/0 Thread: Utc Flo-Fire Orange, Uni-Black 8/0 Tag: Silver...
#174 - Steve's Red Devil (Var)
Red Devil (Var) - Steve Labrecque Tied by: Steve Labrecque Originated by: Carrie Stevens Source: Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout...
Long Flies
In the spirit of full disclosure, I should admit now that Gary Borger was my first fly fishing hero.
Swedish Lapland
We follow Swedish Gunnar Westrin and his friend Palle Andersson on a nice and cozy fly-fishing trip to the northern part of Sweden.
#173 - Rickies Royal Purple
Rickies Royal Purple - Barry Phillips Tied by: Barry Phillips Originated by: Barry Phillips Hook: Partridge CS15 Thread: White 70 denier Tag: Flat...
#172 - Dr. Burke
Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Dr. Edgar A. Burke Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing; Bates (Pg. 263) Hook: Gamakatsu Russian River #2...
#171 - William Dawes
William Dawes - David Mac Tied by: David Mac Originated by: David Mac Hook: Martinek Carrie Stevens hook #1 10X Long Thread: Black Body: Silver Mylar...
Something For Someone Else
Travis Swartz spent the last two weekends fishing his favorite stream in the world… Silver Creek, just down the road from Sun Valley, Idaho. He grew up fishing Silver Creek. The trails, the water, the fish, the clouds and even the occasional wind are all home to him...
More on the Fish-on project.
#170 - Green Drake
Tied by: Peter Simonson Originated by: Carrie G. Stevens Source: Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and Salmon Flies - Hilyard Pg....
Xtra Global Class!
Inflation has hit our review scale, which has been needing an adjustment for a while. Say welcome to Xtra Global Class.
The Practical Fly Tier
I know this book is about 10 years old, and to some it might seem strange that we review such an "old" book.
#169 - Billy Jack
Billy Jack - Don Ordes Tied by: Don Ordes Originated by: Don Ordes Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook Thread: Olive dun 6/0...
#168 - Canary
Canary - Darren MacEachern Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Carrie Stevens Sources: Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and...
Sorry Mr. Jintao!
We have had to generally block any incoming traffic from China due to an excessive load from servers trying to hack their way into our system.
#167 - Washington (TCC)
Washington - Team Colors Collection - Don Soar Tied by: Don Soar Originated by: Don Soar Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook 8xl...
Uncharted Waters
OK, fly-fishing aficionados, I know this is not a fly-fishing video as such. There's plenty fly-fishing, but also a bunch of very hefty spinning tackle in use, and if you're a purist you might think t...
Uncharted Waters Q&A
We contacted the team behind the video Uncharted Waters and asked them some questions. Read their replies and learn what drove them and how the trip and the DVD came to be.
Read the interview here
Michael Decoteau
Michael's Streamers #184 Lakewood - Michael Decoteau #235 Green Beauty - Michael Decoteau #303 Brookie - Michael DecoteauMichael's Biography Michael...
#166 - Blue Badger
Tied by: Steve Labrecque Originated by: Steve Labrecque Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook 8xl #1 Thread: White Tail: Yellow...
#165 - Allen's Last Chance - Cains River Series
Tied by: Bryant Freeman Originated by: Oscar Weber Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing, Bates - Pg. 243 - 249 Bryant's Variation Hook: #2 Partridge...
#164 - Bogong Beauty
Tied by: Robert Frandsen Originated by: Robert Frandsen Hook: Mustad 94720 Thread: White Tag: Flat silver tinsel Body: Chartreuse silk / floss Rib:...
Fishy photos: Stu Hastie
Stu Hastie is a New Zealand photographer whose work first came to my attention through our user's image galleries and his posts on Facebook. The quality was top notch, and being in NZ he didn't seem to have a shortage of subjects.
Read about Stu and see his photos here
#163 - Horace Hazard
Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Darren MacEachern Hook: #1 8xl Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Carrie Stevens Rangeley Streamer Hook Thread:...
#162 - Barnes Special
Barnes Special - Don Bastian Tied by: Don Bastian Originated by: Cecil Lowell Barnes Source: Tandem Streamers: the Essential Guide -...
#161 - Blue Woody
Tied by: Peggy Brenner Originated by: Peggy Brenner Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer 6xl #1 Thread: White Tail: Barred wood duck...
Tied in the Hand
Well done, Mr. Hård!
You have made an overwhelming book!
For many reasons.
Of course there is the flies. They are beautiful, although not perfect, which in my eyes just makes them even more beau...
The Journey Begins
The introduction to the project "Fish On - A Reel Retreat" by Travis Swartz. The first steps towards a video about men recovering from cancer and finding their way to a normal life through fly-fishing. And you can help!
Read how here
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