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2013

Date	Title	Body	Image
Sep 22. 2013	#67-2013 - Gierach Special	Gierach Special - Bob Petti Tied by: Bob Petti Originated by: John Gierach Source: Trout Bum, John Gierach (1988) pg. 190-191 Hook: Unknown 4xl #6-#12...
Sep 19. 2013	#66-2013 - Campbell Old Sett	Campbell Old Sett - Scott Murdock Tied by: Scott Murdock Originated by: Scott Murdock Hook: Daiichi Alec Jackson #3/0 Thread: Black 8/0 Tag: Silver...
Sep 18. 2013	Mike Martinek - Black Back Smelt, Blue Bird and Fire Tiger	I'm happy to report that there is another trio of Mike Martinek's streamers up for auction on ebay (see links below). This trio features Mike's Black...
Sep 13. 2013	Red Shang's Special - D. MacEachern	Red Shang's Special tied by D. MacEachern Things are starting to quiet down with the move, and I've managed to get the tying area set-up again, and...
Sep 13. 2013	Secrets of Streamer Fly Fishing by Gene Letourneau on Ebay	Secrets of Streamer Fly Fishing by Gene Letourneau This is a quite hard to find and coveted book among streamer aficionados, and this specimen is in...
Sep 12. 2013	#65-2013 - Cock Robin	Cock Robin - Loretta Parent Tied by: Loretta Parent Originated by: Joseph Kvitsky Hook: Mustad 3907A #2 Thread: Black Tip: Gold oval tinsel, narrow...
Sep 11. 2013	Mart's CdL Hen Caddis Emerger	Martin Westbeek's Coq de Leon Hen Caddis Emerger has soft contours and soft materials that suggest the movements of an insect struggling to break free.
Sep 9. 2013	Postcards from the Swiss Alps	Fly-fishing dreams, a thought about Eve and some postcards from the Swiss Alps
Sep 3. 2013	Right hand or left hand?	The debate about whether to use the right hand or the left hand on the fly reel is almost as old as fly-fishing itself. Let's look a bit rationally on the issue at hand...
Sep 3. 2013	#64-2013 - Miramichi Special	Miramichi Special - Bill Chandler Tied by: Bill Chandler Originated by: unknown Hook: Partridge Double Salmon P #2 Thread: Black 8/0 Body: Silver...
Sep 2. 2013	Belcher Gray by Lew Oatman on Auction	As we are finding out, Lew Oatman had a number of patterns that were not well documented, but several have recently surfaced. Here is another one I'm...
Aug 27. 2013	25% off Streamers 365 Print Copy Books in the Blurb Bookstore	It's almost the end of summer, and to celebrate, our publisher has decided to put everything on sale through our Blurb bookstore page. It's the...
Aug 27. 2013	#63-2013 - Orange Sherbert	Orange Sherbert - Kevin Kirkelie Tied by: Kevin Kirkelie Originated by: Kevin Kirkelie Hook: Mustad 79580 #1 Thread: Black 6/0 Tail: Golden pheasant...
Aug 24. 2013	#62-2013 - Thunder Creek Rainbow Trout	Thunder Creek Rainbow Trout - Alan Grombacher Tied by: Alan Gronbacher Originated by: Keith Fulsher Source: Thunder Creek Flies, Keith Fulsher with...
Aug 24. 2013	Where Reality Collides With Fantasy (Part Two)	People in Alaska say there are two seasons, winter and the visiting season. Part two of Bob Kenly's story from Homer Spit, Alaska
Aug 22. 2013	Glitter John	While keeping the profile of the Copper John but using fewer and different materials the Glitter John came about.
Aug 21. 2013	Mickey's Ghost, Flying Dutchman and Red Badger up for Auction	A few more of Mike Martinek's coveted streamers are up for auction now on ebay. Red Badger - Mike Martinek Mike Martinek - Mickey's Ghost
Aug 20. 2013	#61-2013 - U.S. Army	U.S. Army - Tom Fulton Tied by: Tom Fulton Originated by: Tom Fulton Hook: Mustad Chestertown 3300 #7 Thread: White 6/0 flat waxed Tag: Gold flat...
Aug 16. 2013	#60-2013 - Copper Killer	Copper Killer Var. - Dan Despres Tied by: Dan Despres Originated by: Bertram Myles "Bert" Miner Hook: Daiichi 2370 #2 Thread: White Tip: Silver oval...
Aug 11. 2013	#59-2013 - Bobby	Bobby - Steve Labrecque Tied by: Steve Labrecque Originated by: Bob BiBeau Source: Tandem Streamers by Donald A. Wilson, - Pg. 100 Hook: Tandem rig...
Aug 8. 2013	#58-2013 - Dwarf Sucker	Dwarf Sucker - Robert Frandsen Tied by: Robert Frandsen Originated by: unknown Source: A Further Guide to Fly Dressing; John Veniard (Pg 235) Hook:...
Aug 7. 2013	Trout	A short detour on Prosek before I return to the books at hand.
Aug 4. 2013	New Mike Martinek Patterns now on Auction	The latest trio of Mike Martinek streamers are now up on Ebay. Click below to view the streamers and happy bidding. Mike Martinek - Alpen Glow Mike...
Aug 3. 2013	#57-2013 - Super Slueth (Green)	Super Sleuth - Bob Petti Tied by: Bob Petti Originated by: Mike Martinek Jr. Hook: Mustad 3665A #4 Thread: Black 8/0 Tail: Golden pheasant crest Body:...
Aug 3. 2013	Fly Fishing with Solo Canoes	Mike Hogue bought a new solo canoe this summer. After fishing and using his solo canoe for awhile, he is now wondering why he waited so long to buy this boat.
Jul 29. 2013	#56-2013 - Herring Bucktail	Herring Bucktail tied by Andrew Marshall Tied by: Andrew Marshall Originated by: Roy A. Patrick and Letcher Lambuth Source: Streamer Fly Tying and...
Jul 24. 2013	#55-2013 - Blue Smelt	Blue Smelt - Gary Tanner & Loretta Parent Tied by: Gary P. Tanner & Loretta Parent Originated by: Unknown Source: Eastern Streamers, Dick...
Jul 20. 2013	#54-2013 - Railbird	Railbird - Jon Harrang Tied by: Jon Harrang Originated by: John Benn Source: Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies (1979),Trey Combs, Pg. 102 Hook:...
Jul 19. 2013	Mike Martinek Original Patterns on Auction	Great news for everyone collecting Mike Martinek streamers as four new patterns have just been placed up for auction. The patterns include several of...
Jul 15. 2013	#53-2013 - Kennebago Hairwing	- Kennebago Bucktail by Robert Frandsen Tied by: Robert Frandsen Originated by: Herb Welch Source: Streamer Fly Tying & Fishing by Joseph D....
Jul 11. 2013	#52-2013 - R&R Rainbow	R&R Rainbow - Barry Phillips Tied by: Barry Phillips Originated by: Barry Phillips Hook: Mustad 3665A Thread: Black 8/0 Tag: Gold flat tinsel...
Jul 11. 2013	North Country Flies	If you're into tying spider flies, soft hackles and so called flymphs, this book will thrill you. It's a reprint of an old book, originally published 1885.
Jul 9. 2013	Fly Fishing in the Himalayas	A brief summary of the fly fishing experiences on streams and rivers of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand states in the Indian Himalayans.
Jul 8. 2013	#51-2013 - Walleye Wrecker	Walleye Wrecker - Kevin Kirkelie Tied by: Kevin Kirkelie Originated by: Kevin Kirkelie Hook: Mustad 9674 #4 Thread: Iron gray 6/0 Tail: Pearl mylar...
Jul 6. 2013	Shooting the sun	Even though I consider sunrises and in particular sunsets as subjects more suitable for teenage bedroom posters than for fishing pictures, I have to admit that I have shot my fair part of them
Jul 5. 2013	#50-2013 - Salmon Searcher	Salmon Searcher - Bill Chandler Tied by: Bill Chandler Originated by: Bill Chandler Hook: Mustad 3907B #2 Thread: Black 8/0 Body: Silver flat tinsel...
Jul 2. 2013	#49-2013 - Iris #1	Iris #1 - Bob Petti & Robert Frandsen Tied by: Bob Petti & Robert Frandsen Originated by: Preston Jennings Source: Streamer Fly Tying and...
Jul 1. 2013	Buying Marabou	In nature the marabou is a stork. In fly tying it's a very versatile and popular type of feathers from other birds than the marabou.
Jun 29. 2013	Vintage Streamers	I saw a post by Ted Patlen on a fly tying bulletin board. It was a simple post - a photo of a group of flies and a short statement stating his intention of tying the flies as close as possible to the way the originator tied the flies.
Jun 29. 2013	Where Reality Collides With Fantasy	Find yourself in the parking lot of a bar and restaurant surrounded by three hundred and sixty degrees of the prettiest country in the world.
Jun 28. 2013	F&K Caddis	This caddis pattern has a great profile and an hot spot that can attract fish. It's been very successful for the originator, South African Korrie Broos.
Jun 28. 2013	The Best 30 Minutes	When I turned to see where the small voice came from, I saw a youngster, half a century different in age and his Dad on the bank just slightly behind me.
Jun 27. 2013	#48-2013 - Red Belly Dace	Red Belly Dace by Marcelo Morales Tied by: Marcelo Morales Originated by: J. Edson Leonard Source: Flies, J. Edson Leonard Pg. 106-107 Hook: Partridge...
Jun 24. 2013	#47-2013 - Brown Buffum Hairwing	Brown Buffum Hairwing - Robert Frandsen Tied by: #49-2013 Iris #1 - Bob Petti & Robert Frandsen Originated by: Lew Oatman Source: A Further Guide...
Jun 23. 2013	Silver Tip Fly Company	Canadian Silver Tip Fly Company makes printed fly-tying materials with a high degree of realism and can supply wings, shells and much more, ready to tie with. We asked some questions.
Jun 23. 2013	Easy Shrimp Eyes	The fly-tying market is brimming with prefabricated materials, and Danish Easy Shrimp Eyes is one of the companies who are making them. We have talked to the guys behind the products.
Jun 23. 2013	River Limay	Another great trout river of Argentina - the River Limay in Patagonia. The Limay is a big freestone river, which offers fishing for trophy trout and rainbows.
Jun 22. 2013	#46-2013 - Yak Attack	Yak Attack - Alan Grombacher Tied by: Alan Gronbacher Originated by: Bruce Wainman Hook: Unknown Connection: Doubled braided / coater steel leader...
Jun 18. 2013	The Super Pupa	With such a name a fly has to be good. And this one is. The Super Pupa is a killer pattern! Different, simple to tie, and very efficient.
Jun 17. 2013	Catskill Tube Flies	The cradle of American fly-fishing in the Catskills and tube flies isn't something normally connected, but fly-tyer Richard Katzman ties tube flies to be fished in these hallowed waters.