Apr 2014 - Editorial - Articles, blog posts

Deryn LaCombe

Deryn LaCombe Deryn's Streamers Deryn LaCombe Streamer Collection 2014Deryn's Biography Deryn has been seated behind a vise tying streamer flies for...

Sid’s Fin Hack

Modifying float tube fins with better straps normally used on snowboard bindings. This article shows how you can easily modify the fins yourself.
Follow the easy instructions here

Sydney Opera Mouse

The Sydney Opera Mouse is called that because it faintly resembles Danish architect Utzon's famous landmark in Sidney. Constructed with several arcs of foam, it gets the layered look of the shells tha...
See the blueprint here

Michael Jensen

Michael Jensen is an outdoor writer, fly fisherman and photographer. He lives in Denmark and travels all over Scandinavia - camping, canoeing and fishing for anything with fins. He is the author of ...
See a short bio here

Meet the Booby Fly

A top producing outlaw with a catchy name. An excerpt from Michael Jensen's newly published book "Tying and fishing The Booby Fly"
Read an intro to Boobies here

Dave Lomasney Streamer Collection 2014

Dave Lomasney Streamers We missed having Dave's flies as a part of the collection in 2013, but we are lucky to be able to include a series of...

Black Witch

Black Witch - Dave Lomasney Tied by: Dave Lomasney Originated by: Austin Hogan Source: Don Bastian Wet Flies The Black Witch streamer fly pattern...

Grey Eye

Grey Eye - Dave Lomasney Tied by: Dave Lomasney Originated by: Mike Martinek Source: Streamer Source: Tying Classic Freshwater Streamers, Klausmeyer...

OSA Nymph

A generic nymph that can do equally well as a stonefly or mayfly nymph as it can a waterboatman or backswimmer
See how to tie it here

Blue Wing Teal Streamer

Blue Wing Teal - Dave Lomasney Tied by: Dave Lomasney Originated by: Dave Lomasney The Blue Wing Teal streamer fly pattern recipe Hook: Gaelic Supreme...

Rapid River

Rapid River - Dave Lomasney Tied by: Dave Lomasney Originated by: Carrie Stevens Source: Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and...

Plymouth Rock Streamer Conversion

Plymouth Rock Conversion - Dave Lomasney Tied by: Dave Lomasney Originated by: Conversion of lake fly by D. W. C. Farrington Source: Favorite Flies...

Alexandra Streamer

Alexandra Streamer - Dave Lomasney Tied by: Dave Lomasney Originated by: Mr. Frier Gulline Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing, Bates pg. 217...

Blue Jay Conversion Streamer

Blue Jay Conversion - Dave Lomasney Tied by: Dave Lomasney Originated by: Conversion of trout fly by unknown Source: Favorite Flies and Their...

Alexandra Variant

Alexandra Streamer Variant - Dave Lomasney Tied by: Dave Lomasney Originated by: Mr. Frier Gulline Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing, Bates pg....

Parson Tom

Parson Tom - Dave Lomasney Tied by: Dave Lomasney Originated by: unknown Parson Tom streamer fly pattern recipe Hook: Standard streamer hook, 6x to 8x...

Blueback Streamer

Blueback Streamer - Dave Lomasney Tied by: Dave Lomasney Originated by: Leslie K. Hilyard Source: Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout...

Green Beauty

Green Beauty - Dave Lomasney Tied by: Dave Lomasney Originated by: Carrie Stevens Source: Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and...

Black Dog Conversion

Black Dog Conversion - Dave Lomasney Tied by: Dave Lomasney Originated by: George Kelson Source: Classic Salmon Flies; History and Patterns, Frodin...

Rio Grande Revisitado

Argentinean fly-fisher Pedro Alfredo Miles has visited that most famous of all South American rivers again - Rio Grande.
Return to the Rio Grande in this article

Save 15-30% on Streamers 365 Print Editions from the Blurb Bookstore

Spring has finally arrived after what seems like an eternal winter. To celebrate, Blurb is offering a discount of 15-30% on purchases made from our...

Foam Caterpillars

Caterpillars aren't the most common type of fishing flies, but like a good ant or beetle pattern they can be killers by an overgrown stream bank on a warm summers day.
Follow the easy step-by-step here

Loretta Parent Streamer Collection 2014

Loretta Parent Streamers Honouring those who have come before us is a strong theme we see throughout the small community of traditional streamer...

The Madore Wet Fly & Streamer Variant

The Madore Wet Fly & Streamer Variant - Loretta Parent Tied by: Loretta Parent Originated by: Loretta Parent The Madore Streamer Variant streamer...

Undertaker Streamer Variant

Undertaker Streamer Variant - Loretta Parent Tied by: Loretta Parent Originated by: Warren Duncan Undertaker Streamer Variant streamer fly pattern...

The Henderson Streamer Variant

The Henderson Streamer Variant - Loretta Parent Tied by: Loretta Parent Originated by: Albert John Henderson The Henderson Streamer Variant streamer...

Priest Streamer Variant

The Priest Streamer Variant - Loretta Parent Tied by: Loretta Parent Originated by: Reverend Elmer Smith The Priest Streamer Variant streamer fly...

Rusty Rat Streamer Variant

Rusty Rat Streamer Variant - Loretta Parent Tied by: Loretta Parent Originated by: Roy Angus Thompson Rusty Rat Streamer Variant streamer fly pattern...

LT Special Streamer

LT Special Streamer Variant - Loretta Parent Tied by: Loretta Parent Originated by: Lawerence Rexford Taylor LT Special Streamer Variant streamer fly...

Picture Province Streamer Variant

Picture Province Streamer Variant - Loretta Parent Tied by: Loretta Parent Originated by: Warren Duncan Picture Province Streamer Variant fly pattern...

Blue Charm Streamer Variant

Blue Charm Streamer Variant - Loretta Parent Tied by: Loretta Parent Originated by: Mr. W. Brown Blue Charm Streamer Variant fly pattern recipe Hook:...

High and Dirty Nashwaak Streamer Variant

High and Dirty Nashwaak Streamer Variant - Loretta Parent Tied by: Loretta Parent Originated by: Cliff Brown High and Dirty Nashwaak Streamer Variant...
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