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Nov 2018 - Editorial - Articles, blog posts
Nov 2018 - Editorial - Articles, blog posts
5 Minute Bug
This little beetle imitation is amazingly lifelike. Using few and ordinary materials, Russian tyer Dmitri Tseliaritski makes it quick and easy to tie.
See for yourself.
Alan Youell
Alan hails from Western Canada and currently makes his home in Calgary, Alberta.
He has been an avid angler since childhood, has fly fished for 35 plus years and for the last 15 years has been roa...
Read a short bio here
Blueback trout Thunder Creek Minnow
The Thunder Creek series of flies was created by fisherman and commercial tyer Keith Fulsher of Eastchester, NY. The fly was developed because he felt...
Lazy loading
Lazy loading is a performance improvement where images (and other assets) are loaded when needed, not when the page is loaded
The Mighty Green Drake
In the beginning of the summer, big mayflies are getting every fish in the stream to rise to the surface – and causing anglers to call in sick from work.
It's the green drake hatch!
When these large...
Get ready here.
Be patient
Sometimes giving that fly a few extra seconds to drift into the back end of a pool will trigger a response.
DIY Vacuum Rod Holder
You can buy ready-made rod holders for your car, but you can also go the DIY way and get some excellent holders for a very fair price.
Find the instructions here.
Cheap Reading Glasses
Keep a spare set of cheap reading glasses in your fly vest. Make it 0.5+ stronger than what you would normally use.
Upgrade your net
Use a Rubber Landing Net Bag or a soft mesh net.
Landing nets have come along way over the past few years. Most new landing nets come with a rubber bag that has several advantages over old fashioned ...
Reel "storage" and fly vests.
I have seen numerous fly fishers that store/put their reel in a separate cupboard when they come home, hang the fly vest on another hook and the rod with the other rods.
And even a lanyard with the ...
John Gierach's Little Brown Trout Bucktail
"The solution to any problem -- work, love, money, whatever -- is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be." -John...
Book Alert - Herbert L. Welch: Black Ghosts and Art in a Maine Guide's Wilderness
The long-awaited book from authors Graydon Hilyard and Leslie Hilyard has been announced and is ready to hit shelves on December 1st, 2018. "Herbert...
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