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Monthly Archives: July 2015
George Daniel ties the Cat Nymph
George Daniel, two-time US Fly Fishing Champion, former Head Coach of the US Flyfishing Team, and author, demonstrates the tying of the Cat Nymph, which is a deadly Czech Nymphing pattern.
Brought to you by Bob Marriott’s Fly Fishing Store.
Filed under nymphs
River Bound Fly Fishing Outfitters
I’m trying to help spread the word about a new fly shop in Rockford, Michigan. The new shop is in the same location as where The Hex Shop used to be. The Hex Shop is no longer in business.
Chris Herman is the owner and the new shop is called River Bound Fly Fishing Outfitters. His website is now live at www.riverboundflyfishing.com
He wants to spread the word that he is open for business and wanting to run a nice fly shop with a much better reputation at this location. He seems very energetic and excited by this opportunity, so please give him as much support as possible and if you are around the Rockford area, stop in to River Bound.
Thank you!
Filed under Fly Fishing
Mr. Rapidan Skater SBS – Scott Patterson
Mr. Rapidan Skater
This is a step-by-step instruction on how to tie the Mr. Rapidan Skater by Scott Patternson. There is an entire series of Mr. Rapidan flies and it all started at Murray’s Fly Shop in Edinburg, Virginia. If you want to read more about the Mr. Rapidan series, head over to Murray’s Fly Shop website to read the whole story. To know how to tie the Skater, continue to follow Scott’s step by step.
hook – TMC 5212 #6
thread – MFC 8/0 brown
rib – x-small wire gold
tail – calftail dark brown
abdomen – Fly Rite Poly quill gordon/brown drake yellow
body hackle – grizzly (undersize by 2)
wing – calftail yellow
front hackle – brown/grizzly mixed
mash barb, start thread at 2/3 mark, tie in rib, wrap back to point above barb
clean, stack, measure (gap width past bend) a clump of calftail (if you don’t have a dark brown one, just use the stuff at the base of any calftail); tie in/trim butts
tie in undersized hackle at 2/3 mark
return hackle to tail tie-in; dub thread, dub body
wrap hackle back to tail; capture tip with wire, then spiral through hackle to front of body, helicopter end and tie off
clean, stack, measure (tips to bend) a clump of yellow calftail; tie in, trim butts
flatten/divide wing; set with crossing wraps
tie in hackle
wrap, tie off, trim, half hitch x 2, SHHAN
done
Filed under Step by Step, Trout flies
Blane Chocklett reveals new body tubing!
Flymen Fishing Company is at it again! I feel they do a terrific job every year coming out with a cool new fly tying material. Here is their latest!
Fish-Skull® Chocklett’s Body Tubing is the authentic “secret ingredient” used by Blane in his big game flies for heads, to segment the bodies, and to keep the materials flared up, allowing them to push more water and have the illusion of bulk – the hollow fly effect – while being light and castable all day.
http://flymenfishingcompany.com/
Filed under New Product, Streamers
Stimulator by Ruben Martin
Randall Kaufmann is one of the most viewed fly tiers in the history of fly fishing twines, he and others have been an inspiration in my work when the focus has been tied apply depending on fishing. Million fishers in the world owe Randall two creations that have brought us countless sacks, one is his imitation of nymph fly stones called Kaufmann Stone to what I consider the epitome of fly fishing, where realism and impressionism have a great balance and are achieved with techniques tied accessible for all tiers. His other great creation is the universal Stimulator.
I remember reading a text by Kaufmann in which he emphasized his intention to create a multi-mimicking fly as he sat in the morza to tie what would be a stimulator, and fence that achievement. Today the Stimulator is the epitome of what a “attractor” and yet is also a fly that can be attached as grasshoppers impersonator, Stone adult caddis fly and adults among others.
If we are to trout fishing to some unknown place and we have no idea who eat … an assortment of Stimulators is priority.
Hook: Daiichi 1270, TMC 200R , size reference #14 to #4
Thread: UNI 8/0, UTC 70, Danville 6/0
Tail: natural elk hair
Rib: fine gold oval tinsel
Body: yellow sintetic dubbing
Body hackle: grizzly whiting dry saddle
Wing: natural elk hair
Thorax: orange sintetic dubbing, Lite Brite is very effective!
Thorax hackle: brown Whiting dry saddle
Filed under Trout flies
Light Cahill Parachute
Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions shows us how to tie a Light Cahill Parachute.
Filed under Trout flies
Stripn Big Lebowski, Fly Fishing for Sharks
One heck of a cool video from Strip’n Flywear!
“Let’s go fly fish for sharks. Let’s film it. Let’s dress up like Donny, Walter, and The Dude, go fly fish for sharks, film it, and make a music video.” -Dave Hartman, a month ago.
The song is “The Man in Me”, by Jenoah, a tribute to Bob Dylan, who did not want me using the original 
Check out www.stripnflywear.com to see all of Stripn’s shirts, solarwear, hats and stickers!
Filed under Fly Fishing
PFS Pink Caddis Larva – Doug Korn
This is a neat little nymph tied by Doug Korn. It is also know as a Glossossoma Larva. The material list is from Doug below. Doug mixes his own dubbing, so you can substitute his pink dubbing with something close to what you see here. If you want to mix your own dubbing then check out this link where Doug explains how he does it. Give it a go!
Materials list:
hook: #16 scud
bead: 5/64″ gold (1x undersized)
thread: 8/0 pink
abdomen: light pink DK#30 dubbing
rib: pearl midge krystal flash
hackle: gray partridge
collar: Hareline HD4 dubbing
Old Glory – Ralph Graves
Happy 4th of July!! I’ve always loved this fly. Designed and tied by the late fly tyer Ralph Graves.
Have a wonderful weekend and give Old Glory the respect she deserves!
Filed under Streamers
