Each year when the weather permits I pursue the forgotten “blueback“, sea-run cutthroat trout. It’s always a blast and I’ve been looking forward to fishing for them again all summer. So to help others out in the pursuit of sea runs I’ll drop some pointers on how to catch Oregon […]
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This year in partnership with Cold Springs Resort, The Fly Fisher’s Place, and River’s West Casting Club, I am tying flies at the Metolius RIver Kickoff on April 26th. At this event there will be casting clinics, entomology and river lessons, and fly tying demos. This event is being held […]
I had a great conversation with Mark Hopley on the Fly Fishing 97 podcast. We talked about a ton of stuff including thread, hooks, my least favorite phrase in fly tying, mentors, fly tying influences, and so much more. It was a blast talking with Mark and we even talked […]
I love to tie flies. Clearly. I’ve been tying flies for 14+ years and almost every day of those 14+ years. I might be able to count on one hand how many flies I have bought to fish with and if I use my other hand I can add the […]
The other other factor that goes into hook choice is the shape. This can be inconsequential or it can matter a lot. To me when the stakes are the lowest is when you are tying nymphs and you are tying to get the shape correct for just aesthetic purposes. It […]