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Metolius River Kickoff

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 […]

Why Hook Choice is Important – Part 2 (Final)

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 […]

Why Hook Choice is Important – Part 1

As a fly tyer who geeks out hard about tying, materials, and flies it would be totally justified to think hooks would be top of mind for me when deciding how to tie a fly. Hooks are the foundation to every fly tyed, but criminally overlooked, especially when it comes […]