Category Archives: Fly Tying
Rob Smith’s Rusty Enema
THE STASH IS BACK! Rob "The Stash" Smith is back to share one of his favorite redfish flies with us. The Rusty Enema is a proven producer anywhere redfish are found. It's a great attractor pattern that pushes a lot of water, which is like ringing...
Sunday’s Classic / DIY – Kids Puffer Balls for Fly Tying
I've been tying San Juan Worm patterns for a few years now with Spirit River's Squirmy Wormies, and fish love them because of the life-like movement the material has in the water. That being said, I've had problems finding certain colors like fluorescent pink, chartreuse,...
Saturday Shoutout / Orvis Tips for Getting Your Fly Patterns In Catalog
I've been tying flies for decades for myself and clients, yet I've never submitted a single fly pattern to any fly tying companies to date. It's not that I haven't wanted to, I just never seem to have time to get to it on my...
Saturday Shoutout / Bar Flies
WHAT DO GUYS IN MICHIGAN DO ALL WINTER? Apparently they drink beer and tie flies. And with some of the talent they have on hand, who can blame them? The guys at Schultz Outfitters have started a fun tradition. They teach fly tying classes at a...
Saturday Shoutout / Kleis’s Mysis Shrimp
If you've ever fly fished in Colorado, or for that matter, on any trout stream or river that has large numbers of Mysis Shrimp, you probably know how important it can be to have some of these patterns stocked in your fly box. Years back,...