Category Archives: Fly Tying
Saturday Shoutout / Vise Grip
The words and wisdom of John Gierach brought to you by the folks at F3T I never grow tired of John Gierach's voice in my head. His writing is so earnest that, when I read it, I can see him across the table, a cup of...
The Scott “Tie Something Different” Fly Tying Contest Winner
What Could You Make Out Of This? It's amazing what you can tie from the Dollar Store! First let me say thank you to everyone who tied flies and entered the contest. I was blown away by the creative submissions we received. There was however a pretty...
Sunday Classic / What To Tie and What To Buy
I should be sleeping. Oh man, that would feel good, it's been a while. I'm flying to Colorado tomorrow. I wouldn't be home today if a crown hadn't fallen out of my mouth. This would have been the third trip in a row with only one...
Tie Something Different, Fly Tying Contest
THE GOOD FOLKS AT SCOTT FLY RODS HAVE DONATED THIS AWESOME SHIRT AND IT CAN BE YOURS! All you have to do is impress us with your fly tying skills and creative mojo. "The Scott Difference," is the motto of the the Scott Fly Rod Company. In...
12 Tiny Nymphs that Always Seem to Get the Job Done
I used to shy away from fishing tiny nymphs during my rookie years of fly fishing. Particularly those size 20-26 midge patterns. Those intimidated me especially. When I used to look at those flies in the bins at fly shops, I can remember thinking, "how...