Category Archives: Fly Tying
20 Of The Hottest New Flies For 2015
By Carter Lyles We are totally stoked for you to see all the crazy, new, innovative flies that are out and rippin’ lips right now! Everything from warmwater to saltwater to freshwater, we’re about to knock ‘em out. Gink and Gasoline has talked with the biggest...
Sunday Classic / Tying Steelhead Flies That Work, The Sid Fishious
Tying steelhead flies can be a bit mystifying. If you've been tying trout flies for a while and are just getting started on steelhead flies there are some important differences. I know that my first steelhead flies were way too heavy and the hook was all...
Saturday Shoutout / The One Fly
By Carter Lyles FOR THE INTERMEDIATE-EXPERT FLY TIER These Europeans have their flies down to a needlepoint. Some of the best fly tiers in the world come from Europe. For example, a German born fly fishing enthusiast, Holger Lachmann’s fly fishing blog, The One Fly, provides viewers...
Trout Streamers And The Problem With Pushing Water
THAT FLY PUSHES A LOT OF WATER, BUT DOES IT CATCH A LOT OF FISH? Like most human endeavors, fly fishing is subject to fads. One of the latest fads in the sport is flies designed to push water. Largely fueled by the increased popularity of...
Hellgrammite, The King Kong of Aquatic Insects
I was on the water trout fishing the other day, when my buddy Erik Ashlin said, "it was just about this time last year, when all the hellgrammites began crawling into the shallows to begin their pupation. Let me flip over a rock and see...