Category Archives: Fly Tying
A Conversation With Fly Tyer Tim Widmer
by Johnny Spillane TODAY WE ARE SITTING DOWN WITH TIM WIDMER, fly fishing guide, commercial tier, College professor specializing professor and general good guy. Tim has been guiding for the better part of two decades and his flies have been produced commercially for almost 10 years. Tim...
Sunday Classic / The Moth Larva Hatch
Previously published in last issues Southern Culture On The Fly Magazine. As I relived last year’s spring fishing season in my head searching for the perfect hatch, the color of bright green began entering my conscience, and bam! Like a slap to the face, it...
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...