Category Archives: *Recycle
Power Your Fly Cast In The Wind: Video
When casting a fly rod in the wind, technique always trumps power. I work with a lot of anglers who struggle to make a good cast in the wind. It’s primarily a mental challenge. Wind has a way of getting into your head. It can quickly...
My Spey Debacle/Two Handed Conundrum
By Brian Kozminski I am a newbie. As in I have only cast a two handed rod a few times for Steelhead on the lower Manistee River. Completely foreign and looking to establish at least some credibility in the Spey Casting World of Fly Rods. I have...
A thought about bonefish flies
John Byron I think we’re seeing bonefish flies all wrong. We look at them from the beam most times, side view. Or directly from the bow, dead on the front of the fly. But that’s not the bonefish’s view. The properly presented bonefish fly is viewed by its...
Shrimp Part 1: Mysis Shrimp
By Herman deGala Part one, in a three part series on shrimp patterns, takes a closer look at the Mysis Shrimp. I have been tying and fishing this pattern for the last 10 years and have had a lot of success with it. Pat Dorsey says it is...
Make Beautiful Silk Wraps on Your Fly Rod Build
There's nothing quite like a nicely done silk wrap. If you want to take your DIY florid build to the next level, silk wraps are a good place to start. It's not hard to make good silk wraps, but there are some tricks you need to...