Tag 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...
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...
Baby Tarpon Slam Fest
By Bruce Chard IT'S FALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND THE EXCITEMENT BUILDS EARLY IN THE MORNING ON THE WAY TO THE BOAT RAMP. Its 83 degrees and still pitch dark outside. The AC in the truck is trying to cut through the high humidity. You can...
Saturday Shoutout / Feather Bender
By Carter Lyles SIMPLE EASY FLIES FOR TROUT When I first checked out the blog, The Feather Bender, I noticed that a good portion of Barry Clarke’s posts was tutorials on tying classic, highly productive flies. This is a great blog site for the beginner fly tier. The Feather...
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...