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Electric Lettuce Damselfly Nymph Fly Pattern

Electric Lettuce Damselfly Nymph Fly Pattern This gal is ideal for indicator fishing either in a static position or on wind drifts. The fly should be above or travel past weedy areas where damsels live. I usually suspend damsels about … Continue reading

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Shiney Hiney Caddis Pupa Fly Pattern

Here’s another Caddis Pupa for the lake box. It’s a variation of a variation of a variation of a Juan Ramirez fly. Juan is a famous guide out of Colorado and has designed a number of wonderful flies. His nickname … Continue reading

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PMS | Parasitic Molting Scud Fly Pattern

Parasitic Molting Scud Fly Pattern – PMS – Okay a little back ground on this pattern whether you like it or not! I’m going to avoid Latin, Chemical processes and complex biological actions. This will be Gord’s Kindergarten Cole Notes … Continue reading

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Green Haze Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa Fly Pattern

Green Haze Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa Fly Pattern Soft hackles are under rated, and we certainly don’t have enough of them showcased on the site. So when we saw this beauty by @debpaskall on IG last week it was a … Continue reading

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OCD Olive Chewy Dragon | Dragonfly Nymph Fly Pattern

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] OCD Olive Chewy Dragon Dragonfly Nymph Fly Pattern I’ve been accused of being OCD but we won’t go there today! This is just another Darner Dragon pattern to add to the arsenal but I got to tell you … Continue reading

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Fly Tying on the Dark Side | The Mop Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Fly Tying on the Dark Side – The Mop Fly – Well I’m into the Dog Days of winter so I decided to take a little walk on the dark side of fly tying and fishing. At this … Continue reading

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Iron Man Chromie Chironomid Fly Pattern

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Iron Man Chromie Chironomid Fly … Whether it’s floating line under an indicator or long lining on a fast sink, since I first moved back to the interior a few years ago, a vast majority of my brain … Continue reading

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Quick Fish Fry Fly | BC Salmon Fry Pattern

Quick Fish Fry Fly ……. say that three times fast 😉 [embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Quick Fish Fry Fly | BC Salmon Fry Pattern I know they’re out there and they are hungry, so here’s a recipe for a quick fish fry … Continue reading

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Bipolar Balanced Leech Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Bipolar Balanced Leech Fly Pattern .. Ahhhh night shifts! 3:30 AM and all kinds of crazy shite is going through my head. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] Every now and then a balanced leech flashes by and then is gone … … Continue reading

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FGN’s Galloup Style Streamer Fly Pattern

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] FGN’s Galloup Style Streamer Fly Pattern Well the holiday season is now over and, in my case, the depths of winter have descended with a heavy thump. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] We had a brief reprieve of the cold for … Continue reading

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Bleeding Limey Chironomid Pupa Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Bleeding Limey Chironomid Fly Pattern With most of our chironomid pupa fly patterns the concept is simple and durable. That’s not a bad thing because in addition to being easy to tie they are deadly little patterns that … Continue reading

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Sheridan Lake Sedge Pupa Fly

Sheridan Lake Sedge Pupa Fly … This little beauty is the brain child of Ken Baker. The story is that he developed the fly for British Columbia’s famous Sheridan lake but it’s definitely not limited to that body of water.  … Continue reading

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Black & Silver Red Butt Chironomid Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Black & Silver Red Butt Chironomid Fly At the time of this writing the chironomid is, and will remain to be till at least mid June, our  “go to” fly for BIG Kamloops area lakes rainbow trout! Like … Continue reading

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