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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
Muddled Leech Fly Pattern
The Muddled Leech Fly Pattern I designed the muddled leech to have more neutral buoyancy as a lot of my leeches had bead heads. Leaving off the bead, and adding the deer hair, allows for the muddled leech to be … Continue reading
Screaming Viking | Green Red Butt Chironomid Pupa Fly
The Screaming Viking Green Red Butt Chironomid Pupa Fly Like it’s predecessor, the Bleeding Limey, the Screaming Viking (Green Red Butt Chironomid Pupa Fly) was borne out of necessity. The original was needed so that those little green red butt … Continue reading
Rock Bottom Stonefly Nymph Fly
Rock Bottom Stonefly Nymph Fly Pattern In our effort to leave no stone unturned, I bring you the Rock Bottom Stonefly nymph … Although not common, every now and then I see giant stone flies fluttering around in the late … Continue reading
Clear Goo Caddis Pupa Fly Pattern
Clear Goo Caddis Pupa | Sedge Fly Pattern I’d recently seen an article about Clear Goo and its uses so I ordered in the light kit with thick, thin and Hydros Goo. My intention was to use it to tie … Continue reading
Stump Lake Damsel 2.0
Stump Lake Damsel Damselfly Nymph Fly .. I remember my first really successful day fly fishing Stump lake. It was years ago, the month was June and the damsels were hatching! We were anchored in the shallows tossing out big … Continue reading
FGN’s Combo Nymph River Fly Pattern
Combo Nymph River Fly Pattern … Here’s a dandy little combo nymph river fly pattern. Designed for flowing water, the combo nymph has some weight to it, some flash to it, and it kind of resembles a bunch of different … Continue reading
Alpha Baetis Mayfly Nymph Fly
Alpha Baetis Mayfly Nymph Fly Pattern .. About four years ago we found ourselves in the middle of a huge mayfly hatch on world famous Sheridan lake. Sheridan is one of the BC Interiors most challenging yet rewarding lakes … … Continue reading
Wine & Gold Chironomid Pupa Fly
Wine & Gold Chironomid Pupa Fly Pattern Things are gettin’ a little ansy up this way! The lakes in the North Eastern region of British Columbia are seven to ten days away from being ice-off and it’s really hard reading … Continue reading
Hot Spot Chironomid Pupa Fly
Hot Spot Chironomid Pupa Fly ……. Well last weekend while the home office was no doubt sniffing out open water and wetting lines, we had a bit of a blizzard to deal with up this way. On the bright side, … Continue reading
Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph Fly
Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph Fly … The Pheasant Tail Nymph is one of the oldest of modern fly fishing patterns. Originally designed as a general imitation to many of the thin nymphs that exist in rivers, streams and stillwaters worldwide, … Continue reading
Gord’s Molting Dragonfly Nymph Fly
Gord’s Molting Dragonfly Nymph … Many moons ago when I was out tubing in Steward lake I saw my first molting dragonfly nymph. I was just kicking off from shore after a pit stop when my flippers washed up what … Continue reading
Major General ASB Chironomid Fly
Major General ASB Chironomid Fly Pattern “… it has military colours but a little too much bling for a simple enlisted man so I call it … the Major General ASB chironomid pupa fly! Like our stuff? Subscribe by Feed … Continue reading
Golden Scud Back Shrimp Fly
Golden Scud Back Shrimp Fly … Shrimp are present throughout the entire open water season therefor making them a very important food source for trout. They are particularly useful in the early spring and late fall when forage for other … Continue reading
Floating Dragon(fly Nymph) – Hungry Rainbow
Floating Dragonfly Nymph Fly Pattern … Tis the season for the big Dragonfly nymphs to start their migration to the shorelines to emerge so … we thought it an appropriate time to share a deadly floating dragonfly nymph fly pattern … Continue reading
The Arizona Mini Hopper!
July 1 stream fishing time. Still working (27 shifts down 11 to go) Can’t fish but I can still tie. I’m preparing for a twist-off trip up the Alaska Hyw. and into the East Slope Rockies. Been tying some big … Continue reading
KGB Leech Fly Pattern
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Up next is the KGB Leech fly fishing pattern … and this one is quickly becoming one of our favourite leech fly patterns for both early spring and late fall fly fishing in the BC Interior! The KGB … Continue reading
Triple F Leech Fly Pattern
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Triple F Leech Fly Pattern … *** just updated with a step by step instructional video of the “Olive Red Head” version of this effective & durable fly pattern! [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] The Triple FÂ (Fat Furry Foker) was … Continue reading