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Covert Nymph (Threadless) Body Fly Pattern
The Covert Nymph Body Fly Pattern … look Ma, no thread! 🙂 Sometimes during the busy tying season I have to take a break from tying chironomids (sounds crazy, I know). When you take a break from repetitive pattern tying, … Continue reading →
Posted in Caddis, Damselfly, Dragonfly, Fly Patterns, Mayfly
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Tagged bcflyguys, caddisfly pupa, covert nymph, Damselfly Nymph, Dragonfly Nymph, drslickco, Fly Patterns, Fly Tying, flyguys, mayfly nymph, nymph fly, renzetti, threadless fly tying
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Perfect Fly Syndrome
Perfect Fly Syndrome … costing you fish & you don’t even know it! Ah, the hard water season … a time of mixed emotions for most anglers. Fly fishing is on hold, so clearly that sucks, but on the other … Continue reading →
Posted in Still Water Fly Fishing
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Tagged advanced fly fishing, advanced fly tying, fly fishing, fly fishing tips, Fly Patterns, Fly Tying, fly tying for lakes, Fly Tying Tips, How to Fly Fish, improve my fly fishing, improve my fly tying, improved fly tying, intermediate fly tying, still water fly tying, stillwater fly fishing, stillwater fly tying, the perfect fly, the perfect fly pattern
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Gun Metal Shoot Out | Best GMC Chironomid Fly Body Materials
Gun Metal Shoot Out Best Gun Metal Chironomid Fly Materials [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] So as most of you are aware, the original blue steel/gunmetal flashabou #6916 has been discontinued for some time now. Since then it has been an ongoing debate … Continue reading →
Posted in Product Reviews
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Tagged Chironomid Fly, Fly Tying, GMC, Gun Metal Chironomid
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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 →
Posted in Attractors, Caddis, Fly Patterns
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Tagged bc fly patterns, Fly Pattern, Fly Tying, mop fly, mop noodle fly, mop noodle fly pattern
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Beadmaster Fly Tying Tool Review
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Beadmaster Fly Tying Tool Review “Get your bead on” is the slogan that ‘on the fly products’, the company that makes this interesting new fly tying gadget, uses to describe the Beadmaster fly tying tool. They say this … Continue reading →
Fly Tying Tips & Tricks
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] – Fly Tying Tips & Tricks – For me it always seems that November and December are so busy that I never make it down to the my tying desk. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] It’s usually about the end of … Continue reading →
Posted in Fishing, Fly Patterns, Projects, Still Water Fly Fishing
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Tagged Fly Tying, Fly Tying Cost Savings, Fly Tying Ergonomics, Fly Tying Tips
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The Danvise Fly Tying Vise
The Danvise Rotary Fly Tying Vise I was first introduced to the Danvise fly tying vise by the owner of “fine flies for fisherman”, an old school fly shop located in Kamloops (trout central) British Columbia. Graham and his wife … Continue reading →
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Tagged Al Beatty, Best Fly Tying Vise, Danvise, Fly Tying, fly tying tools, Fly Tying Vise, Rotary Fly Tying Vise, Rotational Fly Tying Vise
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DIY Wire Dubbing Brush Maker
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] DIY Wire Dubbing Brush Maker A quick surf through our fly tying sections and you will quickly notice that we prefer, and strive to create, simple and durable fly patterns. One of the tools which helps us to … Continue reading →
Create A Hatch Chironomid Pupa Fly
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] The ‘ Create A Hatch ‘ Chironomid Pupa Fly … here’s a cool little chironomid pupa pattern shared with us by Gord and the boys from Flyguys Northern Division! And as good as it works up North, we … Continue reading →
Posted in Chironomids
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Tagged Black Red Chironomid Pupa, Chironomid Pupa Fly Patterns, Double Chironomid, Fish Flies, Fish Fly, fishing flies, Fly Patterns, Fly Tying
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Disco Cactus Muddler Fly
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Disco Cactus Muddler Fly Pattern Disco Cactus Muddler Fly | History: [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] The “Disco” cactus Muddler has always been a producer for me and has caught fish everywhere I’ve used it. It is a go to fly … Continue reading →
Posted in Streamers
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Tagged Cactus Muddler, Disco Cactus Muddler, Fly Tying, Muddler Minnow
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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 →
KKK Chironomid Pupa Fly
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] KKK Chironomid Pupa Fly Pattern … [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] Here’s another fly pattern guaranteed to produce fish over the next few months, or any time that chironomids are hatching. Like our stuff? Subscribe by Feed or Email
Posted in Chironomids
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Tagged Chironomids, Chromie, Fly Patterns, Fly Tying, KKK, Pupa
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Simple Thread Black & Red Chironomid Pupa Fly
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Simple Thread Black & Red Chironomid Pupa Fly [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] With the arrival of May, a peak month for still water chironomid fly fishing in British Columbia, we thought it would be appropriate that the next fly pattern in our series … Continue reading →
