Category Archives: Fly Tying

One of the hot/cool new fly tying products just released for 2012 is the Hareline Rainbow Brass Cone. Available in 4 sizes to fit hooks for warm-water species, trout, salmon, steelhead, and (insert your favorite fish here) sizes, these brilliant, … Continue reading →

This fly is another Nicholas adaptation of an extremely effective traditional summer steelhead fly, one more in my Steelhead Simplicity Series of flies. Deschutes, John Day, Grand Ronde, McKenzie, Willamette, Rogue, Klamath – the list of where summer steelhead eat … Continue reading →

Ok, this is not EXACTLY the original Signal Light steelhead fly pattern. This simplified, sparsely tied fly is one that displays the philosophy of my Steelhead Simplicity Series of flies. These flies are usually a little slimmer, a little sparser … Continue reading →

In this fly tying video Barrett ties one of our favorite patterns for “hopper dropper” style rigs. The Half Down Golden Stone is a pattern developed by Montana Fly Company. We have modified it a bit to have more hackle, … Continue reading →

The Bleeding Gills Clouser Tube Fly drives Salmon of all sorts wild, it absolutely “flings a craven on them!” Jay Nicholas discusses the merits of tube clousers, colors combos for baitfish, and adding a red spot for bleeding gills on … Continue reading →

The Clouser Deep Minnow is a GREAT fishing fly. The darn thing, in many colors and sizes, just looks like food to many fish around the world and is among my very favorite flies for salmon fishing here in Oregon. … Continue reading →

I was minding the booth, walking dealers through the latest and greatest books and DVDs, when I heard someone yelling my name. My giant carrot-topped boss was waving me over, with a devious grin on his face. His wife, Joy, … Continue reading →

Smallmouth Bass Clouser Minnow Smallies are a non native gamefish brought to Oregon by officials and anglers who longed for the kind of fishing they had experienced East of the Rockies. Today, these fish have established a permanent foothold in … Continue reading →

Over the several centuries I have been tying flies and fishing, (this is to establish my credibility as an expert and therefore worthy of the time it will take you to read this fly tying material comparison and although it … Continue reading →

The Langtry Stone is, in my opinion, the precursor to the Stimulator series of flies that were so popularized by Randall Kaufmann in an uncountable combination of sizes and colors. Here is a little about the background of this fly, … Continue reading →