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Simon’s Summer Searching Caddis

Anglers all over the world have fond memories of banner summer days with endless caddis dry fly eats. Caddis dries cast an appealing silhouette that trout can’t resist when they are keyed in on surface feeding in the warmer months. … Continue reading

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The Tungsten Squeeze: The Unprecedented Tungsten Price Increase, What it Means for Anglers, and How Tyers can Adapt

If you are a fly tyer, you are painfully aware of an emerging issue sourcing one of our favorite materials that is relatively new to the world of fly tying and fly fishing: tungsten. These make up our beloved beads … Continue reading

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Join Us at Our Monthly Community Night at Falling Sky Brewing This Next Tuesday the 18th

This coming Tuesday, August 18th is our monthly Fly Fishing Community Night. Every month, our local community looks forward to gathering at our favorite brewery which has hosted us for over a year: Falling Sky Brewing. Beginners and experts alike … Continue reading

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New Solarez Top Coat 77 Gloss: UV Resin Specifically for Coating Your Summer Foam Terrestrials

It is about that time of year where much of what we are throwing is constructed from foam. Terrestrial season is upon us, in the last 15-20 years, the commercial fly scene has seen a major shift in the materials … Continue reading

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Join us at our Monthly Community Fly Fishing & Fly Tying Night on Tuesday, July 21st at Falling Sky Brewing

This coming Tuesday, July 21st is our monthly Fly Fishing Community Night. Every month, our local community looks forward to gathering at our favorite brewery which has hosted us for over a year: Falling Sky Brewing. Beginners and experts alike … Continue reading

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Driftless Cricket V2 Dry Fly Tying Tutorial

Crickets are an often overlooked insect under the more broad “terrestrial” umbrella of insects. When people thing of terrestrial season, hoppers are typically the first insect that comes to mind. Grasshoppers are typically followed by beetles and ants in terms … Continue reading

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Jigged Western Green Drake Nymph

Green Drakes are one of the most famed mayflies in the world. Here in the US, the insects can be broken into two broad categories: Eastern and Western Green Drakes. Although both are large green mayflies, they belong to entirely … Continue reading

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Simple and Effective Jigged Yellow Sally Nymph for your Summer Dry-Dropper Setup

Yellow Sallies are a small, yet important summer bug in the Western US. They are often overlooked as other warm weather stoneflies are much larger like Salmonflies, Skwalas, Gold Stones, Shortwing Stones, Etc. These bugs come in a yellow, more … Continue reading

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Egg Laying Snowshoe Grannom Caddis

Fishing dry flies for the grannom caddis hatch can be a lesson in patience. Some would say it is a fool’s errand entirely. If you know what to look for, and can time it right it can be extremely rewarding. … Continue reading

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Articulated Jigged Salmonfly Nymph Fly Tying Tutorial

Every spring, giant insects make their emergence from our rivers that they called home for the last 3-4 years. Many know these insects for their winged adult form, which brings fantastic dry fly fishing each spring. This hatch typically kicks … Continue reading

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March Brown CDC Bubble Back Cripple

We are still seeing phenomenal hatches of March Browns into April, which isn’t too uncommon. On especially overcast days, March Brown Duns can be found emerging in longer pools with fish sipping them in the tailouts. When these hatches are … Continue reading

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April Community Night & Fly Tying Lessons

This coming Tuesday the 21st is our monthly Fly Fishing Community Night. Every month, our local community looks forward to gathering at our favorite brewery which has hosted us for over a year: Falling Sky Brewing. Beginners and experts alike … Continue reading

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CDC Loop March Brown Wet Fly Tying Tutorial

The long awaited March Brown hatch each spring is notorious for having fantastic fishing swinging soft hackles. In this video, Simon ties a simple March Brown using one of Ahrex’s newer hooks, the LE880. March Browns have a tendency to … Continue reading

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The Most Durable Squirmy Worm Material to Date: New Trinas Squirm Material from Montana Fly Co

Everyone knows squirmy worms work whether you like them or not. Silicone squirmy material has a serious Achilles’ heel. The silicone the worms are made of is extremely fragile. If you crank too hard with thin, but strong thread it … Continue reading

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Realistic Blue Winged Olive Weightless Nymph

Blue Winged Olives or Mayflies from the “Baetis” are a staple in trouts diets all over the world during the colder season. Many places only have a good BWO hatch in the spring and fall, but our weather is mild … Continue reading

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