I am on Aimee’s computer up in Bridgeport….they dropped the flows yesterday…Michael and I are killin’ ‘em…Midges in flashy colors like Blue, Red and Green…Michael took 4 good ones below the dam, in that first long run, from 6:30PM till 7:00PM on my Simply Red # 18 tonight…photos when I get back…
some interesting points there. Stewart was said to be an old grump that didn’t hesitate to yell at people who didn’t share his opinions. just to be on the safe side, from now on i’ll tie all my flies in either fashionable Black or in multi-colored swirls as this Starl’-Wing Cripple so the fish can [...]
Challenge Prompt: Fish Philosophy It wasnt that long ago that I spent some time on the river with a group of fish-to-eat folks. My friends husband and his slew of friends. I didn’t go to fish. I went to enjoy some river time with my girl friend at their cabin on Muskegon River, which is [...]
Acabo de ver un vídeo en Facebook colgado por Oscar Jimeno, de ANAPAM, sobre las cañas que hace nuestro amigo Paco Lizárraga, Paco "Maravillas". No he podido por menos que compartirlo en este blog porque jamás pensé que el bambú y el grafito se pudieran combinar. Paco, eres el puto amo! Bendita imaginación y benditas manos que te regaló dios! Pedaz […]
Memorial Day weekend on the Deschutes was the usual crowded affair, but the weather was great, there were bugs everywhere, and the fishing couldn’t have been better. This trip has become an annual event and it seems like every year … Continue reading →
H: May 22, 2012: Fellow Juliana's Angler, Shannon Brightman and I were up on the Beaverkill this Sunday for a spey casting class with Andrew Moy of Tight Lines Fly Fishing. He had generously offered to give the Julianas a spey demo class. But several interested members either had scheduling conflicts or had recently taken private lessons. So, that left […]
Enfin de retour ! Le mois de mai est passé à une vitesse phénoménale et je dois avouer que celui-là ne restera pas dans les annales. Trop de pluie accompagnée le plus souvent d'un vent à décorner les boeufs comme on dit chez nous ! Mais malgré tout, j'ai pu tester quelques montages et réussi de[...]
I’m on a mission to get my wife hooked on fly fishing. When we met we were both really into shredding the gnar but the way I look at it is that when we’re old and feeble we can still travel and hit the water together. The beatings I gave myself on the snow will [...]
A strange sort of crazy settles in as winter comes to an end and spring begins. It is never a smooth transition, weatherwise or otherwise, and sometimes I think I’ve made it through the dark time without succumbing to a bad case of the Shack Nasties when it turns out I only repressed them. The thaw came on early [...]
Thread: Uni 8/0 Black Hook Size: 12 scud Peacock Herl: 2 or 3 {your choice} Snowshoe hares foot Step: 1 Put hook in vise with bead and start thread close in behind bead and wind back 2/3 mm. Take peacock herls and position them in line with the hook, along its center and wrap thread...
The weather turned on Monday evening – during the day the temp was up around the high twenties and then in the evening they plummeted down to just into the teens. It was windy too and it was not a warm wind, it was an evil cold wind that thoroughly stopped the action. Well, if [...]
Ever since i was a young lad i have been hearing about and from anglers who fish for Twaite Shad at Saint Mullins in Carlow. Over the years i have thought many times of heading down to Saint Mullins and having a go at fishing for the Shad. Each year has come and gone since [...]
La Bienne, une des merveilles de la Franche-Comté, a énormément souffert cette année, après la Loue, le Doubs et la Haute Rivière d’Ain les années précédentes. Ce week-end, le 2 juin à 15h au pont de Jeurre, aura lieu un rassemblement pour manifester le ras-le-bol des agressions multiples dont sont…
The stunning caterpillar of the Vapourer Moth, Orgyia Antiqua. Pictures taken on an apple tree in the front garden:I have seen these colourful creatures on the underside of leaves lining the river banks. Perhaps not worthy of a specific imitation, but a caterpillar pattern can be worthwhile in the height of the season.~Dave
I do not enjoy paying upwards of $75 for fly lines. I never said I do not do it, but I still would rather pay $50-60.One nice feature of the more expensive weight-forward lines is the colour change companies are beginning to place at or near the rear of the head. They are typically marketed as indicating the "optimal load point", and I especially f […]
Hey guys, here is a plug for what looks to be another very cool fly fishing event. Test your Carp catching skills out on Saturday June 23, 2012... It's the WARM WATER THROW DOWN at Lake Henshaw. Click on the link for more details CARPTHROWDOWN
Until further notice, the fly factory is on Hiatus for an undetermined amount of time. Personal, life changing experiences have transpired and a few things need to be dealt with until I can commit the time and attention to this that it and you, the reader, deserve. I did not make this decision lightly and [...]
Esta semana nos llegó un nuevo libro -en verdad no tiene nada de nuevo ya que es de 1966-, enviado por un amigo del Reino Unido. Se trata del libro “An Anglers Entomology”, escrito por J.R. Harris (pescador y naturalista), y abarca, a través de sus 270 páginas, en forma muy completa y con varias [...]
We just returned from our annual spring guides trip. This year we went back to Cody, WY after visiting last season when we got rained out on the Bighorn. The rivers were blown out last year in May but we enjoyed the area so decided to give it another shot. Half of the fun of [...]
Howdy, Those of you that have followed this blog for a time may have seen a handful of articles written that reference the Yakima River and my good buddy, fellow guide, fly pattern co-developer and all around great guy Derek … Continue reading →
Tim:
From the looks of things you must be heading north to Bridgeport and the East Walker. Hope you do well.
Neil
Neil,
If I don’t do well, I will beat Michael mercilessly with a fly rod….
PT/TB
Patiently waiting for reports….and video. I see they waited until you made a decision to go before raising the flow rates again.
Keith,
I am on Aimee’s computer up in Bridgeport….they dropped the flows yesterday…Michael and I are killin’ ‘em…Midges in flashy colors like Blue, Red and Green…Michael took 4 good ones below the dam, in that first long run, from 6:30PM till 7:00PM on my Simply Red # 18 tonight…photos when I get back…
PT/TB