Posted in FLIES I HAVE TIED, Tiers I like, tagged attractor patterns, Blue Ribbon Flies, Craig Matthews, Dean Endress, dubbing materials, Fishermans Spot, Fly Fishing Yellowstone, fly patterns, matching the hatch, nymph patterns, Robo PT nymph, SLF Prism, Yellowstone National Park, Zelon Dubbing on August 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
These are two interesting dubbing materials that I use when creating some of my fly patterns:
SLF PRISM:
and Zelon Dubbing:
SLF Prism was introduced in 2007 by Wapsi and Zelon dubbing is only available through Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone.
SLF Prism has found its’ way into many of the classic attractor nymphs or searching flies I [...]
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Side # 1…
I was going through my inventory of Fly Boxes the other day and happened upon my first nymph box. I purchased this box at Chuck Fothergill’s in Aspen, CO back in 1975. George Odier helped me stock it – that was before I tied on the road on a regular basis…
Side # 2…
Almost [...]
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Posted in My fly fishing story, tagged Daughters fly fishing, Eastern Sierras, Fly Fishing Story, fly patterns, Hot Creek, Hot Creek Ranch, kids fly fishing, Nadia Barker, Sierras 1975 on April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hot Creek Ranch is situated off Hwy. 395 – East of the Mammoth Lakes Airport. My first visit to the ranch was in Mid September 1976. After returning from my extended trip to Aspen, I had resumed my career in the entertainment industry, joining with two twin brothers to start a new public relations firm [...]
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