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This is one of the first flies that I tied stream side, back in 1975, at Valley Gardens, in the channels section of the Madison River, Montana. Me and my “crew” (Michael and Ally) at Valley Gardens, MT…30 yrs. later… I had seen it in Fly Fisherman Magazine and it was suggested that this pattern [...]

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It’s hot…the doldrums..nothing is moving… The TRICOS are a pain…time to pull out the fuzzies and have some fun…These are some patterns I carry with me for those occasions. Sometimes they work and sometimes, I learn new casting skills…like tossing some of the flies as close to the bank as possible under overhanging branches,dumping them [...]

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Putting this Caddis pattern together today…some additional tweaking and it will be done… New Gamakatsu hooks, Tan SLF Prism, Light Dun Snow Shoe rabbit’s foot, root beer krystal flash.gold holo tinsel,tan micro tubing, Coastal deer hair, Gordon Griffiths 14/0 sheer, white and tan… SLOPE CADDIS Lemme’ see here…hmmmm…I went with scraggly… HOOK: Gamakatsu C-16B. #16-#18 [...]

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I say retro because it takes me back to the old “Lord’s of the Fly” Fly Shop that was located on Wilshire Blvd. in West LA, back in the early 1980′s, and was run by a pair of brothers, one of whom, now manages the Orvis Shop in Pasadena,CA. This Caddis Fly pattern, which I [...]

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The first time I introduced my son to Fly Fishing was on Father’s Day weekend in June, 1987. Jean and I went to Bridgeport, CA to try our luck at Virginia Lakes, the East Walker River and Green Creek. Michael was four at the time and was required to put on an overly large orange [...]

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Here they is: PHOTO: “BAETIS” – John Jurasek, Blue Ribbon Flies Newsletter The prolific little bugs that love to hatch on overcast, blustery, rainy, snowy, miserable and memorable days on waters everywhere. I LOVE these guys… OLIVE/BROWN Baetis… Hook: TMC 2487, Diiachi 1130, #16-24 (Fall SMALL) THREAD: Gordon Griffiths, 14/0, olive or gray TAIL: Three [...]

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I came across this article on the Fiberglass Flyrodders Forum. It is written by Tom Morgan,who, at one time, was the owner of the Winston Rod Co.. In this article, Tom describes the history of Fiberglass rods while the company was under his ownership and some further background information on himself – that I was [...]

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Here they are…DOGS COUNT TOO!!! Ally gives shooting instructions to my mentor, Sal A. (guess she wants to do some writing…like I have to do) Ally at the campsite with Angelo, Hogback Creek, 2002 Winter This was a GREAT steakhouse that burned to the ground in 1993 on Hwy. 178 between Ridgecrest and Kernville. I [...]

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* THERE ARE MANY MORE PHOTOS ON MY FRONT PAGE, CLICK ON RECENT POSTS IN THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN OR PLANETTROUT ABOVE MY HEADER * Nadia at Hot Creek Ranch – 1976 Michael and Ally’s Mom, Frying Pan River, Basalt, CO, 1980 Jean Marie Hon Jean Marie Hon Mike and Ally, Mt. Whitney fish hatchery, [...]

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Well, I was there for 3 1/2 months… Madison Rainbow – in and out of the H2O for less than ten seconds… Scott G, 10ft. 5WT 10 days of drifting… with this guy and, this guy, Craig (in the boat) and THE WHITEFISH KING… There were LOTS of these, Madison River… T&T Paradigm, 9ft., 5WT [...]

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