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This particular fly has probably caught more fish for me, Michael and Ally – than ANY other attractor pattern that I have used through the years. I tie it on Daiichi 1560 Hooks, TMC 5262 and Mustad 3906B in sizes #10 -#18. I have an entire box devoted to this pattern. For durability, I [...]

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These are a few more fly patterns that I have been working on for this Springs’ fly fishing in the Eastern Sierras and, hopefully – beyond…
This would be one of my ( and the kids) favorite spots to pull into, fishing upstream or downstream from this point…

“No more pictures…let’s get on it, DAD!!!”
HOT GO 2 [...]

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Works in progress… Some variations on Jeremy Davies’ “Evil Weevil”, Walter Wiese’s ” Turkey Vac”, “Hula Princess”, ” Deep Super Softy”, “Glass Caddis” and “Neu Cowdung” and ,some ideas of my own on – attractor patterns for Spring and Summer…

Michael slurps his approval prior to hitting the road…
NEU COWDUNG…
TURKEY VAC…
BLACK WEEVIL…
KF WEEVIL…
These two guys [...]

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Well, MIDGES (from Maine Fly Fishing)- the most prolific bug in,on and around water…especially NOW…
Other “CRAZY PEOPLE” who Fly Fish in the SNOW…

Michael, freezing on the Owens River in January. 2004…

Here are some patterns I have whipped up based on the proven ties by a bunch of fellows I will mention in the text of [...]

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I will post our early fishing experiences when I have a chance to speak with my son.
He is currently occupied:

With his Sisters…
PT/TB

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In the next week or so (Sat. 10.10 or Sun 10.11), I will post new Baetis/BWO patterns and the story of how my son Michael was introduced to Fly Fishing and how he now outperforms his Pop …(sometimes)…

Ally and Michael at the Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery on Oak Creek just North of Independence, CA…
This is [...]

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Michael and Aimee visited this location on a recent weekend trip to Southern Utah, He told me we needed to go back here and fish this water. He and Aimee were taking photos for their respective portfolios…

I’m up (or down)for this!!!

Michael, playing with wood to create a suitable habitat for upscale Beavers…

Aimee, getting her [...]

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I am putting up some photos of points made from obsidian, jasper and chert. These are arrowheads, darts and spear points that I found with Michael and Ally throughout the Southern Sierras, Owens Valley, Saline Valley, Eureka Valley and Deep Springs Valley. They will be up when the sun is shining ( It is shining [...]

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Well…
Michael got his wish, he has been accepted to Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Netherlands…

I better learn how to tie flies for Pike and Carp…

Thanks, ( in the Netherlands) Jeroen….ooooopppppssss…

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PT/TB

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As I mentioned in my previous post about the Mt, Whitney fish hatchery, my first visit to the Owens Valley came in 1951 when my Dad, Brother and I drove up in my Dad’s 1949 powder blue, Buick convertible to visit with my Mother while she was shooting a film on location outside of Lone [...]

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