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Not those sneaky little guys in black that appear out of nowhere…these are some flies that will take Trout all year, on the East Side – if presented properly.The ASSASSIN was developed by Eastern Sierra guide, Tom Loe. It is a variation of the late Cal Bird’s “BIRD’S NEST” pattern, originated in 1959 for the [...]

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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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Ally made her first trip to Montana in August, 1998. Her Brother Michael was supposed to go as well, however unforeseen CIRCUMSTANCES prevented that from happening…A friend of mine, whose Father was a retired Superior Court Judge in Billings, MT offered us an opportunity to visit his Ranch. It had been a premier “DUDE” Ranch [...]

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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 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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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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Stillwater River above Swallows Ally down in Beartrap Canyon, Madison River Ally below Varney Bridge on the Madison with MY fiberglass Winston…oooopppss, Sage SP…. Ally, outside Ennis, hoping to net something… WINSTON 1975 “STALKER”, 7 1/2ft. 4 WT (SF Manu.) Road from NYE, MT to the Stillwater… Ally catching a Rainbow below the handicapped access [...]

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