Its been awhile since I last posted.  I will try to do better.  Here is a quick video of me tying Fran Betters Haystack.  If you have ever seen any of my fly boxes you already know I always have a couple tied up in different sizes and colors.  It's a...

Here is a photo of a 8' 6'' 5 weight I have just finished. I built it on a Batson Rainshadow 7+ I love these blanks. The guides are titanium and the real seat is box alder. It is weighted perfectly for a light reel my Hardy Angel 3/4 weight even bal...

Well other then a few slow days on the catch and release area on the West Branch of the Ausable River I have switched gears. I have been tying salmon flies to fish the Lake Champlain tributaries. Take a look.

Tying flies is a skill used to make fly fishing more enjoyable and productive. Flies are after all meant to serve a function: catch fish. Of course after tying thousands of flies I have realized I rarely fish with flies I don't find attractive. Could...

I want to introduce some new nymph patterns that I have added to my online fly shop. The Swinger Princes started out as a wire prince pattern but I decided to tie it on a natural bend hook and use a blend of dubbing that I could brush out heavily to...