Flies for Fly Fishing

Arthur's original concept of this fly was to use it sacrificially as a weight on the end of a long leader - the intention being to concentrate on fishing a couple of smaller buzzer pupae on droppers at different heights in the water column.

As with Pike, Musky rely heavily on their lateral lines to detect subtle vibrations given off by heir prey.

Winter tying sessions for me always start with reflections of various days of my early fly casting formation, spent in the Lackawanna River, with a fly rod and flies, where the fish have bested my every attempt to engage them in battle...

My main contribution to this outstanding river fly selection was with some of my key 'tactical' patterns that were largely derived from my years in competitive fly fishing...

The expert recommendation for fly patterns for trout fishing in Mexico.

If you think that your flies are too heavy, believe that this is nothing compared to what Slovak fly fishers use...

Maybe it is your turn to try a nice fine fly on a small hook?

You can count on your hands the flies that have truly survived the test of time and become established world classics and Frank Sawyer’s Pheasant Tail Nymph (PTN) is, without question, up there in the all time hall of fame.

The concept of bare hook nymphs is far from new.

The first article describing dragon flies.