Articles about fly patterns - description, how to fish them and other fly fishing tips.
Cove Pheasant Tail
Category: 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.
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Baltic Musky Flies
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As with Pike, Musky rely heavily on their lateral lines to detect subtle vibrations given off by
heir prey.
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Lackawanna River - Dynamic Duo
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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...
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My contribution to The Tactical Series River Range of Flies
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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...
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Flies for Aztec trout
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The expert recommendation for fly patterns for trout fishing in Mexico.
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Super Heavy Nymphs from Slovakia
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If you think that your flies are too heavy, believe that this is nothing compared to what Slovak fly fishers use...
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Grayling on a diet – Polish crisis flies
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Maybe it is your turn to try a nice fine fly on a small hook?
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Sight Fishing the Pheasant Tail Nymph
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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.
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When Less Becomes More
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The concept of bare hook nymphs is far from new.
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Bugs of the West coast of Canada and the USA
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The first article describing dragon flies.
Category: Flies for Fly Fishing