Tag Archives: fly tying
Sunday Night Sedentary Activity Log
The guy catching the fish had flies I didn’t have, tied in a way I can’t tie. But he let me take a look at them and I figured I’d try to replicate to the best of my ability and … Continue reading →
Eat The Fly, I Said
Alex from Hatches/Fly Addicts/40 Rivers has a new site out for the hardcore tyer called EAT THE FLY. Check it out. It’s got a ton of references and contributions from Alex, Brian Horsely, and other serious tiers.
Filed under Fly Fishing, Media, Other Blogs, Pimped Content
Tagged as fly fishing media, fly tying, new sites
TYING: Biggun
Filed under Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Travel
Tagged as fly tying, muskellunge, muskie flies, vice work
Fire One Up
My buddy Ovi saw a guy from Atlantic Outfitters tying saltwater patterns at a Fishing Expo and curing the heads with a UV light. Ovi told me about it. All my flies have brown heads. This acrylic head gunk supposedly … Continue reading →
FLIES: The Hamilton Eat-Me
The Hamilton Eat-Me is my favorite fly. The Florida guide Scott Hamilton introduced me to his pattern 10 years ago on a trip where we used the same fly to catch baby tarpon, dolphin (mahi), and false albacore. He gave … Continue reading →
Filed under Florida, Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Inshore, Northeast, Offshore, Photos, Pimped Content, Reviews, Worthless Opinions
Tagged as eat me flies, fly tying, mono thread, Scott Hamilton, simplicity, super hair
Blog Flies II: Roughfisher Version
Many thanks to the Roughfisher for his creations as reward for catching a bowfin. They will be used only for good. Here’s one more Obamicon as a salute to old JP.
Filed under Fly Fishing, Freshwater, Other Blogs
Tagged as advancements in ditch fishing, brownline paraphernalia, carp flies, fly tying, roughfisher
Blog Flies
People ask, what’s the point of having a blog? You don’t make any money. There are, like, a million people doing it, and your words get lost in the clutter. You should be ashamed of yourself you stupid idiot. (That’s … Continue reading →
Filed under Fly Fishing, Other Blogs
Tagged as clousers, Fly Fishing Blogs, fly tying, michael gracie, poppers, roughfisher
FLY TYING: Stansberry Breaks Into Hareline Dubbin
The Caddis Fly gets an inside look at a materials factory and records it for posterity.
Filed under Fly Fishing, Other Blogs, Pimped Content
Tagged as fly tying, Harline Dubbin, mass quantities of stuff, raw materials, The Caddis Fly
Get The Bully Bugger, Support TRCP
Two of my heroes are named Ted. One is Ted Williams the baseball player, even though I’m a Yankees fan and he retired 11 years before I was born. The other is Teddy Roosevelt. I’ve been to Sagamore Hill, the … Continue reading →
FLIES: EP Floating Badassery
Through a confluence of developments having little to do with me, I wound up hosting Tom Rosenbauer and Enrico Puglisi on my boat during part of the 2008 Flies and Fins Rhode Island trip. A hack like me can take … Continue reading →
Filed under Fly Fishing, Inshore, Northeast, Other Blogs
Tagged as fly tying, Puglisi flies, shameless name dropping, striped bass, stripers, surface takes
