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Today's Flavor ....
Today’s flavor is Hendricksons. There’s a steady drip from the roof eaves as the snow melts and the forest floor outside my window is...
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The Busy Season ....
In "A River Runs Through It" Norman Maclean writes "we were left to assume , as my brother and I did, that all first-class fisherman on...
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Another Hendrickson ....
I love seeing all the different versions of Hendricksons that fly tyers are posting on social media lately. Last week I went traditional...
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Coq de Leon .....
There are so many ways to use these beautiful feathers. While they certainly see their share of use in nymph tails and have fibers that...
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In-ˌflü-ən(t)s ….
“Influence” according to the wisdom of Merriam Webster is “to have an effect on the condition or development of”. I’ve been fortunate to...
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Keeping it Smooth ....Part III
Two weeks ago I talked about the need for creating a level, smooth under body when making a fly body from goose or turkey biots. Last...
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The Warmup .....
While I seldom take many breaks from tying flies, it happens from time to time especially during the late summer when my customer orders...
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Dances with CDC .....
Cul de Canard feathers are one of my favorite materials and play a big role in many of my “Signature Fly” patterns. Anyone that’s ever...
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A Little Twist .....
There are multiple angles on the topic of thread control, which is one of the key elements in fly tying. While learning how and when to...
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Tying One .....
I taught a fly tying class yesterday with the Anglers Club of Philadelphia at the TCO Fly Shop in Haverford, Pennsylvania. This a very...
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The Simple Things ……
There’s an old axiom that says some of the best things in life are the simplest of things; and at times that turns out to also be true in...
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Assembly lines .......
Last week I wrote about the benefit of batch tying and practice and the way that this approach can impact the quality of your flies. This...
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Sig-nə-ˌchu̇r
Merriam Webster defines “signature” as something that serves to set apart or identify. My goal with the new version of my website was to...
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