Fly Tying Tutorials

January Fly of the Month: Mini Spark Plug

January Fly of the Month: Mini Spark Plug

Today we bring you a scaled down version of George Daniel's popular Spark Plug fly pattern.  The larger original is a proven fish getter whether you're chasing big trout or...

January Fly of the Month: Mini Spark Plug

Today we bring you a scaled down version of George Daniel's popular Spark Plug fly pattern.  The larger original is a proven fish getter whether you're chasing big trout or...

December Fly of the Month: Rio's Pocket Rocket

December Fly of the Month: Rio's Pocket Rocket

As swinging flies on a light trout spey becomes more and more popular, fly tiers are borrowing from the wiggly bug creations we've been launching out into the seams and...

December Fly of the Month: Rio's Pocket Rocket

As swinging flies on a light trout spey becomes more and more popular, fly tiers are borrowing from the wiggly bug creations we've been launching out into the seams and...

November Fly of the Month: Barbell Egg Sucking Leech

November Fly of the Month: Barbell Egg Sucking ...

Late fall and early winter is a unique season to find yourself standing knee deep in a frigid North Puget Sound river.  The leaf -bare alders and cottonwoods that line...

November Fly of the Month: Barbell Egg Sucking ...

Late fall and early winter is a unique season to find yourself standing knee deep in a frigid North Puget Sound river.  The leaf -bare alders and cottonwoods that line...

October Fly of the Month: Lil' Bruiser

October Fly of the Month: Lil' Bruiser

Once upon a time we had some pretty stellar summer steelhead fishing around the North Puget Sound area, particularly on the fabled North Fork of the Stilliguamish.  We swung a...

October Fly of the Month: Lil' Bruiser

Once upon a time we had some pretty stellar summer steelhead fishing around the North Puget Sound area, particularly on the fabled North Fork of the Stilliguamish.  We swung a...

September Fly of the Month: Sir Sticks A Lot

September Fly of the Month: Sir Sticks A Lot

Brita Fordice is an incredibly creative and talented fly designer for Rio.  Her flies are functionally crafted, amazingly fishy and typically sport funny and memorable names.  The Sir Sticks A...

September Fly of the Month: Sir Sticks A Lot

Brita Fordice is an incredibly creative and talented fly designer for Rio.  Her flies are functionally crafted, amazingly fishy and typically sport funny and memorable names.  The Sir Sticks A...

August Fly of the Month: Pink Fink

August Fly of the Month: Pink Fink

An odd-year August around Puget Sound brings a wave of anticipation for what many hope to be a fruitful pink salmon return.  These diminutive Pacific Salmon species average 3-5 lbs....

August Fly of the Month: Pink Fink

An odd-year August around Puget Sound brings a wave of anticipation for what many hope to be a fruitful pink salmon return.  These diminutive Pacific Salmon species average 3-5 lbs....