May Fly of the Month: Hot Butt CDC Caddis
- May 9, 2023
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May in the Pacific Northwest not only signals the annual reappearance of the sun and a handful of days where the sensation of actual warmth can be experienced outdoors, but […]
April Fly of the Month: Murdich Minnow
- April 11, 2023
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The Murdich Minnow was originally designed by Bill Murdich for east coast striped bass, though has proven its worth as an equally effective smallmouth bass fly throughout North America. I […]
March Fly of the Month: Chum Fry Skater
- March 2, 2023
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Fly fishers are often event oriented, setting their calendars to capitalize on some fleeting occurance in nature that makes the fish go bonkers. We have the Salmonfly hatch on western […]
February Fly of the Month: Insta Balanced Leech
- February 8, 2023
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Balanced Leeches have been around for a spell. If you’ve not fished them you’re missing out, particularly during these colder months when trout are less inclined to run down a […]
January Fly of the Month: The Blob
- January 5, 2023
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I’ll admit, it took me a little while to come around to the Blob and its close cousin the Boobie. Afterall, so much of fly fishing focuses on matching the […]
December Fly of the Month: Bonefish Squimp
- December 6, 2022
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Everybody should experience bonefish at least once in their life, and chances are if you do it once, you’ll be chomping at the bit to do it all over again […]
November Fly of the Month: Coho Christmas Tree
- November 2, 2022
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Flash and coho salmon go hand and hand and I’ve maintained some iteration of a Flash Fly in my salmon fly boxes for as far back as I can remember. […]
October Fly of the Month: Reverse Cutthroat Spider
- October 6, 2022
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Mike Kinney’s Reverse Cutthroat Spider goes back several decades to its proven inception as a heavy hitter in the sea run cutthroat hall of fame. It’s been catching cutthroat on […]
September Fly of the Month: Duracell Nymph
- September 2, 2022
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Good flies come and go but the better ones eventually earn a permanent spot in your box. For me, a relative late comer to the popular Duracell Nymph, this pattern […]
August Fly of the Month: Thin Mint Bugger
- August 4, 2022
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The Woolly Bugger is a stillwater staple and most effective lake boxes are stocked with a variety of sizes and colors. Indeed, you’ll find countless iterations of the Woolly Bugger […]