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Fly tying: Working thread length
One of the most basic skill fly tiers must learn when getting into the craft is how to manage the thread as it comes off the bobbin. It seems simple, but I can't count the times I've watched brand-new tiers trying to figure out just how much thread they need to work with as they…
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Trout Tips: Arrow tube? Or rod tube?
Years ago, I was fishing the Cardiac Canyon stretch of the Henry's Fork over Father's Day weekend, thanks to the able boatmanship of well-known guide Rod Patch. I'd never fished this stretch before, but rod put me and my fishing partner on fat and happy Henry's Fork rainbows all day. It was epic. Rod set…
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Trout Tips: Wait for it…
A bonus for waiting and watching. Photo by Chris Hunt. I spent the weekend in Yellowstone National Park, catching the tail end of the fishing season and enjoying some glorious fall weather that, by late October, is usually only a memory for die-hard anglers who visit the park this time of year. And most of…
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Fly tying: The RS2
I was in Denver a couple of weeks for a family thing, and I got to spend some time with my aunt and uncle in the city's suburbs. My uncle is an avid fly fisher—he and I went to northern Saskatchewan this past summer and spent four days on a boat together chasing pike. We…
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Trout Tips: Dress flies so you can see them
Sometimes it's just as important for you, the angler, to see your fly as it is for the fish to see it. Photo by Chris Hunt. Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from TU's book, "Trout Tips," available online or in our annual gear liquidation sale, along with seasons one and two of TU's…
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Fly tying: Black Bear Green Butt
It's tough for me to get really excited about steelhead flies this fall--Idaho's steelhead run as been dismal, so much so, that I haven't bothered to make the trip to Salmon to swing flies. The last thing the few fish that made it home need is another angler harassing them. Video of Black Bear Green…
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Fly tying: Making your own fine-tipped bodkin
As a fly tier that tries to do things as affordably as possible—yet still have quality tools and materials to craft the best possible flies—I'm always on the lookout for tips and tricks to achieve my goals. Video of Fine Tipped BodkinBodkins are simple tools—just a sharp stretch of wire attached to a handle. But,…
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