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Fly tying: The WD 40 Plus
'Tis the season for emergers. Cold-weather flies like midges and even Blue-winged Olives are popping on warmer winter days in rivers all over America, and trout are always looking for them. In the video below, Tim Flagler ties a popular fly with a couple of little variations—his WD 40 Plus is just a slightly fancier…
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Fly tying: How to accurately measure materials
For a lot of fly tiers (or a lot of fly tiers like me, anyway), there's always a bit of guess work when it comes to measuring materials before they are tied to the hook. Often, for me, it's a "Well, I guess that looks about right" sort of endeavor. Video of How to Accurately…
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Trout Tips: Finding the perfect fishing lodge
TU volunteer Steve Zakur found the right place for his adventure a couple years ago. I'm always a bit apprehensive about dropping big money on a far-flung fishing adventure to some distant lodge in the middle of nowhere. There are just so many things to consider, and the price and location are just a couple…
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Fly tying: Stripping quills
Quill-body flies are some of the most beautiful creations tiers can craft at the vise, but stripping feather quills can be kind of a pain. Video of How to Strip a QuillHere, the process is somewhat demystified by Tim Flagler, who shows us the best ways to strip both hackle quills and peacock quills, and,…
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Trout Tips: Tenkara in winter
Tom Sadler fishes Tenkara for winter brookies in a small Appalachian trout stream. I've tried everything to keep ice from accumulating on my fly rod guides during cold winter fishing trips. I've tried the paste and the sprays, and while they might work for a few minutes, they'll eventually fail. It's gotten to where I'll…
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Fly tying: Electric caddis larva
With a good 80 percent of the country feeling like a deep freeze these days, it's a good time to be talking about winter fly fishing. And winter flies, of course. Video of JC's Electric Caddis LarvaAbove, Tim Flagler walks through the process of tying John Collins' Electric Caddis Larva, a great wintertime searching pattern…
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Short casts: Fly tying Zen; women in fly fishing; Salalah, and more
Photo by Becca Skinner, New York Times. I read this piece the other day in the online edition of Sierra Magazine, and immediately identified with author Christopher Schaberg, a professor of Englis and Environmental Studies at Loyola University in New Orleans. The gist is this: the intense pressures being put on our environment by a…
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