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Fly fishing tips from north of the border
Fly-fishing tips from our friends up north
I love to fly fish in Canada. From the spine of the Rockies to its boreal forests, the Canadian north rivals any fishy locale on the planet, and fly fishing is a great way to get to know the waters of this region. The folks at The New Fly Fisher — anglers like Mark Melnyk,…
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Spring Fly Showdown: All hail the Elk-hair Caddis
The king of all flies? Voters choose the Elk-hair Caddis
The votes are in, and I must admit, I'm a bit surprised. In a fantasy "tournament" of fishing flies, the Elk-hair Caddis reins supreme. In the recently completed TU-Loon Outdoors Spring Fly Showdown, the venerable bug outlasted the stately Adams in the final matchup. And, honestly, I voted for the Adams. Not that I don't…
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Spring Fly Showdown: The finals
The Elk-hair Caddis and the Adams face off for dry-fly bragging rights
Two classic dry flies square off for all the marbles Twenty flies, two weeks and some intriguing matchups all come to a head today as the Elk-hair Caddis and the Adams face off in the championship match of the TU-Loon Outdoors Spring Fly Showdown. And it's a big day for interested anglers, fly tiers and…
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Spring Fly Showdown: The final four
The Prince Nymph squares off with the Elk-hair Caddis, and the Adams goes up against the Woolly Bugger
The first-ever TU-Loon Outdoors Spring Fly Showdown comes down to four much-loved fly patterns that likely have homes in fly boxes all over the world. Two classic dry-fly patterns, an old-school, yet still-beloved nymph and likely the best streamer pattern ever tied. Game 1: Elk-hair caddis vs. Prince Nymph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O24oZLeiEYo Tying the Elk-hair Caddis. Like…
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Spring Fly Showdown: The Woolly Bugger vs. the Pheasant-tail Nymph
Vote in the TU-Loon Outdoors Spring Fly Showdown
Two great attractor patterns. Two proven fish-catchers. These two staple fly patterns are squaring off against one another in the round of eight for the right to go to the final four in the TU-Loon Outdoors Spring Fly Showdown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qddVdhAFFg Tying the Woolly Bugger The Woolly Bugger is perhaps the most versatile fly ever crafted.…
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Spring Fly Showdown: Copper John vs. the Adams
The Copper John or the Adams?
The round-of-eight bracket in the TU-Loon Outdoors Spring Fly Showdown features one of best deep-diving nymphs ever tied and perhaps the most widely used dry fly on earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on6tnuje1SY Tying the Copper John. First tied by Colorado fly tier John Barr, the Copper John is now a nymph angling go-to bug, particularly in tailwaters where,…
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Spring Fly Showdown: The Prince Nymph vs. the RS2
The Prince Nymph vs. the RS2
The TU-Loon Spring Fly Showdown is down to the final eight flies, including the two classics featured in this matchup. Today, one of the best attractor nymph patterns ever tied goes up against the a tricky emerger that's especially adept at fooling picky trout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfAFJvbgWTk Tying the Prince Nymph. The Prince Nymph might be a…