This Friday’s reader submitted pattern is the Wicket Cricket by Brandon Combs.
Read moreFly Tying Friday - The Wicked Cricket by Brandon Combs
The Wicket Cricket in hopper colors.
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The Wicket Cricket in hopper colors.
This Friday’s reader submitted pattern is the Wicket Cricket by Brandon Combs.
Read moreA slightly modified Cockaroo that earned a regular place in my wet fly box.
I have been a long time reader of Ward Bean’s website, Warmwater Fly Tyer . I have tied and fished many of the patterns found on the pages of his site. For the warm water fly fisher/tier this is an incredible resource. I highly recommend a visit.
Read moreBrandon Creekbaum’s Bugger Baum
This panfish pattern submitted by Brandon Creekbaum has the honor of being the first reader submitted fly pattern! This interesting looking subsurface pattern has all the characteristics of a killer panfish pattern.
Read moreThe Wiggler duo. A deadly combination!
When the fish are holding deeper, you need to get the flies down to them. I do occasionally use sinking and intermediate lines, but as we move closer to warmer weather, I am usually equipped with a floating line in anticipation of the season's first topwater bite. To get flies down under these conditions I will fish a tandem rig with two flies. One fly will be large and heavy to bring the small unweighted wet fly down to the fish.
Read moreMy decked out Jackson Mayfly
In a (not so) recent post, I did a review of the Jackson Mayfly Kayak. The Mayfly is a kayak that was designed from the ground up as a fly fishing platform. The boat ships from the factory very nicely equipped, but l found that adding a few extras enhanced the fishing abilities of this boat.
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