Posts under ‘Fly Tying’

I’m not the philosophical fly fisher. I fish to catch…despite knowing it’s called fishing, not catching. I care for my gear, ensuring that loosing that bigger-than-expected trout can only be blamed on my lack of skill bad luck. And I tie flies to replace those that have proven to be effective. March has become the [...]

On the heels of the old-is-new-again “wild salmon” movement comes the rediscovery of “natural hooks.” It appears that Mother Nature wants us to fish. On the Juneau Empire (Alaska) newspaper’s JuneauEmpire.com, an interesting little article travels the West to tell the tale of a Dr. Bob Bosworth, a retired physician and fly fisherman living in [...]

I’ve heard it said that that those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it, but I don’t think that applies to fly fishing. At least not during a recent Eastern Sierra trip with the club. Fall is just around the corner in this neck of the woods and it seems the local [...]

In the words of my father, I “made out like a bandit” this weekend. And had a spot of luck too. It began Friday when the new hard drive for our Series 3 Tivo arrived. The old hard drive decided to take a permanent vacation, presenting the dilemma of either purchasing a new Tivo, meaning [...]

Finally took some pictures of my latest attempts at fly tying… I’ll be at the fly-tying desk…