The FlyFish Fanatic

There are many ways of tying flies. Many people just tie flies so that they don’t have to pay for them in a store. Others tie because they love doing it, yet others tie just for art. Here are some examples of some of the best flies I have seen tied, they are not only [...]

I have been a part of many fishing and Fly fishing forums over the years. There have been some that were not worth being part of and others that were, and still are good. The ones I find worth checking out are: Fishing with Rod, Screaming reals, Washington state, and for great overseas information FlyUK [...]

I have done this post before, but it was almost a full year ago so I thought that i would bring it back.   What do you look for in a fishing guide? I have started my own guiding company, but this blog is not for the promotion of my company, just for the information [...]

Just found this article online and thought that i would share it with my readers. It really is a shame what is happening with the fisheries around the world, and these problems are closer to home than I like. “Alaska sentences processor for letting 400 tons of salmon rot” By JEANNETTE J. LEE The Associated [...]

There are many different tips and tricks to learn to become a better fly fisher and fly caster. i have been teaching Fly casting and all the other intricacies of the sport for some time now and have found that there are some students that pick it up right off the bat, and others that [...]

Tags: Casting, Fly Casting, Flyfishing, Lessons, tips.

As the title asks, What will you be tying? There are so many different patterns to be tying this winter that I had to make myself a schedule. I know that many Fly Fisherman are also fly tyers and many of them also tie up many flies during the winter months to keep from going [...]

Tags: Chironomids, Damsel flies, Dragon Flies, Fishing, Flies, Fly Tying, Flyfishing, leeches

I read this in our local paper today and thought that I would get it out. It is very disturbing and just shows that we really need to start doing something. Overfished species suffer evolutionary damage: report ‘Darwinian debt’ may be irreversible Reuters Friday, November 23, 2007 CREDIT: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Trends show that [...]

Tags: Fish, Fishing, Species

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