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Brad Bohen and the Buford

An older video of Brad Bohen tying his Buford musky streamer. This is a great musky or pike fly and even if you don’t tie this exactly like Brad does, it is very effetive. If you are not familiar with … Continue reading

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Catskill Fly Tying Stories-Honing the Craft 2024

I really enjoyed this short film by Frequent Flyers Fishing. Members of the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild, share their inspiring stories and accounts. Starring John Apgar, Dave Catizone, Tom Mason, John Shaner, John Bonasera & Seth Cavarretta.

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The Mission Fly Fishing eMagazine – Issue 45

The new issue of The Mission is out!

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Hope & High Water (full movie)

If you haven’t seen this little movie, you should do yourself a favor and kick back and enjoy it. It is a great trout movie that shows the trials and tribulations that we all go through fishing at times. Here … Continue reading

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CDC Caddis Dry Fly

I love this buggy caddis fly pattern by Andrew Herkes. All tied with CDC feathers. Andrew briefly said this about the fly. “This fly and the tying style was pioneered by the legendary fly tyer Marc Petitjean. Using nothing more … Continue reading

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Satkowski’s Plan B Hex

This is an awesome new Hex fly pattern from John Satkowski. You can follow John on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/johnsatkowski/ John wrote about this fly in a message to me. “Lake Erie has a huge Hex hatch and you can catch … Continue reading

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Jerry French’s Summer Sculpin

From the North 40 Fly Shop: “North 40 Fly Shop employees held Jerry French hostage from fishing until he taught us how to tie his trout variation on his summer sculpin. Originally designed for summer steelhead and Alaskan rainbow trout. … Continue reading

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Little Rock’n’Roller

Stefan Larsson or @wickedtrout on Instagram posted this little 18 fly which caught my attention. Here is what Stefan wrote in his post. Stefan is a fly fishing guide in Sweden. He also runs a fly shop there. His interests … Continue reading

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March Brown Dry Fly – Gary Morin

Gary does a great job of showing how to tie a beautiful March Brown dry fly. I know there are many aspiring fly tyers out there that would love to learn how to tie a nice dry fly. Gary does … Continue reading

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Chubby Chernobyl

Tim Flagler demonstrates how to tie a Chubby Chernobyl in this video. Just a quick note from me. Do not underestimate this pattern. I am speaking from experience. This fly is a fish catcher, no doubt about it. You should … Continue reading

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