Fly Tying | Leader to Tippet to Fly

Posted on October 9, 2017April 14, 2018 by Dennis

In search of stillwater rainbow trout with Big Ben’s Brown Bugger

Taggedautumn, Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, kenauk, stillwater, streamer, wooly bugger

Posted on December 27, 2016December 29, 2016 by Dennis

Tweet It only takes a five year old boy to remind one of the excitement of Christmas. He could barely contain himself waiting for the others to arrive so we could open gifts. And of course between him and his dad, grandpa wasn’t forgotten. Time to get tying!

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Taggedchristmas, Fly Tying, gifts, grandson

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Posted on September 15, 2014September 14, 2014 by Dennis

A variation of the Hamill’s Killer with a gold bead head made it along on our recent trip in search of land locked salmon and it proved to be very successful.

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TaggedFly Fishing, Fly Tying, hamill's killer

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Posted on March 31, 2013March 31, 2013 by dnazarenko

Tweet The snow is melting, rivers are raging and the lake ice is thinning. Its almost time to go fishing. The Holo Worm is a neat blood worm pattern by Phil Rowley. I’ve added it to my tying list.

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Taggedblood worm, chironomid, Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Holo Worm

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Posted on November 22, 2010 by Dennis

Tweet When it comes to fly tying the discussion/debate around what is important in the eyes of a fish is likely endless. Is the fly imitating a food source or is it simply an attractor? If imitating, what of the color, size, behaviour and so on and so on. We make decisions on what we […]

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TaggedFly Tying, krystal hackle, woolly bugger

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Posted on November 20, 2010 by Dennis

Tweet Winter is approaching quickly. Days are short and temperatures are beginning to fall. Fall colours are long gone and as each day passes, the opportunities for stillwater fishing lessen. Earlier this week a few of us had a chance to get out for a bit of trout fishing – a full day and the […]

Category:Fly Fishing, Fly Tying

Taggedautumn, float tube, Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, kenauk, rainbow trout

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Posted on September 6, 2010 by Dennis

Tweet My tying seems to go in spurts and in checking my fly boxes, it seems this is a good time for a spurt – especially in the streamer department. I was assessing what I needed to tie for the autumn season and that go me thinking about my top streamers. I fish a lot […]

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TaggedFly Fishing, Fly Tying, streamers

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Posted on August 21, 2010September 1, 2010 by Dennis

Tweet The Palmer Chenille Bugger has become one of my favourite streamers – partly because it is quick and easy to tie but mostly because it seems to be a great attractor streamer. The palmered chenille, sparsely tied over a red thread (the pattern calls for orange but this batch was done with red) underbody […]

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TaggedFly Tying, palmer chenille bugger, streamer

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