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blog BY chris_hunt ON December 18 - 0 COMMENTS
Fly tying: Folding hackle 
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Tying collars for streamers and salmon or steelhead flies can be a bit tricky, largely becuase saddle hackle is sometimes hard to work with.  Folding Hackle Video of Folding Hackle Above, Tim Flagler from Tightline Media demonstrates a great way to fold hackle... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON December 17 - 0 COMMENTS
Trout Tips: Vulnerability is an asset 
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Try using emergers or "cripple" patterns when casting during a prolific hatch with lots of working fish. Photo courtesy Orvis. Editor's note: The following is excerpted from TU's book, "Trout Tips," which is available online and can be shipped in plenty of time for the holidays. When fish have a... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON December 14 - 0 COMMENTS
Fly tying: Size 22 Parachute Adams 
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Small flies intimidate me. I've essentially relegated the tying of all flies smaller than size 18 in my fly box to the experts.  But I might have to take the plunge after watching Tim Flager tie a size 22 Parachute Adams below. Parachute Adams Size 22 Video of Parachute... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON December 5 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: 36 hours (part I) 
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blog BY chris_wood ON December 4 - 0 COMMENTS
Mentors 
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Mike Dombeck sports a familiar pose. By Chris Wood You don’t realize it until it is too late. You forgot to say, “Thank you” or even, “Hello.” Jack Casey taught my sophomore and senior years high school English classes at Saint Peters in Jersey City. He was a smallish man who would enthuse the most... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON November 30 - 0 COMMENTS
Fly tying: Herter's Bastard Midge 
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Winter midge fishing can be really productive—it just takes commitment from us fair-weather anglers to get out on the water and brave the blustery conditions. Oh, and the right fly, of course. Herter's Bastard Midge Video of Herter's Bastard Midge... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON November 29 - 0 COMMENTS
Fly tying: Angled tweezers 
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Nobody has ever accused me of possessing too much finesse, particularly at the fly-tying vise. So every tool I use when crafting flies needs to help me be a bit more precise. Angled Tweezers Video of Angled Tweezers Above, Tim Flagler shows off a pair of angled... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON November 26 - 0 COMMENTS
Trout Tips: Give terrestrials some life 
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Editor's note: The following is excerpted from TU's book, "Trout Tips," which is available online for overnight delivery.  Fishing terrestrials in late summer can be very productive ... and there's nothing quite like fishing big bugs along grassy banks. In most trout-fishing situations, a drag-free... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY sam_davidson ON November 20 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Dry line dedication 
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Promising water for dry line steelheading. Note: Nearly three-quarters of all wild steelhead populations in their native range along the West Coast and in Idaho are threatened (TU's CEO, Chris Wood, just penned this post on the recent closure of the winter steelhead season in Idaho due to low... [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON November 20 - 0 COMMENTS
Fly tying: Angle for Accuracy 
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Here's a great tip for beginning fly tiers—tie at angles. That might sound simple, but it's a technique that a lot of folks don't employ enough at the vise–and the results can be immediately visible.  Angle for Accuracy Video of Angle for Accuracy Above, Tim... [ READ MORE... ]
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