Representing The Midwest Well

When fishing the midwest these guys are doing it right. Sweet film. Check it out and tight lines. Possible fishing expedition tomorrow stay tuned.

Its The Season

Although I have been fishing almost all year round, thanks to awesome tail waters in the winter, amazing great lake tributaries in the fall and spring and awesome lakes with the occasional fickle spring creek in the summer, the image of spring finally setting in seems to bring the feeling of great fishing with it. I am not going to talk winter fishing down because in many ways, I almost like fishing in the winter more (no people, sick pictures, and the face that someone who doesn't fish makes when they hear that you just went fishing for 8 hours in -5 degree weather), but spring and summer fishing is hard to beat. Fishing off the front of a boat in shorts and a teeshirt is pretty hard to beat. Either way, spring is finally here, and in a week or two the lower deerfield, which runs right behind my schools campus, will warm up a little and bring out the big bows that I've heard so much about. There should be some good fish up on Fly Bible in the next few weeks so stay tuned and tight lines.

Streamer Highlights

So after talking to my good friend Jeremy Jones out in Utah, and having him remind me about a streamer I gave him, I had to laugh because looking back on it, as a tyer I sucked when I tied that, but as all fly tyers do, I thought it was beautiful and there wasn't another fly that looked as good. Its been some time since that day and wow, that fly was terrible so because of inspiration from that original blue head streamer, here is a highlight reel of some of the best streamers that I've been tying since the day where the fat blue head and a few strands of ostrich earl was a streamer. Enjoy and tight lines.

Not a great picture but you've got love the rubber worm tail! 

Sorry about the direction of the picture, for some reason my computer wouldn't rotate it

These are just some highlights. All of them except the pink rubber worm streamer, big musky fly, crayfish, and the red and black streamers at the end are on my blog with directions on how to tie. I'll get the other pattern directions up sometime soon. Just look through the posts. In order from top to bottom these patterns are titled on my blog: Steelhead Streamer, SW baitfish, and wool head sculpin.

Harrison Brothers

The Harrison brothers do it big thats the long and short of it. They know the spots on the rivers, and they know how to put you on fish. If anyone is looking for a great guide service in Western Massachusetts check out their website   http://harrisonanglers.com/Harrison_Anglers/Deerfield_River_Fly_fishing_Guide_Service.html
Here are some pictures from the past week of them once again doing it up big on western mass rivers.

All browns. All big. Sweet fish Dan and Tom.

Articulated Rubber Worm Zonker

Articulated Rubber Worm Egg Head Zonker, is way to long of a name but it's not the name that matters. If you didn't get it from the title, yes it is another one of my new rubber worm patterns and the ability to change the color with no effort by switching the color of the worm makes it a very diverse pattern. 

Rear hook: size 8       Front Hook: size 4

Thread: 8/0

Materials: rubber worm, 50 lb braid, rubber egg, crosscut rabbit fur.

Tools: Scissors, bobbin, vise, bodkin, whip finish tool.

Step 1: slide worm onto size 8 hook

Step 2: fold braid over head of fly behind the eye.

Step 3: take both ends of the braid and put them through the eye of the hook from the underside.

Step 4: pull the ends tight

Step 5: slid the worm up overtop of the braid connection. Cut the bend in the hook shank so its just the shank of the hook.

Step 6: start the thread base on the size 4 hook. tie down the braid in the rear of the fly. Put the ends of the braid through the eye of the size 4 hook and fold to the underside of the fly. Tightly wrap the braid with the thread to the hook shank so it is really secure.

Step 7: Tie in a piece of crosscut rabbit fur in the rear of the fly and then work the thread to the front of the fly.

Step 8: wrap the cross cut rabbit fur up the hook shank to form the body of the fly. Tie off  and clip andy extra

Step 9: tie in a pinch of ostrich earl (this step is optional no ostrich earl is needed). whip finish and apply head cement.

Step 10: push bodkin through the egg

Step 11: push the eye of the hook through the hole in the egg

New Posts

After not having the cord to connect my camera to computer, I became behind in posts, so here there are 6 new Fly Ties and some other random ones. There are nymphs, streamers and some other patterns that are innovative using new materials such as rubber worms. I'll be more consistent in posting every couple of days hopefully so enjoy and tight lines to everyone who is fortunate to go fishing.

Rubber Worms, A Purists Worst Nightmare

One of the worst things I personally believe can happen when fly fishing is to be working a run and not hooking up with the fish and only to look downstream and to see a person with conventional gear ripping fish. It may not be frustrating to everyone but it pisses me off. Not only are they ok with using conventional gear, which can be looked past, but they are catching more fish which is a problem. Anyways after reading some texts from my friend, who is unfortunately a conventional guy, about how he had caught 20 bass in a day using rubber worms out in California, I had to do something about it. So I went to a store and bought bags of rubber worms and after about an hour of tying I came up with a few patterns. Not all of them are pretty, but they look like they will catch fish.