Fly Tying

Family Treasures

I follow in the family tradition of collecting rare fly-tying materials. It’s turned into an obsession. Some early…

Winter Brown
Waterhen Bloa
vintage flytying
Upstream Wet Fly
undercoverts
Treacle Parkin
travel
Terrestrials
Spring Olive
sport

The Brown Owl This classic spider found in numerous north country manuscripts and publications has been one of…

Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk It is safe to say that for the past century a certain brand of silk…

A Guide to Choosing North Country Hackles It goes without saying that to dress the finest of flies,…

North Country Bric-à-brac Like many flytyers, I am a collector of vintage flytying materials. And as someone who…

Spreading The Word It is a pretty safe bet to say that I am somewhat of an evangelist…