ARTICLES DEDICATED TO THE SPORT OF FLY FISHING
It is a pretty safe bet to say that I am somewhat of an evangelist when it comes to North Country spider patterns. Over the past few years since the publication of my book The North Country Fly, I have […]
I am a distant relative of a famous North Country angler/author. And this simple quirk of fate has in many respects dictated my views in regards to the tying of the traditional North Country Spiders. (Best not mention number of […]
I was introduced to the work of Dr William Baigent, by the author Nicholas Fitton, who sparked my interest in Baigent’s “Variant” flies and at the same time rekindled my love of flyfishing. After a brief hiatus away from the […]
The Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear features one of flyfishing’s most ubiquitous dubbing materials and I can’t think of any other flytying material that is so adaptable as the fur from the Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus). For centuries it has been a […]
I have always been fascinated by Catskill dry flies, it stretches back to my teenage years when I was given a copy of Harry Darbee’s book Catskill Flytier: My life, times, and techniques. The book was co-written by Mac Francis […]
I love American Dry Flies. For more years than I care to remember I have fished with varying degrees of success, a progression of well-known and obscure American patterns on my native dales rivers. Chief among these dry flies are […]
With the onset of winter frosts and icy river margins, the grayling will be at the peak of her powers. And though modern weighted patterns, generally hold sway into the grayling season. It is well not to forsake some of […]
For many trout fishermen, the emergence of the large dark olive– traditionally known as the Spring Olive – signals the arrival of a new season. Though sparse hatches of duns do emerge throughout the winter, it is the significant ones […]
In the Manchester Guardian of the 1920s, and later within his collected fishing essays entitled ‘Rod and Line’. Arthur Ransome demonstrated the perfect temperament needed for a winter evening of fly tying, and in turn gave us ample food for […]
