OPST Dubbing Spinner
Details matter when tying and designing flies. Here is a simple tool that gets it right. Simple, with lots of deep thought. Here is Jerry French telling us why. I tie most of my flies with dubbing...
View ArticleMontana “Mini” Intruder
Swing season is upon us. While swinging flies can be a productive technique all year round, there is something special about swinging flies in the fall as the seasons change. Swining requires some...
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North 40 Fly Shop eMag Swing edition
Check out the latest eMag from North 40 Fly Shop. We’ve got video links to YouTube featuring fly fishing friends (the North 40 crew), spey casting techniques with Calvin Fuller and fly tying steelhead...
View ArticleGolden Polar Minnow
Several years ago, I posted a video with the Polar Express Minnow. For that pattern, I used UV Pearl and accented it with some permanent markers. That’s still a viable fly. As a fly tier, I am...
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A Picture Worth Some Words
My posting on Mystic Waters has been rather limited for the past year or so. The main reason is that I’m no longer a full time guide with time on my hands in the off season. I’m a full time Fly Shop...
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The “Dead Head” Streamer Fly Pattern
The Dead Head Streamer is a super simple pattern with some unique and fishy characteristics. If you have seen my Bald Eagle pattern, you will note some similarity. This is what I would term as a...
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Winter Fly Fishing
Here is my take on winter fly fishing. I love a good January thaw. The air feels like spring but you know it’s not. If you are able to take advantage of an open window and go fishing before the next...
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Mind Altering Fly Fishing
Yesterday was mind altering fly fishing. Every single day, that I’m in the fly shop, customers come in and ask me if I’ve been fly fishing. Then they ask me what’s happening on the river. That’s what...
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Predacious Fox Fly Tying
While I love cool and complicated trout spey flies and streamers, I usually live on simple ties. It seems like the more time I spend fly tying complex bugs, the more likely they are to end up in an...
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Montana Trout Spey Clave
Montana Trout Spey Clave. Make Fly Fishing Fun Again. Join the Revolution. Montana Trout Spey Clave is coming to the Missouri River. From 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday, April 16, a fishy cast of...
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