The Remnant fly this week came about as I was looking though my remnant box and found a nice blue hen hackle. I think I had used them before when tying the Christmas Jubilee back in 2019. As soon as I saw the feather I though about a soft hackle fly (a large soft hackle … Read more
This is the third fly in a series I call Remnant flies. This is the Remnant Fly #3. If you haven’t read about or watched the Introduction video yet just follow the links to get caught up. You can also watch the Remnant Fly #1 or Remnant Fly #2 if you like. This one is a simple … Read more
This is the second fly in a new series I call Remnant flies. This is the Remnant Fly #2. If you haven’t read about or watched the Introduction video yet just follow the links to get caught up. You can also watch the Remnant Fly #1 if you are so inclined. This fly began as I looked … Read more
This is the first in the Remnant fly series, the Remnant Fly #1. If you haven’t read about or watched the Introduction video yet just follow the links to get caught up. The idea is that I rummage around in my box of small remnants of fly tying materials and come up with a fly, … Read more
The Remnant Fly project is something I have wanted to kick off for quite some time. The idea is that the flies are made from remnants of other flies and the flies are all free-form. Before I get into what that means let me fill you in on some back story. I have been tying … Read more