Shorter note today about the tying video of Veverka’s Mantis Shrimp. Short for two reasons; one I am trying to finish up another article on Dressed Irons that is more interesting and two, other than a great fly there is not much more to say about this pattern. Except, if you are headed anywhere where … Read more
The Bonefish Squimp is the second Bonefish fly I recently taught in a Bonefish Fly tying class at FlyMasters of Indianapolis. With the hundreds of Bonefish patterns in the world these days it can be tough to narrow all of them down to just a few to teach or suggest people have in their fly … Read more
I was asked back around the holidays to do a class in February on Bonefish flies at a local shop as they had a group headed to South Andros targeting big Bonefish. Having fished there myself a couple years ago I knew just what flies would be good for anyone headed on this trip. The … Read more
The Electric Chicken is one of those flies I decided to tie and bring down to Louisiana this year just in case we had a day with clearer water and the fish were keying in on more color and movement. It is what is known as an “attractor” pattern. It does not look like any … Read more
The Kwan was originally created as a Bonefish fly and has also proven to be a great Redfish fly. Last year as well as this past February I took the Kwan down to the Gulf coast chasing Bull Redfish and it proved a very effective fly. It is not a difficult fly to tie but … Read more
I recently went on a Redfish trip down to Bayou Du Large in southern Louisiana with some friends. I took some of the flies I had last year and tied up some new ones as well, doesn’t everyone before a fishing trip? One of them which is a staple that I tied is the Estaz … Read more