Image: Domenick Swentosky
In his newest Q&A short article, Dom Swentosky over at Troutbitten deals with the fantastic argument in between barbed and barbless hooks. We’ve long heard that barbless hooks are much better for the fish, however is that in fact real? You can learn what Dom believes here.
Picture: Dom Swentosky/Troutbitten Years earlier, when I initially discovered to connect flies, my father revealed me a caddis pattern that he stated his daddy-- my grandfather-- developed. This specific fly is a mashup of what a tier today would...
Bob Quigley was among the most prominent fly tiers of his generation. While he passed in 2012, his developments in fly connecting reside on, and continue to affect fly style today. In a 2013 Fly Angler Publication post, Charlie...
Image: Jay/Flickr Where I matured, we called them crawdads. I have actually heard them called crawfish, however the majority of folks appear to pick crayfish as the main term for these fascinating freshwater lobsters. Despite what you call them,...
There was a point where I connected flies consistently. 4 or 5 nights a week, week after week, every year, I drew out enough flies to practically make the entire thing economical. The issue was that after I filled...
