In this episode of the Orvis podcast, Tom Rosenbauer takes a seat with Tim Flagler (of Tightline Productions) to discuss how fly connecting has actually altered over the previous 50 years. Tim and Tom are 2 of the very best tiers I understand, and Tim’s videos taught me more than any of the dirty fly connecting books I took from my grandfather. This podcast is a must-listen for fly tiers, and you can discover it 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...
