The fly we're going to do today is a salmon fly imitation. It's one I call breaking bad, so the hook that I'm going to tie this on for salmon flies is a size 6 3X long. So let's look at the ...

After World War I, which essentially cost Europe a generation of young men, salmon fly design again returned to simple, smaller, drab flies that simply caught fish. Nolte said that's about where ...

When a salmon smacks the lure he’s likely to hook himself and announce his presence with a long, loud zzzzzzz of the reel, and to hear that signal is one of the greatest thrills this kind of fishing ...

I started to switch my flies, experimenting with different patterns. When I went to a smaller fly the fish grabbed the bug with enthusiasm. A couple rainbows breached the water taking the caddis dry ...

It doesn’t get much simpler than a salmon egg fly. In fact, even if you don’t tie your own patterns, creating a salmon egg at the vise is so easy that it’s almost silly to buy them pre-made.

The exhibit around the Jock Scott dressed salmon fly and the feathers used to make it are part of the “Time Flies” fly-fishing exhibit at Creek Bend Nature Center in St. Charles as part of the ...

Armed with homemade flies, Nathan said he's excited to get out on the water for salmon season this year. The season is underway in Newfoundland and runs until Sept. 7, and will run from June 15 to ...

Rock Creek — Salmonflies are out all the way up past Ghillies. We are also seeing Goldens, Sallies, green drakes and caddis as well. Fishing is good and the fish are looking up. Flies to have ...

Such rare and precious fibers don't get slapped down on just any hook. Proper Atlantic salmon flies use handmade, "blind eye" hooks. Rather than the modern system of bending a loop at the end of ...