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Attractor dry flies, sparkle pupa, why do trout rise? Gary LaFontaine Dry Fly New Angles

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Attracting Rises from Trout

Wisdom from a forgotten book: Why do trout rise to a dry fly? Exploring LaFontaine's lost ideas on attractors

Fly tying the Chubby Chernobyl fly pattern

Get the Wings Right on the Chubby Chernobyl

Despite being a Swiss Army knife pattern, fly tyers seem to struggle with the wing on the Chubby Chernobyl

stanky leg fly pattern, tube jig fly pattern, crayfish fly pattern, euro nymphing fly pattern

Weird Flies That Work: Stanky Leg

the fly fishing equivalent of a tube jig

A tarpon toad fly pattern illustrated in the style of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album cover

More Clues on Fish Vision (Tarpon Edition)

We're diving into the wide world of tarpon vision, a place more vivid than humans might imagine...

Flies displayed include: chubby chernobyl, clouser minnow, barr's meat whistle, popper, crazy charlie, and turneffe crab

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Behind the Scenes

Unveiling the creative process from idea to ink for Due West Angler's distinctive articles on fly fishing + science + conservation

pink pookie fly pattern, pink grasshopper fly pattern, pink hopper fly

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Pink Grasshoppers Really Do Exist

In our never-ending quest to explain why unexpected colors work as fly patterns I found some insights in an unlikely place... the museum...

Bass vision, how do flies like bass poppers, Mr Wiggly, Slumpbusters, other assorted bass flies look?

largemouth bass

More Clues on Fish Vision (Bass Edition)

Can fish see color? Bass don't see our flies like you'd expect...

salmonfly fly pattern

Improving the Salmonfly Dry Fly

We walk through tying a modified 64 Impala fly pattern and clarify how to customize this recipe to match the hatch beyond the original

sculpzilla fly pattern

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Phantom Sculpins of the South Platte

Why would a trout eat a sculpin fly in a river without sculpin?

midge fly patterns for the San Juan River, New Mexico

3 Under Appreciated Fly Tying Materials for Trout

Fly Tying: I want to highlight some under-appreciated materials that look incredible

The Unforgivable Sins of Fly Tying

Do you know the unforgivable sins of fly tying?

umpqua weekender fly box loaded full of fly patterns

What Makes a Fly a Classic?

Fly tying: You may have heard that there are no original stories anymore, or that movies are all remakes... the same is true for flies

Why Don't We See More Chartreuse in Stillwater Trout Flies?

Why Don't We See More Chartreuse in Stillwater Trout Flies?

Do you recall any chartreuse flies for trout when shopping at your average fly shop?

Which hopper fly is the best fly pattern? Color combinations for chubby chernobyls, dave's hopper, morrish hopper and others

The Colorful World of Grasshoppers

Fly tying: What are the best colors for tying and fishing grasshoppers. Check out our breakdown.