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Category: Flies

Ramping up…

March 9, 2022 Michael

It’s been a long time since I have felt this energized and ready for spring. Between our house fire, my…

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Posted in: Camping, Equipment, Flies, Nature, Random Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, dryfly, dryflyfishing, Waters

Last Sunday in February, 2022

February 27, 2022 Michael

Not much of a sunrise, today. In fact, it kind of matches the mood, if one watches the news and…

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Posted in: Flies, Nature, Random

Must…retrain…fingers…

February 20, 2022 Michael

I can definitely tell that this year (in just 96 days, 7hrs, 17 minutes, and 19 seconds…as of the moment…

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Posted in: Flies Filed under: Dry Fly Fishing, dryfly

Ahhh, yes…

October 19, 2021 Michael

If you’ve followed this blog for a while, you have probably heard me talk about how enjoyable it is to…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Nature, Waters

A Few New Images

October 14, 2021 Michael

It looks like the combination of my changing job role, the nearby fire (showing 91% contained, this morning!), and the…

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Posted in: Equipment, Flies, Nature, Random

Modified Adams, First Attempts

January 16, 2021 Michael

I tend to enjoy certain, local waters, where the frequency of riffles, pocket water, and even cascading steps of short…

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Posted in: Flies

Happy New Year…a bit late.

January 8, 2020 Michael

First, I want to wish each of you, and all those in your lives, a Happy New Year. Sorry it…

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Posted in: Equipment, Flies, Good food, Random

Very Minor Variation

October 27, 2019 Michael

Its had been quite some time since I posted any fly tying. For this I apologize. Having picked up a…

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Posted in: Flies

The Final Stretch

April 24, 2019 Michael

Well, we’re down to less than 31 days to go, until the 2019 Fly Fishing season kicks off. It’s been…

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Posted in: Flies, Random

Thawing out the fingers

March 30, 2019 Michael

Probably in response to the turn of the weather, the sight of free-flowing water in the nearby creek (which, incidentally,…

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The Woolly Bugger, with a Limp

September 22, 2018 Michael

I don’t know that I’ve ever met a Fly Fisher that has not heard of the Woolly Bugger. It is,…

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How to tie that…whatever it is

September 8, 2018 Michael 1 Comment

For those that might want to tie a few of the Renegade variant, I offer up the following (condensed) methodology:…

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Posted in: Flies

Had to…

Michael

Friday, the day after I tied the strange Renegade variant, I used another of the PTO days to hit the…

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Posted in: Fish, Flies, Waters

Rene—What?!?

September 6, 2018 Michael 1 Comment

So…remember when I briefly pondered the idea of a high-viz version of a Renegade, in the post where I first…

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Posted in: Flies

Flies…and food

September 2, 2018 Michael

Saturday was a double-header of things I enjoy. Woke up (for the third or fourth time, unfortunately) with a headache…

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Posted in: Flies, Good food

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