Flies

essays and musings on fly fishing for native trout

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Rock Rollers at Soul of Streams

February 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Robert Williamson from “Soul of Streams” has a great little piece on rock rollers (aka rock worms, aka cased caddisflies).

Some Art of Angling

January 18, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

A handful of artists are featured in this post as I try to get caught up. Fly fishing art has some great artists plying their skills. In addition, I find many of them keep some great blogs where you can get a behind-the-scenes look at an artist at work.

Big Lost River 2009 – updated with pix

March 23, 2009 ⋅ 12 comments

Fly fishing Idaho’s Big Lost River is a great spring trip.

Last Hole – a poem

December 11, 2008 ⋅ 12 comments

I’m no poet, although I’d love to be. As always, feel free to comment—I can take the heat. Last Hole Was this the hole, where limestone walls shoulder the margin between earth and sky? He bends into the current, casts about forgotten water thickened by rains. Forgotten waters, patterns, faces— even the name of this [...]

Deconstructing the Fly

August 24, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

It happens all the time, at least to me. I get a great idea for a fly, tie a few up and hit the river. The first opportunity I get to try the fly—as in, the second I hit the water, regardless of what is/isn’t coming off or what the fish are/aren’t rising to—I fling [...]

The Dugway

March 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Scrambling the steep embankments of the canyon, fly rod in hand and a mixture of mud and leaves covering my pants, I make my way to the half mile of river 200 feet below. I cling precariously to clumps of castilleja pondering which loose rock should next support my weight and life.