The lake whitefish, a member of the trout/salmon family Salmonidae, has long been a mainstay of local fisherman on Lake…

Anglers should never head to the ice to fish without taking a tip-up with them. In the most basic sense, a tip-up…

The Madam X is a versatile hopper pattern developed by author, guide and fly tyer Doug Swisher to trick resident trout…

With so many different carp/sucker flies on the market, how does an individual find their way through the endless flash…

For the final part to this fly proportion series we are going to take a closer look at streamer flies. Unlike the other…

Splake are a hybrid species of trout resulting from the crossing of a female lake trout with male brook trout.…

The third part to this blog series on fly proportions has to deal with dry flies. Out of all the different patterns a…

When preparing your ice tackle for upcoming ice fishing adventures, choosing what color of jig to pack is a difficult…

Last week I broke down the specific proportions needed when tying wet flies. To further this discussion, this week’s…

For the next few blogs I want to spend some time going over the concept of fly proportions and how these apply to what…

Epoxies and cements like Fly Head Cement can bulletproof the heads of your fly patterns, preventing threads from…

Out of all the different fly fishing items a fly angler uses Fly rods need to be protected above all else to ensure…