Meat Whistle – a tasty crayfish

Meat Whistle

Meat Whistle, Rust Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Rib Tail/Body Underbody Flash Legs Collar The Meat Whistle is a John Barr creation. John is an avid fisherman who enjoys the aspect of jigging forbass under a low hanging tree. He desired to replicate the same type of fishing from a…

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Carson River Drainage of the Eastern Sierra Region 1

Carson River Drainage The Carson River Drainage starts within the Sierra Nevada and flows for 131 miles through Nevada emptying into the Carson Sink. This article will only cover the area of the drainage within the Sierra Nevada, it’s headwaters in Alpine County.   The headwaters are the ancestral home of the Lahontan Cutthroat and…

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Formation of the Sierra Nevada – a range of light

The Sierra still retains the awesome splendor that Bierstadt encountered. We will look at Fly Fishing the Sierra from a Naturalist perspective. Not only will you appreciate the fly fishing opportunities but will get an appreciation for your surroundings, how they came to be, and where they might transform in the future. The Sierra Nevada…

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Origins of the Golden Trout

Within the Southern Sierra is a wilderness that inhabits what many consider the most beautiful trout in the world.  The main Kern River, particularly the upper regions, have a strain of rainbows that many consider a “world class” fishery for fly fishermen. The caveat is that is not easy to reach either by horse back,…

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Mini Drunk & Disorderly- an Articulated Streamer

Mini Drunk and Disorderly, Fire Tiger

Mini Drunk & Disorderly, Firetiger Materials to Order Material, click the link Rear Hook Thread Tail Body Collar Wing Front Hook Connector and Front Tail Body Rattle (optional) Mid-Body Sides Front Wing Collar Head and Eyes Mini Drunk & Disorderly The Mini Drunk & Disorderly fly pattern is an articulated streamer with lots of flash…

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Kreelex Minnow – a fantastic glow in the water

Kreelex Minnow

  Kreelex, Copper/Gold Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Top Body The Kreelex Minnow is a popular streamer pattern designed by the late Chuck Kraft. It is a simple tie yet very effective with the flashy two colors of Kreinik Flash. Kreinik Flash is a soft metallic material that glows…

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Silvey’s Balanced Sculpin – a way to remain level

Balanced Sculpin, Olive

Silvey’s Balanced Sculpin, Olive Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Weight 5 wraps of Thread Pin Bead Body Head Overbody Fins Tail Silvey’s Balanced Sculpin Silvey’s Balanced Sculpin was designed by Brian Silvey on the Deschutes river for the resident trout. The balanced style allowed the pattern to remain level as the pattern…

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