When I’m fishing pressured rivers and the trout have seen everything, I want a nymph that looks normal, behaves naturally, and doesn’t scream “artificial.” That’s exactly where my Yellow Swimming Baetis Nymph works—especially when I’m fishing nymphe à vue (sight nymphing). This pattern is built around subtle realism: a slim, clean silhouette, a translucent yellow Continue Reading

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We all know mop flies. Just like Squirmy Worm nymphs, they created a real wave in the fly-fishing world: “Those aren’t flies,” “What even are these things?”, “They’re weird,” and so on. In the end, what matters is that they catch fish—no matter what some people say. Personally, I’ve never fished mop flies. But I Continue Reading

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Today I’m tying a simple caddis larva pattern that I keep coming back to again and again. For me, caddis larvae have always been a confidence fly—especially on small mountain streams—so every now and then I get that “caddis tying fever” and I just have to sit down at the vise. Normally I tie this Continue Reading

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