Thursday, March 08, 2012

Chiaroscuro


The Night Watch and La Paloma Soft Hackle Flawings

Monday, March 05, 2012

Belonging


Firetiger and Blue Angel Soft Hackle Flatwings

Friday, March 02, 2012

Wild Melty Minnow from Japan

My first attempt at tying this cool floating minnow imitation from Japan... I suggest printing baitfish drawings and using them as a template for cutting various foam shapes.


Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Pink Variations


Soft Hackle Flatwings (top/bottom): Summer Dawn, Summer AM, Summer PM, Darkness Falls

Monday, January 30, 2012

You never know...

You never now where one of the rods you built in the past can end up. I was delighted to see Randy's post (aka clarkman23 on Fiberglass Flyrodders board) featuring this Lamiglas rod in action on the coast of Oregon.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Single Foot Guide Height Comparison

Left to right: AmTack size 5, Pac Bay Minima size 8, H&H Seymo size 5

Monday, January 23, 2012

Thank You, Bernard

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present. In this limitless nation, this nation of wind, light, and peace, there is no other ruler besides the sea." Bernard Moitessier

Saturday, January 07, 2012

Spawning Nereis

Spawning sandworm imitation with emu feather tied flatwing style and foam slider head. Palmered emu hackle is clipped under the hook shank to create flattened appearance. Nereis virens photo (bottom) courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.


Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy New Year!

A few ties for the Happy New Year: Seafoam Softhackle Flatwing and a selection of Mochi Baitfish... Wishing you all the best!


Monday, December 05, 2011

Fusion


Two types of "Fusion" in the works... Two baitfish imitations brush-sculpted with Liquid Fusion, and two reel seats spray-painted with Krylon Fusion. The seats will get a clear coat next week.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Stick Bait Fly

Floating minnow imitation.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Late Season Wanderings



The season is over... It is hard to give up, since it's been less than two months since I moved back here.


With unseasonably warm weather, I've been exploring docks and jetties, sometimes with light rods, searching for the late migrants-usually small fish. There is still plenty of bait around, so small, laterally compressed imitations were a good match for juvenile bunker. Here is a picture of B&B (Bunker and Butterfish) Clouser-a simple fly I've been using with light rods.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Chariot of Fire


Halloween inspired, late autumn, low light fly...

Monday, October 24, 2011

Friday, October 07, 2011

Thursday, October 06, 2011

Salty Rods and Reels



Salty rods and reels, from 4wt to 12/13wt. Different looks, different personalities... Some are old and proven in battle, some new, but all of them are ready for action.

Sunday, October 02, 2011