Minty white albie whores, tied with soft mint bucktail, white hackles and chenille, mint thread, and pale green-pearl Sparkleflash.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Wednesday, January 08, 2025
Saltwater Fly Rods by Vladan Milenkovic
This is a small snippet of rods I built for saltwater flyfishing. Certainly very far from the complete list of my builds, but these are few of the creations I use and enjoy on daily basis. They are all a part of my current fly rod collection. Each rod has so many stories to tell...
Tuesday, January 07, 2025
From the Archives: Squidalicious Nights from 2012
With recent squid crease fly posts in the middle of winter, I just had to resurrect some archival photos (taken by Dave Skok and myself). Back in the summer of 2012, we had fantastic night fishing, using squid imitations. I remember using squid crease flies exclusively. See the original post here.
Friday, January 03, 2025
Sand Shrimp and Winter Tying
Size 2 sand shrimps...waiting for spring! Variations in body and leg coloration. My pelagic box is full, too.
Wednesday, January 01, 2025
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Flamboyant Crease Cuttle-Squid Flies
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Saturday, December 21, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Brand New Build: Saltwater 8wt Graphite Fly Rod
Fresh off the bench...This is a really cool 8wt (more pics here). Can't wait to use it this spring. It will be an excellent stick for bonito and smaller albies, too!
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Coq de Leon Albie Whore (revisited)
These feathers have translucence and fine speckling, and imitate smaller translucent bait quite well. Here is the chartreuse version (compare to pearly white, here).