I love this Reverse Parachute Mayfly. The one above was tied by me (not very well) using the video below, by Barry Ord Clarke. I didn’t have any “swimming nymph” hooks so I had to just bend a Tiemco 200R hook, it’s a number ten. It really needs to be on a wider gap hook … More Reverse Parachute Mayfly
I’m just now finding out about the “Bob Ross Party”. (I don’t get out much.) Initially started for kids painting parties, the Bob Ross party has been adapted for adults for, I guess, COVID relief, not to mention politics. As I understand attendees often imbibe their favorite beverage to Bob’s calming voice and soothing little … More The Bob Ross Fly Tying Party
I hope everyone’s fishing is going well. I can’t get anything going myself. Booked a marsh trip for June, really looking forward to that because local fishing has sucked. Finally hooked into a few bream, including this nice one below. It’s about time. I think the bait fishermen have mostly cleaned them out of my … More On a Few Fronts…
This weekend my son and I spent a beautiful cool day rambling the swamps looking for turkeys, hogs and deer sheds. It was a great day even though we saw and heard no turkeys and our only hog opportunity was the result of getting busted and having to watch them run off through the thick … More Dragonfly Encounter
I never liked using dumbbell eyes on an EP crab. The eyes just get in the way of the crab body build. I mean its OK and all, the crabs with dumbbell eyes are fine but I also just don’t like using up my dumbbell eyes, of which I never have enough of, on a … More EP Crab w/o Dumbbell eyes
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