Wanted to acknowledge the great effort by all at the Winter Seminar presented last Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 9-10) by Sunriver Anglers and Central Oregon Flyfishers. Thanks especially to Doug Vakoc and Kathleen Schroeder of the two clubs, who were coordinators for the event. The featured guest was Phil Rowley from British Columbia, who [...]
The English language is confusing enough without us fly guys and gals making it worse. The term FLY TIER is the accepted and recommended usage according to the Outdoor Writers Assocation of America (OWAA). Wading around fly tying literature is an outright mud puddle of twisted usage. Tyer, tye, tie, tier are used interchangeably, and [...]
As articles and features are added to the Fly Foundry site, they will be summarized here: A brief blog post on a newly created original fly, in development. The Ninja chironomid pupa is a promising idea that will be tested heavily this coming season. Update: Walt in Redding reports great success with these new patterns! [...]
Look at these objects, these terrestrials – extra or otherwise. If you just see poop-on -a-stick, not to worry. From UV resin work for the Dec. 8th Workshop. Tutorial will be on this site late April to early May. And Spirit River’s UV2 Super Schlappen – Red. Note the vibrant iridescence. This photo [...]
The past few days have seen the tying of samples for the step-by-step digital slides for the Bedspring Bug. This is a segment of the coming December workshop in Bend, Oregon. The Bedspring Bug is a simple fly used for teaching UV resin layering techniques.
As we cruise through September and October, fly fishing activities are quieter, and the fly tying bench beckons once again. While there will be a lot more hours on local waters til the end of the fishing season, I find myself contemplating the lessons of the fast-disappearing 2012. As well you might.
The Dec. 8th “Thinking Aside” fly tying workshop has been announced and filled in three days! The all-day Saturday immersion in design thinking, problem solving techniques, new techniques and materials is the second in a series of Bend workshops. The first one was held in 2010. Spirit River is throwing in a major assist via [...]
Whether you are an old hand at fly tying or just a novice, you will find information and inspiration here.
I’ve been devoting a lot of mental time to feeling out a plan of attack for presenting the steps of creative thinking particularly applicable to original fly creation. It’s a complicated subject to handle, but there is essential simplicity at its core. One inspiration is to see what other people of note have to say [...]
