The Usual is one of my all time favorite dry flies. I ties them in almost every size and in many colors including natural and yellow beaver.
This video will show you just how easy it is to tie this fly. Make sure you have them for the white fly...
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Posted March 11th, 2012 by Jordan Ross |
Wrap thread back and form a little ball of thread at the end so it is easier to keep the turkey biots splayed.
Over the past 24 plus years, I have spent a lot of time chasing lake run trout and salmon. Much has changed in those years - I now use different gear, techniques, and flies to pursue these lake run giants. And any success and skill that I now have, has been fine tuned with plenty of trial and error, and in those early years, failure!
I have also been able to glean plenty of useful info from those anglers that I would meet on the stream or in some cases a fly shop or two. And in every one of those instances I always made sure to take a peek at the flies they were using, and if I could, their whole fly box. I later learned that getting the fly to the fish was paramount, and everything else, like fly selection, came a distant second, third and fourth. But as I began to learn the nuances of fly fishing the tributaries I began to notice a startling trend - Those that paid attention to the small details, where more successful than anyone else on the river.
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Posted January 4th, 2012 by Brian Bradfield |
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Angler’s Workshop Time: Saturday, February 4th - 9 am to 4...
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Posted December 16th, 2011 by Craig Dennison |
3/0 hook
As I recently had surgery, it is now...
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Posted December 2nd, 2011 by Vincent Jeudy |
Streamers tied with hackles
Here is fall, marking the beginning of fishing season for predators : masses of fry congregate near the banks, attracting span...
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Posted October 15th, 2011 by Vincent Jeudy |
Soccer ball air valve
Last week I showed how I’ve been painting flies using a Copic Airbrush. I love the results this gives and it’s fun. I make my base colors using this, then do other details with other paints or markers.
I had bought 50 popper heads and was a little disappointed...
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Posted April 15th, 2011 by Mike Simmons |
Copic Airbrush with markers
A Brief Intro: Hello, I’m Mike Simmons and I’m excited to start blogging for JP Ross Fly Rods! I’ve been fishing most of my life and exclusively fly fishing and tying flies for over 15 years, and I run Rochester NY’s largest fly tying party Guys, Flies & Pies....
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Posted April 7th, 2011 by Mike Simmons |
Tie on your antennae and tail
“Ridin’ Dirty” Golden Stonefly adult...
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Posted April 4th, 2011 by Nick Ross |
The Buggy Baetis!...
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Posted March 30th, 2011 by Nick Ross |
Hi Everyone… I posted some information on spiders and soft hackle flies. Check it out. I posted it on the Adirondack Trout Bum Blog Page. ...
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Posted March 26th, 2011 by Jordan Ross |
Side image of "Muddy Waters."
I wanted to bring up a fly that a lot of us think about, but sometimes forget about, specially during the months of March-April and its the worm fly. Worm flies come in many different shapes, sizes, patterns, colors, materials and fishing techniques, all of which are effective in catching fish to each respected fly tier. The version I make here has quite a bit of bells and whistles added to it for just a worm pattern, but I have noticed a huge difference in it. I call it "Muddy Waters," and thats exactly when it should be fished, whether its below an indicator or behind a streamer, dont leave the house to fish during the spring without a seriously good worm pattern, so tie up a few of these and get to work in the muddy season!!
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Posted March 16th, 2011 by Nick Ross |
Nick Ross, blogger for hackles and Hair
I grew up in Pueblo, Colorado fishing the Arkansas, South...
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Posted March 13th, 2011 by Jordan Ross |
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Tom Deane just posted some very interresting stuff about his beautiful nymphs. As I’m afraid of never being able to produce such nice flies, I make mine my own way. They are drab, hairy, simple, sometimes ugly : my style is "raw fly"... For example, here is one of my...
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Posted March 1st, 2011 by Vincent Jeudy |
Pheasant tail style
A few words about my nymphs for roach and chub fishing… Also they are deep fishing nymphs, it is not necessary that they are heavily leaded, because they are intended to fish calm water (canals, ponds) and to be retrieved very slowly (as...
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Posted February 26th, 2011 by Vincent Jeudy |
Tom Deane has added some awesome patterns here, and I wanted to chime in on a few things in regards to fishing in general when choosing flies.
First of all, there is a sequence in fly fishing that is somewhat a rule, and is seldom broken. When trying to...
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Posted February 23rd, 2011 by Jordan Ross |
Hook: TMC 200R size 8-10. Thread: 210 denier ultra thread Tan...
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Posted February 12th, 2011 by Caleb Lockyer |
try crystal estaz instead of regular chennille
Without a doubt one of the best flies ever invented is the wooly bugger. In fact recently I asked the ten year old if she wanted to compete with me in the Ausable Two Fly Tournament, and she said yes. I asked her what two flies we should choose… she...
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Posted January 30th, 2011 by Jordan Ross |
This is a pattern that I use frequently around the Gunnison area. It’s actually a fairly simple tie that looks realistic. In the Gunnison area we have a lot of big stoneflies; something like 32 different species in the upper Gunnison alone...
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Posted January 30th, 2011 by Caleb Lockyer |
ON COLLECTING by Bob Mead – Realistic Tier
Beauty, it has long been said, is in the eye of the beholder. This axiom is a basic truth of life, if it were not, there’d be a...
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Posted January 29th, 2011 by Jordan Ross |
Saturday March 19th we will be having our 3rd annual Fly Tying Symposium. It will be held at the Hotel Utica and will begin at 9:00am. There will be no price for admission. Come enjoy the fun with bucket raffles and seminars all day. We hope to...
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Posted December 29th, 2010 by Jordan Ross |
As you look at this pattern the bottom is all that really matters. It is lighter color yellow on the bottom just like the real life mayfly. Attracting foam egg with the abdomen and thorax ties to shape and size, three microfibbett tails....
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Posted June 23rd, 2010 by |
The first of the larger mayflies are about to arrive soon. The Hendrickson's are all about temperature and they can show up weeks early or late with the upcoming weather playing the biggest part. One thing about them is when they arrive anything can happen with the big event usually...
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Posted April 18th, 2010 by |
Hook - Mustad 94833,Size 12. Thread - Uni 8/0 Rust Brown...
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Posted April 18th, 2010 by Jordan Ross |
Now back in the day this one really confused me and as you can see the difference from the female. The male is smaller than the female and much darker and the biggest factor his big red eyes...
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Posted April 18th, 2010 by Jordan Ross |
Hook - Mustad 94833 Size 12
Thread - Gordon Griffiths 14/0 Cinnamon, Uni 8/0 Camel
Tail - 3 to 4 Natural Wood Duck Flank Tips Tied �¼ of the Body Length
Egg Ball - Bright Yellow Foam
Abdomen - Superfine Amber Dubbing
Abdomen Rib - Hareline D-Rib, Half Round Rib Small Golden Stone Color
Wing -...
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Here's my newer model Hendrickson Male Dun imitation...
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Posted April 18th, 2010 by Jordan Ross |
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