CDC & Elk Brilliant pattern by Hans Weilenmann. CDC & Elk is one that should be found in all boxes when you are going to fish in places with caddisflies. Fast to…
Teno 5 Number five from the Teno-series by Erkki Vaalama is pretty traditional Finnish salmon fly of the era. Only part that is a bit seldom seen is the hackle combo with…
Deceiver/Diver for Pike Some deerhair mayhem again. I have featured this type of flies before but wanted to show some progress on tying these. I’ve had the pleasure of watching experts like…
Teno 4 Continuing the Teno series from Erkki Vaalama we arrive at an interesting pattern and one of my personal favorites. The wing and profile again typical low and sleek as in…
Teno 3 This pattern from the series has a slight variation depending on where you take the pattern. I’m afraid my tying of it is not perfect as the few amherst fibers…
Randall Kaufmann created Kaufmann’s Stone that has become a standard pattern on imitating large stonefly nymphs. This is one of the many versions I’ve tied inspired by that pattern. I tied and…
This fly named after the legendary Catskill fisherman Theodore Gordon is still one of the most well known dry flies around the world. Inspired by the British dry flies of the period…
The McIntyre has been pretty popular salmon fly although it was not featured in most of the books from the golden era of salmon flies.