by admin | Feb 4, 2013 | 03. TECHNIQUES & STREAMCRAFT, 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Flies and Fly Tying
The Griffith’s Gnat has been the most productive midge cluster ever invented. I use it in sizes #12-20 on rivers throughout the West. George Griffith tied this simple pattern, it’s durable and productive which are characteristics of all quality fly...
by admin | Apr 7, 2011 | 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Flies and Fly Tying, Madison River, Missouri River
The biot body stonefly might be the only other stonefly nymph I fish, although the prince nymph is hard to beat…..I cannot lie, so add that to the list…..3 patterns to imitate these insects. The first biot stoneflies I saw were tied by Mike Mercer, his...
by admin | Apr 4, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Flies and Fly Tying, Madison River, Missouri River
The Buzzball Cripple My buddy Mark Raisler, co-owner of Headhunters Fly Shop, showed me Lafontaine’s Buzzball a bunch of years while on the Missouri….he may have still been cooking at The Trout Shop Cafe at that time. When I have fished the Buzzball on...
by admin | Jan 14, 2010 | Flies and Fly Tying, Madison River, Missouri River