Tying Flies

Make your own zonker strips

by Wayne Mumford January 26, 2012

From the Acme department at willfishforwork.com. This whole episode started last spring on the tip that a large woolly bugger tied with a crosscut muskrat collar was a killer for smallies on [name redacted] reservoir in Montana. I had other projects going and let this one stew till I accidentally bumped into a source of [...]

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Midge Matters on Montana’s Bighorn River

by Wayne Mumford January 24, 2012

Steve Galleta has been updating his Bighorn River Fishing reports blog which is a spinoff of his Bighorn river fly fishing guide site, Montana Trout Anglers. Steve operates on the Bighorn river out of Fort Smith. The following guest post and images are by Dave Palmer, Steve’s lead Bighorn River Guide. Midge Matters on Montana’s [...]

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Fly Tying Bench on the cheap

by Wayne Mumford January 10, 2012

I hate bi-fold closet doors. I’ve spent more time putting the damn things back on their runners than I care to admit. We replaced some a couple years back because the new ones were more stylish. In hindsight the old ones were fine and they stayed on track and looked ok to me. Anyway, I [...]

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Judge backs anglers’ rights to fly-fish for salmon

by Wayne Mumford December 12, 2011

From the looks of this story they’re getting it right in the UK. According  to the report, a lawyer (imagine that) decided he needed to have a deck right on the shore of the river. Local anglers protested and got the thing moved. It’s not something I want to see on any rivers I fish [...]

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No-Tech Flats Boots | Emerger and Winter Midge Patterns | GreenFish CPR Mount

by Wayne Mumford December 6, 2011

What happened to La Nina, is she lulling us into a false sense of security? Weather around these parts is really nice. I should probably clarify that; it’s been sunny in northwest Montana for an inordinate amount of time (better part of two weeks) which is kind of unusual. It is of course cold, probably [...]

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Caddis Pupa (FLYIMAGE Magazine), Gink and Gasoline Fly Fishing Photo Contest

by Wayne Mumford December 1, 2011

Fly Fishing Photo Contest Gink and Gasoline, aka Louis Cahill (yes, that’s Cahill the fly fishing photographer dude) and guide Kent Klewein are putting on a fly fishing photo contest and you are invited to enter it. Yep, prizes too- fly fishing gear. Get on it! New Video Fly Tying Series First installment from FlyImage [...]

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Leftover Turkey

by Wayne Mumford November 26, 2011

You were expecting a recipe, a giant turkey sandwich? Sorry. Thanks to the kids we did eat a couple wild turkeys this year, in the process I got them to save me a wing; should’ve got the pair. Anyway, my never ending feather fetish led me to a little limited turkey research. The gist of [...]

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Snow hits the valley floor | Tying the Rainbow Warrior

by Wayne Mumford November 17, 2011

You know when it’s coming, must be part of that sixth sense that humans have all but lost and the wild animals rely on when somethings up. I think most of us who spend anytime outdoors felt the season really roll over a couple weeks back; time to finalize the winter preparations, leave fall behind [...]

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