by Vickie Loftus | Jul 27, 2017 | Blog, Flies
Do you have fly tying material in your inventory that just is not the right color? Or perhaps you are lucky to have been given surplus fly tying materials – something which happened to me – but you need a different color. Dyeing feathers is easy and fun...
by Vickie Loftus | Jul 6, 2017 | Blog, Flies
The one fly that you can use year-round! Posted July, 2017 (updated April, 2020) I am excited to share a sneak peak of a new midge pattern I have been testing over the past few years. Let’s hope that the team of fly tyers will soon be busy getting this one completed...
by Vickie Loftus | Dec 9, 2016 | Blog, Tackle
Posted Dec 2016 (updated April 2020) I believe proper line selection is vital when fishing stillwater because line determines at what depth the fly will be presented. If the fly is presented at a depth where no fish are feeding, it will be a frustrating day on the...
by Vickie Loftus | Nov 30, 2016 | Blog, Flies
November 2016 (Updated April 2020) Introduction: Thank you for your interest in this blog! I hope it is helpful to many people interested in getting into fly fishing and wanting to improve their stillwater fly fishing skills. I was happy to recently receive an email...
by Vickie Loftus | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog
Hi, fellow anglers! I’m heading out in search of monster fish in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, California, and Nevada. So I’ll doing more angling than writing until snow forces me back indoors. So my next blog entry won’t be until probably...
by Vickie Loftus | Aug 29, 2016 | Blog, Presentation, Presentation Tactics
Want to know how to increase your productivity in stillwater? The following tips provide a short summary of tactics I have found to be critical to success in fishing lakes. These tactics are unique to stillwater environments. Try these yourself and see whether your...