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 | 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 | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog, Flies
Posted July 2016 (Updated April 2020) How do you decide what fly to use? When I was first starting to fly fish, choosing which fly to tie on always presented a quandary. I would fill my fly boxes to overflowing with fly patterns of every shape, size, and color. I...
by Vickie Loftus | May 1, 2016 | Blog, Flies
Published May 2016 (Updated April 2020) Fly selection is driven by tradition, long held beliefs, personal preference, and experience. My fly box overflows with patterns that hold the promise of catching that 10-pound behemoth. Universally accepted guidelines for fly...
by Vickie Loftus | Apr 15, 2016 | Blog, Flies
Published April 2016 (Updated April 2020) A recent April spring afternoon left me in a state of pure bliss: I had landed 28 trout during an explosive bite. Rainbows aggressively took the fly launching out of the water and executing five-foot aerials. I wanted to...
