Intruder Style Flies Are Designed to Provoke Aggressive Strikes From Steelhead. As the name suggests, the idea is to “intrude” on the steelhead’s territory and trigger the “fight” response of fight or flight. Meahan’s Intruder is an approachable pattern for all fly tyers. So many Intruder fly patterns call for some exotic material, but […]
The Murdich Minnow Is Easily One of the Most Versatile Streamer Patterns of All Time, Covering Saltwater, Freshwater, Coldwater, and Warmwater The Murdich Minnow is a staple smallmouth fly, but will also pull the biggest snook out of the mangroves, blitzing stripers, large brown trout, and really, anything that eats baitfish. The Fish-Mask […]
This Fly Can Be Sized up To Chase Peacock Bass in the Amazon, or Sized Down to Target Small-stream Smallmouth — Any Fish That Eats Baitfish Will Eat This Fly! The extended portion of the Body Tubing Baitfish has 2 main benefits for fly performance: 1. Keeping the flash well behind the hook […]
Craw Flies Are a Must-have for All Fly Anglers Chasing Everything From Bass to Trout Rasmus Kristensson has taken this craw fly pattern to the next level by building it on a Game Changer platform. Coupling Articulated Fish-Spines with a Fish-Skull Shrimp & Cray Tail gives this craw fly pattern ultra-realistic lifelike movement […]
Taking the Iconic Woolly Bugger Fly to the Next Level While the original Woolly Bugger gets its movement in the water from the undulation of its marabou and hackle body materials, the Bugger Changer combines this body material undulation with lifelike articulation, made possible at this micro scale with the new Fish-Skull Chocklett’s Articulated […]
Streamer Fishing Is One of the Most Visual and Exciting Ways To Fish for Trout As a former member of the U.S. Youth Fly Fishing Team, I picked up some streamer tricks that are useful for both new and experienced anglers. Here are 3 tips to consider when you’re “hucking meat” this fall. […]
Buckle in for a Fly Tying Tutorial on a Next-Generation Steelhead Fly Learn the new method of using Body Tubing as a spreader to take your steelhead flies to the next level! Watch Now Learn to tie the Skulpin Bunny in today’s fly tying tutorial video using the NEW Skulpin Bunny […]
The Original Copper John Is a Staple in Most Fly Boxes — The Heavy Metal Rubber Leg Copper John Is a Next-Generation Take On This Classic Fly Pattern “Using the Nymph-Head Heavy Metal tungsten beads that are 15% heavier than standard tungsten beads of the same size and come in a wide array […]
Why Use a Fly Fishing Guide? Anglers may choose to use the services of a guide or outfitter for reasons that range from a desire to quickly and easily learn the local water, flies, and tactics that work best, to simply having an expert skillfully work the oars so they can concentrate all […]
This Baitfish Fly Pattern Simply Gets the Job Done! Quick and easy to tie with a realistic Baitfish Head profile and high durability thanks to the Faux Bucktail body material, this simple streamer is a trusty go-to fly pattern. Watch Now Flymen Fishing Company 1856 Belgrade Ave Suite B-4 Charleston, South Carolina […]