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Fly Tying Step by Step – Hooks #1 – Which Brand? What Size?

I’m sure that some who read this blog are going to think this is the dumbest topic in the world, but I’m going to write about it anyway. I’ve had an idea for some time of working back through all the things I learned when I was learning to tie flies. Things that are obvious Read more about Fly Tying Step by Step – Hooks #1 – Which Brand? What Size?[…]

Fly Tying: Thoughts on Tying Charlie Craven’s and John Barr’s BC Hopper

I’ve been working through the BC Hopper instructions that are in John Barr’s book Barr Flies. You can also find the instructions here on Charlie’s Fly Box site. Here are a few thoughts, referenced to the step numbers on the site. First of all, the BC Hopper takes a little time to tie, but it Read more about Fly Tying: Thoughts on Tying Charlie Craven’s and John Barr’s BC Hopper[…]