Steve’s Spuddler
July 20, 2011 by Brian Wise
Filed under Bass Flies, Featured Flies, Freshwater Flies, Streamers, Uncategorized, Warmwater Flies
Steve’s Spuddler
Luminous Maximus
June 16, 2011 by Brian Wise
Filed under Featured Flies, Freshwater Flies, Nymphs, Uncategorized
Luminous Maximous tied by Aaron Letera: “I created this pattern to fish at night, early morning and evening for steelhead. It glows in the dark….”
Holo Charlie
May 25, 2011 by Brian Wise
Filed under Featured Flies, Flats Flies, In-Shore Flies, Saltwater Flies, Uncategorized
Holo Charlie tied by Lee Percle: “The fly is durable and has caught tons of toothy trout, reds, and flounder without having to change flies….”
Hex Emerger
May 5, 2011 by Brian Wise
Filed under Dry Flies, Featured Flies, Freshwater Flies, Uncategorized
Hex Emerger tied by Brian Kozminski: “This is one of those many occasions that has developed a top producing fly in both our boxes. It is simply the “Hex Emerger”- but we tie it in many sizes and colors to cover any mayfly emergence, try it as a drake, get daring and go as small as you can for hennies or other flies in your region….”
Muskie Muff
April 5, 2011 by Brian Wise
Filed under Bass Flies, Blue Water Flies, Featured Flies, Freshwater Flies, Saltwater Flies, Streamers, Uncategorized, Warmwater Flies
Muskie Muff tied by Cody Wilt: “I developed this pattern as I couldnt find any flies to suit my needs for muskie here in Ohio. Nothing seemed to be big enough. These flies are in the 10-12″ range….”
Golden Woven Stonefly
March 22, 2011 by Brian Wise
Filed under Featured Flies, Freshwater Flies, Nymphs, Uncategorized
Golden Woven Stonefly tied and submitted by John Shosh: “I switched from a dubbed body to a woven body changing the wing pads to a burnt mallard, and adding more realistic legs. I have used this pattern and would stand by it on any stream….”
Matejcek Minnow
March 8, 2011 by Brian Wise
Filed under Bass Flies, Featured Flies, Freshwater Flies, In-Shore Flies, Saltwater Flies, Streamers, Uncategorized, Warmwater Flies
Matejcek Minnow tied by Chad Fleck: “I wanted a minnow pattern that has a unusual movement when stripped through the water. This pattern has gone through a few upgrades….”
Lady Bug Spoon
February 14, 2011 by Brian Wise
Filed under Featured Flies, Flats Flies, Saltwater Flies
Lady Bug Spoon tied by Jay Shelton: “Everyone knows how effective gold spoons are for redfish. I’ve been tying and fishing them for many years. This latest evolution is a combination of several different styles….”
Hotspot Crawdad
January 24, 2011 by Brian Wise
Filed under Featured Flies, Freshwater Flies, Terrestrials
The first pattern for the 2011 Fly Tying Contest –Hotspot Crawdad tied by Ian Anderson: “This pattern was developed in the summer of 2010 after smallmouth fishing with some friends who were…”
Hoppilator
November 5, 2010 by Brian Wise
Filed under Dry Flies, Featured Flies, Freshwater Flies, Terrestrials
Hoppilator tied by Randy Fridlund: “In previous years a stimulator or Daves Hopper pattern has worked well when hoppers were present. This year neither one was working consistently….”




