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Articles by Tim Flagler
In praise of fly shops
Brian and Flip – MRO photo. In praise of a fly shop “…And in the praise thereof spends all his might To make me tongue-tied speaking of your fame.” — William Shakespeare Henry Clement, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, August 2023. Photo by Captain Andrew Derr. By Henry Clement Mad River Outfitters’ (MRO) Brian Flechsig and his sales staff have become my local fly shop, even though I live 638 miles away in Atlanta, Georgia.
How Bias Works: Reject unconventional ideas to maintain group identity
Yesterday, [6/23] on the North Fork–Long Islnd Sound flats with Capt. Andrew Derr, holding a client’s striper [Frank Pace]. Andrew says a few spots still open in the upcoming weeks. Click here for info… It often feels futile to tell people that tube flies can make them better anglers and help them catch more fish. The fly-fishing industry rarely champions innovations it perceives as threats, so the evidence stays hidden, and critical thinking seems to be in short supply.
A huge hop, skip, and a jump for tube flies
False albacore by award-winning watercolorist Thom Glace – here’s a link to his awesome gallery. Contact Captain Andrew Derr for Long Island, New York, for spring flats, and fall ocean running gamefish. angling Metal tube flies have seen a dramatic rise in popularity Henry Clement, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, August 2023. By Skip Clement Across Europe, especially in Scandinavia, metal tubes are spreading deeper into the UK and many Commonwealth countries, angling communities.
A huge hop, skip, and a jump for tube flies
False albacore by award-winning watercolorist Thom Glace – here’s a link to his awesome gallery. Contact Captain Andrew Derr for Long Island, New York, for spring flats, and fall ocean running gamefish. angling Metal tube flies have seen a dramatic rise in popularity Henry Clement, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, August 2023. By Skip Clement Across Europe, especially in Scandinavia, metal tubes are spreading deeper into the UK and many Commonwealth countries, angling communities.
A huge hop, skip, and a jump for tube flies
False albacore by award-winning watercolorist Thom Glace – here’s a link to his awesome gallery. Contact Captain Andrew Derr for Long Island, New York, for spring flats, and fall ocean running gamefish. angling Metal tube flies have seen a dramatic rise in popularity Henry Clement, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, August 2023. By Skip Clement Across Europe, especially in Scandinavia, metal tubes are spreading deeper into the UK and many Commonwealth countries, angling communities.
Unleashing the hidden magic of tube flies
English: Frontpiece showing Frederic M. Halford tying flies from The Dry Fly Fisherman’s Entomology, Mosley, 1921. Credit Mike Cline. How to improve life as a fly fisher By Henry Clement More than a dozen years ago, I began enthusiastically searching YouTube for tube fly tiers. At the time, I was living and angling South Florida’s waters for bonefish, snook, largemouth bass, redfish, tarpon, and more.
The Winter Parachute Midge gets a starting role mid-winter
By Skip Clement This fly by Tim Flagler, Winter Parachute Midge, is tied on a #22 Dai-Riki Scud/Pupa 1X short hook. It’s not one of hundreds of midge imitations. As most everyone knows, midges are generally the only thing taking off and landing in the middle of winter – giving winter trout fishing the get-off-the-couch push needed. It took six tries to get the proportions right. Also, the recipe comprises only some of the materials I carry.
Video of the Week: The Hunt for Giant Lake Nipigon Brook Trout with The New Fly Fisher
In this Video of the Week, we catch up with Jeff Parks from The New Fly Fisher in their most recent short film targeting brook trout on Lake Nipigon. With the help of Tyler Dunn the crew explores this world-famous lake and its monster brook trout. “The New Fly Fisher is designed to be a truly educational and instructional experience. Our total focus is to help all anglers, whether veteran or novice, learn more about fly fishing.
Scissors: Those annoyingly short-lived tools we know little about
Image credit J. Stockard Fly Fishing. By Skip Clement – Video by Tim Flagler Most amateur fly tyers, including those accused of having ten thumbs, as I was by New Zealand’s most famous fly tyer, guide, author, and European tournament level fly fisher Hughie McDowell, have a collection of scissors that died prematurely.
Fly Tying: A Yuk sure looks like its Pennsylvania father to me?
Al Troth on L. Image Spencer Ewert. The Yuk Bug is the creation of Al Troth, who is best known for his Elk-Hair Caddis dry fly. But before he moved to Montana from his native Pennsylvania in 1973, Troth was probably familiar with Russell Blessing’s Woolly Bugger. In tying the Yuk Bug, Troth retained the Bugger’s the chenille body and grizzly hackle, but substitute squirrel for the tail and added rubber legs. The result is a super-buggy fly that can be fished in many ways, in both cold and warm water.
Too hot for mykiss and trutta - head to the coast
Redfish [Sciaenops ocellatus] study by Thom Glace, award winning water colorist and illustrator. Used with permission. Turning red By Skip Clement – video by Tim Flagler Angie and I decided to leave the trout alone. The water too low on the Eberle Farmstead, and even at 2300 feet too warm as the many profiled streams and creeks meandered back and forth from Georgia and North Carolina state lines.
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