Rick Mikesell at Trout’s fly shop explains the details of one of the most complete travel fly tying kits on the market, C&F’s Marco Polo Fly Tying System. At $649.95 this thing isn’t cheap, but it does have some of the … more
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Interview with Kris Keller, Montana Fly Company’s Overseas Factory Guru
MidCurrent recently talked to Kris Keller, a 24-year-old self described fishing and fly-tying addict who’s one of the people in charge of Montana Fly Company‘s overseas factory operations. We asked him what his day-to-day routine is in a foreign fly-tying … more
The “Cadillac” of Tying Vises: C&F Reference Vise
Rick Mikesell of Trout’s Flyfishing points out some of the key features of the premium-priced C&F Reference Vise, a tool that he considers the “Cadillac of Fly Tying Vises” because of these features: Link Arm: Adjusts jaw height without affecting the … more
Podcast Interview: Tying Guru Charlie Craven
MidCurrent gear editor Tim Romano interviews Charlie Craven, fly shop owner, guide, author and tying guru. Charlie’s two books, Charlie’s Fly Box and Charlie Craven’s Basic Fly Tying, are among the best-selling tying titles on the market. He started out as … more
Gear Review: Renzetti Traveler Vise
By way of disclaimer, I want to say, at the onset, that I am a “necessity” fly tier and not an innovator or a passionate hobbyist behind the vise. I tie about a dozen basic patterns—classic dry flies, parachute dry … more
Custom Flies, One at a Time
Nature Boy Designs, creators of the 550 Wader Lanyard, just added a unique service (at least for a commercial operation): made-to-order flies. Say you have an idea for a fly, but don’t know how to tie it correctly or are … more
Umpqua Tubeology Nano Fly Tying Kit
A complete tube fly tying system with vise adapter, tube fly storage system, different size and weight tubes, and patented interchangeable heads to vary weight and attitude of the fly. One Tubeology tube fly can interchange over one hundred different … more
Alert Stamping Dual-LED Fly Tying Light
Dual Cree LEDs on separate 18″ fully flexible gooseneck arms allow users to position lights and eliminate shadows. The lights operate “cool to the touch” and last over 100,000 hours. The LEDs are bright and tuned to natural sunlight for true … more
Umpqua Competition Series Hooks
Competition fly anglers continuously create and master new techniques to increase their efficiency on the water. When every landed fish counts, the hooking and holding ability of of their fly offerings demands a style of unique high performance hook. Designed in cooperation with … more
Spirit River Sof-Tungsten
An easy-to-use for a variety of applications. Various shapes allow for some very realistic patterns. MSRP: $2.84/bag. Visit the Spirit River Web site for more info. Spirit River on MidCurrent.
