It seems that this year more than ever fly anglers and tiers are buying into the theory that UV enhancement products like Spectrum Response UV Spray and Spirit River’s line of UV tying materials can up their chances of catching … more
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Snowbee Travel Vise: Another On-the-Go Tying Alternative
Simon Young of flyforums.co.uk says that “If you are one of the many flyfishers that now travel away from home and always gets worried that you haven’t got the ‘correct’ patterns then this excellent piece of kit from Snowbee could … more
Behind the Scenes: Testing Commercial Fly Patterns
Ever wonder how some of those commercial fly patterns you buy in stores get through the selection process before becoming viable mass-distributed products? Well, the peeps over Umpqua Feather Merchants at one point in the elimination rounds literally swim them … more
Household Items That Double As Fly-Tying Tools
Over on the Sage blog, Scott Krashan lets us in on a little secret: there are plenty of household items that “can substitute for more expensive fly-tying tools or at least fill the gaps.” He goes on to describe what … more
Video: C&F Marco Polo Travel Fly Tying Kit
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
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
