emerger – Casting Around

Pass Lake Wet Fly- Revisited

February 17, 2019 Anthony Naples 14

As I attempt to bring Casting Around back to life I am feeling nostalgic. One of my early posts (in April 2009) was about the Pass Lake Wet Fly. But since that post I have […]

Woodchuck, or is it Groundhog?

March 4, 2010 Anthony Naples 9

Lately I’ve been messing around with tying “one-animal” flies. That is, all materials come from the same beast, excepting the thread and the hooks. The post that I did a while back on the Casual […]

Rich’s Sulphur Emerger: Hook:Standard Dry Fly Hook, size 14 – 18 Thread: Camel Brown Thorax: Orange-Sulphur Fly-Rite Dubbing Abdomen: Orange-Sulphur Fly-Rite Dubbing Legs: Dark soft hackle fibers Tail (shuck): Mallard dyed wood duck Wing: Tuft […]

Blue-Winged-Olive (BWO) Barr Style Emerger

April 17, 2009 Anthony Naples 0

Emerger: Blue-Winged-Olive (BWO) Barr Style Emerger Hook: Scud Hook, sizes 16 to 24 Abdomen: Brown/Olive dubbing Thorax: Gray/Olive Dubbing Tail: Brown Spade Hackle Fibers Wingcase: Dun Hackle Fibers Legs: Left over hackle tips from wingcase