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Killer Bug – an old yarn and some new yarn
The Killer Bug is not a new fly in any way, but it is a great simple pattern that plain works. I just stumbled on some new yarn that I thought looked awfully nice so […]
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Morgan Lyle’s Simple Flies: 52 Easy-to-Tie Patterns that Catch Fish (update with Q&A)
UPDATE: This updated post is combination of two separate posts: one from this Casting Around blog (from October 2015) the other a Q&A with author Morgan Lyle from my Three Rivers Tenkara Blog. Since I […]
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Don’t Let Fly Tying Steal Your Joy and Hold You Back
I don’t want to get in trouble with the fly tying community. But fly tying is a potential road block to your fly fishing success. This isn’t news I reckon and it’s related to the […]
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Book: Simple Fly Fishing – Techniques for Tenkara and Rod & Reel
“Learning to fish with a tenkara rod and a short line is the easiest way to learn to fly-fish. It can be taught to an eight-year-old in minutes. Put her on a riffle with an […]
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Tenkara Tanuki Kickstarter for new Ninja Rod
My friend Luong Tam of Tenkara Tanuki rods has got a Kickstarter campaign going on for his new Tenkara Tanuki Ninja tenkara rod. I’ve been pretty impressed by all of the Tenkara Tanuki rods that […]
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Events: Midwest Tenkara Fest, Tenkara Jam and Tenkara Bug Out
First up is the Midwest Tenkara Fest. The Fest is being held on the weekend of May 20-21, 2017. This event is holds a special place in my heart. I’d started a series of annual […]